We rarely put up stories on Kenyan politics but when the story interests a majority of our readers (like the election violence in January 2008 or the Obama victory in November), we keep you up to speed. Several journalists including Redykyulass funny man Walter "Nyambane" Mongare and Kiss FM presenter Caroline Mutoko were arrested on Jamhuri day (December 12, 2008) while protesting the passage of a media bill which, if signed into law by the president, will among others, give the Internal Security Minister powers to raid media houses and disable broadcasting equipment the way they did to The Standard Group in March 2006. And according to The Standard, it took only 25 out of the 222 MPs to pass it. Worth noting is that the media bill was passed in parliament “just after the media exposed the MPs salaries and their failure to pay taxes.”

Walter "Nyambane" Mong'are

According to The Daily Nation, over 70 people were arrested as police targeted people who wore T-shirts that bore messages denouncing the high food prices, failure to tax MP’s salaries as well as failure to implement the Waki Report. The T-shirts bore messages like, ‘Tumechoka (We’re tired)’, ‘Enough is Enough’, ‘No MPs Tax Uta Do (What can you do?)’. Check out the video news reports from NTV and KTN to see what went down. Also, sound off below on the comments section. You can keep up to date with all the latest Kenyan news, business and sports at a glance from East African Standard and the Daily Nation everyday right here by clicking the "Kenya" link on the menu above.