Chinese Embassy in Kenya partners with state broadcaster to train journalists

FILE - Reporters work from their desks in a newsroom of Kenya's Nation Media Group in Nairobi, January 19, 2018. The Chinese Embassy in Kenya has begun conducting media training in the country.

The Chinese Embassy in Kenya says it has begun training Kenyan journalists to promote professionalism and integrity. But press advocates say the initiative is ironic as China sits close to the bottom in a key press freedom ranking for 2024.