{"id":403489,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/403489/?format=json","text_counter":276,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Hon. (Ms.) Nyasuna","speaker_title":"","speaker":{"id":590,"legal_name":"Gladys Atieno Nyasuna","slug":"gladys-atieno-nyasuna"},"content":"First, self-regulation preserves the independence of the media. You cannot say that you have independent media when the regulating authority is actually a State organ appointed by the Cabinet Secretary and whose salaries are determined by the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). How do we achieve this independence? Self- regulation preserves the independence of the media and protects it from partisan Government interest."}