"1. Government should implement the Access to Information Act 2016 speedily and fully. This would help realize the Right of Access to Information and promote a culture of transparency, openness and accountability among public officials.<NZ>2. The Information and Communications Act should be revised to ensure that the Communications Authority is truly independent from government, following the guidelines set out by Principle 17 of the Declaration of Principles on Freedom of Expression and Access to Information in Africa.<NZ>3. The Books and Newspapers Act of 1960 should be revised and registration of publications should be allowed for administrative purposes only.<NZ>4. The regulation issued by the Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) for licences to be required for anyone uploading videos on social media should not be approved.<NZ>5. The Information and Communications (Amendment) Bill, which provides for the obligation to license social media platforms and blogs and heavy fines for offenders, should be withdrawn.<NZ>6. Measures to prevent concentration within and between different media sectors should be strengthened, and transparency of ownership should be ensured in media legislation.<NZ>7. The government should provide a conducive atmosphere in which community radio can thrive. Donor organizations and government both at national and county level should work together to establish a support fund for community radio." (Key recommendations, p.15)
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Category 1. A system of regulation conducive to freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity of the media, 20
Category 2. Plurality and diversity of media, a level economic playing field and transparency of ownership, 46
Category 3. Media as a platform for democratic discourse, 59
Category 4. Professional capacity building and supporting institutions that underpin freedom of expression, pluralism and diversity, 80
Category 5. Infrastructural capacity is sufficient to support independent and pluralist media, 87