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Harassed
July 15
Waite Mwangi, East African Standard, HARASSED
The Nyeri District Criminal Investigation Department (CID), located 150 kilometers northeast of Nairobi, demanded that East African Standard reporter Mwangi reveal his sources for a July 14 story about criminals in downtown Nyeri. Mwangi refused to cooperate.
November 1
Peter Kamau, Nation, ATTACKED, HARASSED
Kamau, a correspondent for the Nation, was arrested when he sought clarification over remarks made by Vice President George Saitoti during a speech at a National Youth Development fund-raising event in Lodwar. On Saitoti's orders, security guards punched and kicked Kamau as they arrested him. Saitoti later apologized for the incident.
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