The social media has become today's baraza. A public figure cannot stop a citizen from attending a baraza. When a person accepts a public appointment elected or otherwise, his opinions on matters affecting the people sieze to be a private affair thus blocking one from accessing social media posts is as unacceptable as forcing earmuffs on a person attending a baraza.
I pray the Kenyan courts will see it as it should be!
In total agreement with the views expressed. If any case similar to the one filed by the FAC against President Trump was to find its way to the Kenyan Courts, I see them ruling in a like manner as the American Court since that is what a proper interpretation of Art. 35 of the Constitution and Sec. 5 of the Access to Information Act calls for.
Listers,
A very interesting read by Tevin Mwenda,
Can social media accounts of public officials in Kenya be construed to be channels that can be used by the public to access information from their elected leaders and other public leaders regarding them?
Are those public officials allowed to block someone from accessing them when they use the same channels to interact with citizens?
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