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Kenyans Committing Libel Unknowingly

Currently there are a lot of people who have and are being arrested for sharing things on social media and when they are arrested the first excuse they give is that the message did not originate from them. In media law there is a topic on defamation which covers both libel and slander. Many people are committing libel online unaware /PHOTO/juntariman.files.wordpress.com  Now one thing stands out very clearly and which most people do not know. Any person who spreads, shares a message or picture or caricature etc that makes the public question a person’s, reputation separately meets the requirements  of committing defamation and will be charged separately from the originator. There is a hashtag that is trending on Twitter today, Hastags are powerful but kindly only retweet or tweet when you know what you are doing. When someone shares a picture or statement or comment, please think before you regret. Anyone who shares, retweets, reposts, resnaps and all the sha...

Bring Baby Jeremy Home

There is baby with a great future in Nakuru Town and that is why despite the hospital bill which over a half a million Kenya shillings, baby Jeremy can still afford to smile. The matron in charge has stated very clearly that they are not going to release Jeremy until the bill is cleared. Baby Jeremy/PHOTO/JAMES WAKIBIA. The baby has been in  the hospital since December 18 last year and since his mother cannot afford to pay up, her baby has to get used to the hospital corridors as home. Many Kenyans have taken to social media to demand the release of Baby Jeremy but it seems the matron of this hospital could give Margret Thatcher a run for her money. The matron says that the hospital is a nonprofit institution and they need the money to keep things running. Baby Jeremy’s mum is in the process of acquiring a paybill number so that well-wishers can donate money towards clearing the hospital bill.