The Media Council of Kenya has come under heavy criticism by some of the members of the Kenya Kwanza government in the past few days over what they have termed as biasness during the August General Elections.
Media Council of Kenya (MCK) Chief Executive Officer, David Omwoyo.
The Media Council of Kenya on its part has defended itself saying that this did not happen and they were as subjective as they needed to be in the run up to the General Elections.
The recruitment of the Chairperson of the Media Council of Kenya and the Members is set to be commencing any time soon as per the reports that we have with us.
The Selection Panel for Appointment of the Chairperson and Members of the Media Council of Kenya is tasked with the above mandate.
This morning, however, the court has stopped the recruitment of the Chairperson of the Media Council of Kenya and its members after a petition was filed in court.
The respondents who are the Selection Panel, The Attorney General, ICT Cabinet Secretary and the Media Council of Kenya have been given till the tenth of March to file their replying affidavits by the court.
James Mutahi Muchiri is the one that has filed the petition challenging the process for the recruitment of the Chairperson as well as the members of the Media Council of Kenya as per the reports that we have with us.
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Picture courtesy. The court order stopping the recruitment of the Chairperson and the Members of the Media Council of Kenya.
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