Police are on the spot yet again for targeting and attacking journalists who were covering the Nane Nane protests in Nairobi’s Central Business District (CBD) on Thursday.
Police were filmed attacking journalists, firing teargas canisters directly at media crews and injuring some of the journalists.
At close range, the officers resorted to kicks and blows against the media representatives.
As soon as media crews took positions in the CBD at 9am, trigger-happy and menacing police officers decided to descend on the messenger.
One female journalist faced the wrath of the officers; she was hit by the infamous long wooden sticks.
It became apparent for journalists those police, who were seen discussing in low tones, were keen to keep them at bay.
As the day progressed, police aimed teargas canisters at spaces occupied by members of the fourth estate and from time-to-time disrupted live links by exploding canisters under journalists’ feet.