Jicho Pevu’s Mohammed Ali Is Back. This Was The Rude Shock That Welcomed Him Back

Kenya’s king of investigative journalism is back to his work station. But even before he can settle down to start his work, a rude shock awaited him.

Mohammed Ali spent a better part of absence from the screen “hibernating” in the Portuguese speaking nation of Mozambique.

Immediately after pastor Kanyari exposé, Moha vanished from the screen only to surface later on social media posting photos of himself in Mozambique.

Moha is finally back at home but lots of things have since changed. While he was away, the controversial Security Bill was signed into law directly affecting investigative journalism.

Moha will no longer enjoy the “free” space he used to before he left. The new Security Law seeks to jail or fine journalists who are found guilty of undermining investigations or security operations through their broadcasts or publications.

The Law states any person who without authorization from the National Police Service, broadcasts any information which undermines investigations or security operations relating to terrorism commits an offense and is liable of conviction to a term of imprisonment not exceeding three years or a fine not exceeding five million shillings, or both.

The rules of the game have completely changed for Moha, he will need authorization from the same people he used to irons their dirty laundry in public to run his investigative pieces. That begs the question how the authority will give Moha the green light to expose them.