Some of our so-called leaders should be ashamed of themselves. Of course, we cannot and need not ask them to emulate Mr. Kibaki's example because they are trembling bundles of insecurity and paranoia. However, we should thrust this story into their faces and force them to see what it is like to be a secure leader. Only those who have proverbial skeletons in their rickety cupboards are afraid of free and vibrant media. Baba By Adam Mynott BBC News, Nairobi Kenya's leader rejects media bill Journalists say anonymous sources have helped expose major scandals Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has refused to sign into law a bill which has been condemned as a crude attempt to muzzle the media. Mr Kibaki said the bill posed a threat to Kenya's recent democratic gains, and it would be sent back to parliament. The bill would have allowed courts to force reporters to reveal sources. Hundreds of Kenyan journalists rallied outside the Kenyan parliament last week with their mouths symbolically clamped shut with sticky tape. Robust media In a statement, President Kibaki described the bill "as a threat to the democratic gains that Kenya has made in the recent past". Mr Kibaki has described the bill as a "threat" to democracy There were a number of controversial provisions in the bill, but the one that attracted the fury of Kenyan journalists was a clause allowing courts to force them to reveal their sources. Kenya has a robust media. It has used anonymous sources to expose a number of cases of corruption at the heart of the government, which have cost the taxpayer millions of dollars. The bill will now be returned to parliament. _________________________________________________________________ FREE pop-up blocking with the new MSN Toolbar - get it now! http://toolbar.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200415ave/direct/01/ いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] いいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいいい