Kenya’s Gado Faces Threat of Lawsuit

The International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearing House in Toronto and the Cartoonists Rights Network (which may be the same thing, I can't tell) are reporting that the prominent and internationally published Kenyan (by way of Tanzania) cartoonist Godfrey Mwampembwa, known as "Gado," received a letter in March from lawyers representing that country's Minister of Justice of Constitutional Affairs, Martha Karua.

The cartoon in question features someone of Karua's likeness making a statement at a press conference that Karua claims never happened. Karua is reported to have filed 16 lawsuits against the media two years ago in similar cases.

A copy of CRN's letter to the minister's lawyers asserting Gado's rights under Kenyan law and U.N. edict is included at the article through the link. Several cartoonists in Africa and Europe have in the last few years been severely hampered in their work by political figures seeking redress through a country's court system.
 
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