Journalists tear gassed by police, attacked by hired goons in Nairobi protest
- 5 years ago
The role of a journalist is to inform, entertain and educate the public without fear or favour but at all times being objective and factual.
But where should the ‘voice of the voiceless’ turn when police and the public turn against them?
It was the case on Thursday when police turned their guns on journalists, who were only armed with their note books, cameras and pens, leaving them to scamper for safety.
A group of about 30 local and international journalists had joined protestors at the Freedom corner in Uhuru Park, with a sole purpose of covering the anti-graft demonstrations that organised by Boniface Mwangi-led PAWA 254 and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).
The group was violently dispersed as soon as they started marching towards Kenyatta Avenue roundabout.
As soon as the protestors had left the Park, journalists who had been following the police found themselves in a fix.
But where should the ‘voice of the voiceless’ turn when police and the public turn against them?
It was the case on Thursday when police turned their guns on journalists, who were only armed with their note books, cameras and pens, leaving them to scamper for safety.
A group of about 30 local and international journalists had joined protestors at the Freedom corner in Uhuru Park, with a sole purpose of covering the anti-graft demonstrations that organised by Boniface Mwangi-led PAWA 254 and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).
The group was violently dispersed as soon as they started marching towards Kenyatta Avenue roundabout.
As soon as the protestors had left the Park, journalists who had been following the police found themselves in a fix.