This is an unfortunate incident of a journalist who was roughed up together with another group at the County Assembly of Bungoma on 18th October 2022. While going about his normal duties, covering a section of the residents expressing their displeasure over some appointments that did not resonate well with the people,Timothy Wekesa of Media Max Company Ltd (digital), is reported to have been accosted by people believed to be county askaris and left unconscious. He was later taken to Bungoma County Referral Hospital for treatment. Timothy is not just a member of the Fourth Estate but a renowned Civil Society advocate/activist attached to Bungoma RMNCAH Network.