Kenyan journalists protest against police brutality

Journalists demonstrate outside parliament to call for restraint from brutality witnessed during Gen Z demos. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Journalists demonstrate outside parliament to call for restraint from brutality witnessed during Gen Z demos. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

Police Spokesperson Resila Onyango, receiving the petition on behalf of the Acting IG, assured that their concerns would be addressed.

In Kisii, journalists submitted a similar petition to the County Commissioner, while in Nakuru County, police chief Loyford Kibaara emphasised the importance of maintaining a positive relationship between the media and the government, stating, "We must ensure that you work in an environment that is free and fair."

A section of the media protest as they match along Harambee Avenue in Nairobi on July 24,2024 over police brutality and attacks on media. freedom [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

This is not the first time the media has faced attacks from the government.

Last month, Standard Media Group journalist Justus Macharia was brutally bundled into a police vehicle and later thrown off the speeding vehicle.
Collins Olunga, a journalist with Agence France-Presse (AFP) in Nairobi, was injured by a teargas canister thrown by police and was hospitalised. His colleague John Omido with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) was sprayed with water mixed with harmful chemicals, a combination used to disperse protester.

On Wednesday, the journalists strongly condemned these acts, stating they violate their constitutional rights. violated

Protests also took place in other counties, including Mombasa, Machakos, Nyeri, and Samburu among others.