Committee to Protect Journalists - Kenya tag:cpj.org,2008-09-16://1 2013-04-19T20:14:35Z Movable Type 4.38 Two investigative journalists threatened in Kenya tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21581 2013-04-19T19:31:15Z 2013-04-19T20:14:35Z Nairobi, April 19, 2013--Two investigative journalists have reported receiving death threats in Kenya shortly after airing a story suggesting foul play in a government official's death, according to news reports and local journalists.... Committee to Protect Journalists Ali and Namu are threatened after suggesting foul play in a government official's death. (The Standard)

Nairobi, April 19, 2013--Two investigative journalists have reported receiving death threats in Kenya shortly after airing a story suggesting foul play in a government official's death, according to news reports and local journalists.

]]> Kenyan reporter, 27, found dead in his home tag:cpj.org,2013://1.21495 2013-04-01T20:15:57Z 2013-04-01T21:44:35Z Nairobi, April 1, 2013--A correspondent for The Star daily newspaper was found dead Sunday morning in his house in the coastal city of Mombasa, local journalists told CPJ. A housemate found reporter Bernard Wesonga with blood on his nose and mouth at around 11:30 a.m., Star Deputy Editor Charles... Committee to Protect Journalists Wesonga

Nairobi, April 1, 2013--A correspondent for The Star daily newspaper was found dead Sunday morning in his house in the coastal city of Mombasa, local journalists told CPJ. A housemate found reporter Bernard Wesonga with blood on his nose and mouth at around 11:30 a.m., Star Deputy Editor Charles Kerich said.

]]> Attacks on the Press: Oil, Money, and the Press tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20491 2013-02-14T05:05:54Z 2013-03-13T22:22:57Z New oil deals drive optimism, but the public knows little about the details. By Tom Rhodes... Committee to Protect Journalists New oil deals drive optimism, but the public knows little about the details. By Tom Rhodes

(AFP/Tullow Oil Uganda)

]]> Attacks on the Press: A Moving Target tag:beta.cpj.org,2013://1.20483 2013-02-14T05:05:43Z 2013-03-13T21:44:34Z Your cellphone allows authorities to locate you and uncover your sources. By Danny O'Brien... Committee to Protect Journalists Your cellphone allows authorities to locate you and uncover your sources. By Danny O'Brien

(AFP/Filippo Monteforte)

]]> Kenyan journalists attacked while covering Kibera clashes tag:cpj.org,2013://1.20933 2013-01-22T19:58:05Z 2013-01-22T20:01:57Z Nairobi, January 22, 2013--Kenyan authorities must hold to account soldiers with the General Service Unit, Kenya's paramilitary force, in connection with their reported assault of two journalists on Sunday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists John Otanga seeks treatment for his head injury at a local hospital. (Nation/Billy Mutai)

Nairobi, January 22, 2013--Kenyan authorities must hold to account soldiers with the General Service Unit, Kenya's paramilitary force, in connection with their reported assault of two journalists on Sunday, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Journalist in western Kenya faces death threats tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19338 2012-05-10T16:11:32Z 2012-05-10T19:53:54Z New York, May 10, 2012--Kenyan authorities must immediately investigate recent death threats against a Kenyan journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Local businessman Armstrong Pino allegedly threatened Joel Eshikumo, a reporter for the Weekly Citizen and a political columnist for the weekly Western Times, in public on... Committee to Protect Journalists

Joel Eshikumo has been threatened repeatedly over photographs he took in court. (Joel Eshikumo)

New York, May 10, 2012--Kenyan authorities must immediately investigate recent death threats against a Kenyan journalist, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

Local businessman Armstrong Pino allegedly threatened Joel Eshikumo, a reporter for the Weekly Citizen and a political columnist for the weekly Western Times, in public on Saturday over photographs the journalist had taken of him in court on April 27, local journalists told CPJ. Eshikumo told CPJ that unidentified callers had threatened him every night since Saturday, saying they would burn his house down and telling him to be prepared to die over the pictures he had taken of Pino in court.

]]> Two Kenyan journalists threatened for their reporting tag:cpj.org,2012://1.19043 2012-04-13T15:56:34Z 2012-04-13T16:29:14Z New York, April 13, 2012--Kenyan authorities must investigate threats made against two journalists who covered a police raid on a supermarket, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. One of the journalists was also threatened in relation to another story he published.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, April 13, 2012--Kenyan authorities must investigate threats made against two journalists who covered a police raid on a supermarket, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. One of the journalists was also threatened in relation to another story he published.

