Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution empowers the media to hold public office holders accountable, but the political class is uncomfortable with this role for obvious reasons. The recent surge in attacks against journalists underscores this assertion. SUNDAY AIKULOLA reports that continued harassment of journalists by state actors or their assigns portends grave danger to the country’s democracy.
The recent surge in attacks against journalists in the country, has left media professionals deeply concerned about their safety, and that of members of their families. They fear that such brazen recklessness allegedly perpetrated by members of the political class etc., amounts to an assault on press freedom.
According to Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution: “The press, radio, television and other agencies of the mass media shall at all times be free to uphold the fundamental objectives in this…
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