Machakos to sue authors, peddlers of ‘fake news’ against Governor Ndeti
Machakos County Government will take legal action against the author and peddlers of ‘fake news’ against Governor Wavinya Ndeti, her family, and administration, county secretary and head of public service Dr Muya Ndambuki has said. https://shorturl.at/4tCXM
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00:00The totality of the assortment, assembly, and package makes no reference as to its authorship,
00:08origination, date, or source, yet it has webbed its way into the public domain.
00:20The county government of Machakos considers the rule of law and due process as the twin
00:27pillars upon which the Republic of Kenya is anchored, both as a country and as a nation.
00:38Kenya is established under the foundational philosophy of democracy whose principles permit
00:45the freedom of expression as an inherent right to be enjoyed by every citizen of the Republic.
00:55It is with the foregoing in view that the entire literature must now be placed before
01:02the relevant arms of the state, whose mandate and function entails testing the same against
01:11a major concern and complaint that the county government of Machakos has hereby raised by
01:20way of this communication, calling upon those agencies to ensure that they trace the subject
01:30content to its origination, roots, branches, as well as the motivation that has underpinned the
01:41same. The county government of Machakos shall consider pursuing the most appropriate and
01:49relevant options available within the established mechanisms of the constitution of the Republic
01:56of Kenya 2010, as read with the relevant provisions of the enabling and enacted laws
02:03in safeguarding the interests and rights that accrue in that regard.