(Photo: Courtesy)The Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) has condemned the brutal attack on three Mediamax journalists by youth believed to be supporters of Nairobi Senator Mike Sonko in Dandora. The journalists, Sarah Ndung’u, Charles Mathai and Patrick Kimanthi, sustained injuries while covering a tour by Nairobi Governor Evans Kidero. Ms Ndung’u suffered a deep cut in her head and is currently being treated at a Nairobi hospital. “We wish to inform the politicians that any violence against journalists shall not be tolerated. ALSO READ: Peter Kenneth warns against Jubilee infightingOn his side, Governor Kidero condemned the attack as “a primitive and undemocratic act that denies the media and Kenyans free speech.
Source: Standard Digital January 25, 2017 15:28 UTC