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Curb attacks on journalists

Journalists’ motor vehicles were pelted with stones, seriously injuring some of them.

The escalating violence against journalists while on duty poses a significant threat to the free flow of crucial information. Angry citizens protested following the assault of reporters who were covering an opposition political rally in Homa Bay County at the weekend. Their vehicles were pelted with stones, leaving some journalists severely injured.

The attackers also stole phones, cameras, and other equipment belonging to the journalists. A mob had blocked the main roads with stones and set fires. Lydia Njeri, the mother of five infants who tragically died after birth, had to send for help using a stranger's phone. The inheritance dispute over the estate of the late Mohamed Masudi Ndago is now set to be heard again.

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