As the nation mourns the loss of former President Mwai Kibaki, the Media Council of Kenya has announced that it will issue special passes to journalists assigned to cover his state funeral at Nyayo National Stadium on April 29, 2022.
The passes will be issued at no extra cost to MCK-accredited journalists, who will be required to meet the council's stipulated accreditation requirements.
Media houses sending teams are required to send names and national ID numbers of those assigned in excel format to [email protected] by 4PM on April 27, 2022.
The council will also be issuing cards to Nyeri-based journalists at the Nyeri County Stadium on April 29 from 9AM.
The late President Mwai Kibaki died on April 22, 2022, at the age of 90, and his body has been lying in state at Parliament Buildings since April 25, 2022, to give Kenyans a chance to pay their last respects.
