Five courageous individuals were named Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award winners on 18 March 2015. Three months later, here are updates on their ongoing work
CATEGORY: Kenya
#IndexAwards2015: Campaigning nominee Amran Abdundi
Amran Abdundi is a women’s rights activist based in northeastern Kenya. She runs the Frontier Indigenous Network, an organisation which mobilises female peace builders and rights activists to set up shelters along the dangerous border with Somalia.
Kenyan politician wants to ban miniskirts and tight trousers
Member of Kilifi County Assembly to table bill he says is aimed at restoring decency. Duke Mangera reports
Kenya: Plans for teaching in mother tongue sparks fears of tribal divisions
Teacher’s unions have come out guns blazing against a government directive for schools to use mother tongue as the main language of instruction in lower classes, writes Duke Mangera
Kenya: Coverage of Kenyatta ICC case could be stifled by repressive media laws
While testing Kenya’s eagerness to confront the legacy of 2007 these cases offer up a further test; the ability of Kenya’s media institutions, journalists and citizens to freely interrogate the proceedings. Nik Williams reports
Kenyan media prepare to battle new press laws
Legal challenge expected against “draconian” new regulator, Duke Mangera writes
Arrests in Kenya over banned Wolf of Wall Street
Two people could face up to five years in prison for selling the film
The Wolf of Wall Street banned in Kenya
“We believe the Kenyan public deserves better,” says the Kenya Film Classification Board
Kenya’s Golden Jubilee offers little to celebrate for free speech
Guest Post: Bribery, corruption and media illiteracy blight the country on its 50th anniversary, says Duke Mangera
A conversation with Boniface Mwangi, Kenyan activist and photographer
Boniface Mwangi is an award winning Kenyan photographer and activist. Mwangi was interviewed by Index on Censorship Head of Arts Julia Farrington at an arts event in Ethiopia in July.