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Detectives at Betty Barasa’s home in Ngong, Kajiado County. [Dennish Ochieng, Standard]
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has condemned the killing of Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) video editor Betty Barasa.
In a statement on Thursday, MCSK said acts of violence against journalists and media practitioners are unacceptable and a violation of press freedom.
“The council condemns the violent act that resulted in her untimely death yesterday [Wednesday night] at her home in Oloolua, Ngong. Accordingly, the council calls for expeditious investigation into the incident, with a view to having the culprits apprehended and prosecuted,” read MCK statement in part.
THE STANDARD By
Brian Okoth |
April 8th 2021 at 10:15:37 GMT +0300
Betty Barasa worked as a video editor at KBC. [Courtesy]
Betty Barasa was driving home at around 8:20pm Wednesday when three armed men emerged from the darkness, and forced their way into her compound as she steered her Toyota Prado TX to the parking bay. The incident occurred in Oloolua, Ngong area in Kajiado North.
Barasa, a video editor at KBC, had left for home at 8pm, not knowing that 30 minutes later, she would be no more.
Describing Barasa’s killing as “very unfortunate”, Kajiado North OCPD Rashid H. Mohamed told