Section 22 of the 1999 Constitution provides for freedom of the press and Section 39 maintains that “every person shall be entitled to freedom of expression, including the freedom to hold and to receive and impart ideas and information without interference…” 
Sehemu ya 22 kwenye katiba ya mwaka 1999 inatoa uhuru kwa vyombo vya habari na Sehemu ya 39 ikitilia mkazo kwamba “kila mtu ana haki ya kuongea, ikiwem uhuru wa kushikilia na kupokea taarifa na kutoa mawazo na taarifa bila kuingiliana …”