Kenya: IFJ/FAJ Raise Serious Concerns On Intimidation of Journalists in Kenya

31 October 2013

Police summoned Kenya Television Network (KTN, private) journalists, John-Allan Namu and Mohammed Ali, over their report on the Westgate Mall looting by army officers. The network's CEO, Sam Shollei, has also been summoned.

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) have today expressed serious concerns about the intimidation of journalists in Kenya and some provisions of the country's media bill. The IFJ/FAJ stance follows the summoning and questioning of journalists about their work in relation to the terrorist attacks in Nairobi in late September.

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