1.7 Civil society in general and media lobby groups actively advance the cause of media freedom. ANALYSIS: Media groups and civil society do not collectively approach the issue of media freedom. Instead, they use the media to advance their own cause. They advance those issues that affect them including human rights and freedom of information. Civil Society has been sympathetic with media as they realize a free media is very important in scrutinizing performance of society. There are several media lobby groups such as Kenya Correspondents’ Association, Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), Media Council of Kenya (MCK), Association of Media Women of Kenya (AMWIK), Media Owners Association (MOA) and Editors Guild. These have not been collectively active in advancing the cause of media freedom. In some cases their own internal organization demonstrates a disproportionate participation by dominant media establishments. Media needs professional associations that can help champion their cause. SCORES: Individual scores: 3, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 Average score: 3.8 (2005=4.4) Overall score for sector 1 2.9 (2005=2.6) 4