Journalists and journalism students can attend a symposium on March 9 in Nairobi, Kenya, organized to discuss the implications of the new Kenyan Communications (Amendment) Act, which grants the government the sole right to distribute media licenses, control media programs and penalize media infractions with prison terms.

Hosted by Daystar University, the symposium will discuss the effects of this law on the relations between the media and the government. The event wil alsol look at the legalities of the act, its implications for journalism practice and education, freedom of expression and media ethics.

For more information, visit http://www.daystar.ac.ke/modules/events/events%20details/?record=6 or contact Dr. Levi Obonyo at lobonyo@gmail.com.