]]> Kenyan police assault three journalists, detain one tag:cpj.org,2012://1.18944 2012-03-21T21:35:13Z 2012-03-21T21:51:43Z New York, March 21, 2012--Kenyan authorities should hold responsible police officers who assaulted three reporters last week and drop a baseless legal case against one of them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.... Committee to Protect Journalists Journalist Suleiman Mbatiah is escorted to the police station where he was detained for almost nine hours. (Courtesy News 24)

New York, March 21, 2012--Kenyan authorities should hold responsible police officers who assaulted three reporters last week and drop a baseless legal case against one of them, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.

]]> Attacks on the Press in 2011: Killing, Coverup in Kenya tag:cpj.org,2012://1.17681 2012-02-22T04:31:25Z 2012-02-21T01:31:16Z It is not too late for justice for Francis Nyaruri, who was killed in 2009 after he wrote a story on police corruption. The murder comes against a backdrop of widespread extrajudicial killing. By Tom Rhodes with reporting from Clifford Derrick... Committee to Protect Journalists Kenyan police are accused of widespread extrajudicial killings, including the murder of reporter Francis Nyaruri. (AFP/Tony Karumba)

It is not too late for justice for Francis Nyaruri, who was killed in 2009 after he wrote a story on police corruption. The murder comes against a backdrop of widespread extrajudicial killing. By Tom Rhodes with reporting from Clifford Derrick

]]> Kenyan journalist threatened for his reporting tag:cpj.org,2011://1.18212 2011-12-09T22:32:20Z 2011-12-09T23:06:27Z Committee to Protect Journalists Kenyan journalist Robert Wanyonyi is being threatened for his coverage of a confrontation between villagers and police. (Robert Wanyonyi)

New York, December 9, 2011--The Committee to Protect Journalists is concerned about the safety of Kenyan reporter Robert Wanyonyi who has been repeatedly threatened after covering a melee between police and local villagers that left as many as seven people dead. 

]]> CPJ condemns break-in at Nairobi Law Monthly tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17842 2011-09-09T13:05:06Z 2011-09-09T21:16:13Z New York, September 9, 2011--Thieves broke into the offices of the Nairobi Law Monthly early this morning, stealing computers containing critical information for the magazine's October issue, Editor Dennis Ben Musota told CPJ. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation.... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, September 9, 2011--Thieves broke into the offices of the Nairobi Law Monthly early this morning, stealing computers containing critical information for the magazine's October issue, Editor Dennis Ben Musota told CPJ. The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on authorities to conduct an immediate and thorough investigation.

]]> Kenyan prison guards shoot cameraman, attack crew tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17699 2011-08-09T20:35:19Z 2011-08-10T16:42:48Z New York, August 9, 2011--Prison officials in western Kenya attacked three journalists working for the private broadcaster Nation Television (NTV) as they were covering an escape attempt by six inmates on Sunday, local journalists told CPJ.... Committee to Protect Journalists NTV cameraman James Ng'ang'a displays his camera, ruined by a bullet fired by a prison guard in Eldoret. (Nation)New York, August 9, 2011--Prison officials in western Kenya attacked three journalists working for the private broadcaster Nation Television (NTV) as they were covering an escape attempt by six inmates on Sunday, local journalists told CPJ.]]> In Kenya, hospital staff said to attack journalist tag:cpj.org,2011://1.17481 2011-06-20T16:19:20Z 2011-06-20T22:14:29Z New York, June 20, 2011--Four employees of the Wajir District Hospital attacked journalist Abdi Hassan Hussein at the hospital on Saturday, the reporter told the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hassan, a reporter for the Wajir Community Radio Station in the far northeastern corner of the country, said he visited the... Committee to Protect Journalists New York, June 20, 2011--Four employees of the Wajir District Hospital attacked journalist Abdi Hassan Hussein at the hospital on Saturday, the reporter told the Committee to Protect Journalists. Hassan, a reporter for the Wajir Community Radio Station in the far northeastern corner of the country, said he visited the hospital with three colleagues to investigate complaints from patients.

]]> Kenyan journalist receives threats for investigating murder tag:cpj.org,2010://1.16451 2010-12-22T20:19:55Z 2010-12-22T20:21:37Z Committee to Protect Journalists New York, December 22, 2010--A Kenyan journalist whose reporting has helped expose and publicize the unsolved 2009 murder of reporter Francis Nyaruri received two anonymous threatening phone calls on Friday warning he could "share Nyaruri's fate," according to local journalists. The Committee to Protect Journalists today called on authorities to thoroughly investigate the threats and provide Sam Owida, a reporter for the private daily Nation, with protection.

]]> Attacks on the Press 2009: Africa Developments tag:cpj.org,2010://1.13910 2010-02-16T05:02:50Z 2010-02-15T19:06:31Z Committee to Protect Journalists http://cpj.org/