I appreciate the effort by the media to assist Kenyans in need but i also agree with Kariuki.

My first reaction when i watched the story was pity, the thought then came to me that Conje was reveled in an undignified manner. It is true indeed that the story has spurred Kenyans into contributing and showing there generosity but it still exposed her in a very vulnerable state. Is it not possible to get Kenyans to respond in the manner they have done without exposing Conje they we did? Kenyan media has been able to get Kenyans to support worthy causes without such graphic details that dehumanize the subject. This story reminded me of Hon. Matiba during the times he used to appear t press conferences, ( i preferred the robust eloquent successful politician and business man of before). I believe dignity is a fundamental right we need to hasten the process of formulating the necessary laws that will protect us from ourselves.
Toepista

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If Data Protection law was in place,what was aired would most likely have failed the test. In one celebrated court case in Sweden,someone was convicted for sending an apology by e-mail informing members of a group that one of them was 'down' with a cold.
Even in US ,the media often talk about "medical concerns"of certain persons(when the person is alive) but nothing beyond that lest they risk breaching personal privacy legislation

John Kariuki
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