MCK Demands Action After Journalists Injured, Equipment Destroyed in Homa Bay

We thought we would not make it! Journalists recount terrifying ordeal during Homa Bay violence

For journalists travelling with the caravan, most frightening moments came on the return journey from Sindo

18 Journalists, Two Drivers Attacked in Two Months, MCK Says

NAIROBI, Kenya, Aug 17 – The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has called on the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) and the Inspector General of Police to urgently investigate and prosecute those behind a growing wave of attacks against journalists. The council said at least 18 journalists and two drivers from different media houses had been assaulted and injured over the past two months, warning that the escalating attacks posed a serious threat …

Outrage over Homa Bay violence as journalists attacked while covering rally

On Sunday morning, AFP journalists Fred Ooko and Brian Ongoro set off from Kisumu for Homa Bay to cover a Linda Mwananchi political rally. They would soon become part of the story they had gone to report. The two boarded a matatu at about 6am carrying cameras, phones and other equipment for the assignment. They arrived in Homa Bay Town about two hours later, only to find the town largely deserted amid heightened political tension. As they search…

Homa Bay violence: Kenya Editors Guild condemns attack on journalists covering Linda Mwananchi rally

Armed youths assaulted AFP journalists Fred Ooko and Brian Ongoro in Homa Bay, sparking calls for investigations from the Kenya Editors Guild ahead of elections.

AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL KENYA CONDEMNS VIOLENCE IN HOMA BAY, ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS, AND SECURITY AGENCIES' FAILURE TO PROTECT CITIZENS. - Amnesty Kenya

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KEG condemns assault of AFP journalists in Homa Bay

Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned the alleged assault of Kisumu-based Agence France-Presse (AFP) journalists Fred Ooko and Brian Ongoro while covering a rally in Homa Bay, calling for thorough investigations and prosecution. In a statement, KEG described the incident as an attack on the public’s right to know, the freedom of the media and the democratic process itself. “An attack on a journalist is not merely an attack on an individual. It…