Kenya’s press freedom landscape has once again come under sharp scrutiny following the arrest and detention of Mombasa-based journalist Peter Mwita Maseke, a move the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has condemned as intimidation aimed at silencing investigative reporting.
In a strongly worded press statement released on January 1, 2026, the MCK demanded the immediate release on free bond of Mwita, a journalist working with Alshifaa Media Group, warning that his continued detention under unclear circumstances poses a grave threat to media freedom and constitutional rights.
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