The Media Council of Kenya on Monday condemned threats by Bungoma Governor Wycliffe Wangamati directed at a Royal Media Services reporter. Wangamati allegedly threatened reporter Jimmy Simiyu over a story he was pursuing. This comes barely four days since Wangamati was summoned by the Senate Committee on Health to respond to audit queries on Covid-19 funds. The Committee chaired by Senator Abdullahi Ali on Wednesday last week resolved to summon Governor Wangamati who failed to appear before it for the second time in a row. The committee accused the governor of presenting 'frivolous' excuses and guilty of “treatment of the Senate with contempt.”

Source: The Star June 14, 2021 07:30 UTC