SECTOR 1 1.11 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. The major interaction between national and international civil society organisations with the media fraternity is in providing specialised and skills development training for journalists. The mandate of many civil society organisations includes engaging with the media to highlight issues of public concern. But the relationship is considered “minimal and strained.” Some media actors see civil society organisations’ engagement with the media as a ploy to increase the visibility of those organisations for the sake of fundraising. However, the Freedom of Information Network, a coalition of civil society organisations, has been at the forefront of the battle for Kenya to enact a Freedom of Information (FOI) Act. The civil society organisations that are aware of media freedom issues tend to leave the media to fight their own battles. In this respect, media organisations, editors and media owners, have been involved in the formulation of several media laws, even though most of them are yet to be enacted. Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 3.6 (2005 = 4.4, 2007 = 3.8, 2009 = 3.5) AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER KENYA 2012 23