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image captionPolice have put up roadblocks nationwide to enforce a curfew introduced to reduce coronavirus infections
Kenya s police watchdog has begun an investigation into reports that a baby died after officers on curfew duty refused to let a taxi go to hospital.
The four-month-old had developed breathing difficulties on Saturday and was rushed to a local hospital, the grandfather told the Nation newspaper.
Medics said the child needed to go to a referral hospital 25km (15 miles) away.
But officers at a roadblock allegedly refused to let them pass because of a Covid curfew.
Kenya has imposed a 22:00-04:00 curfew to curb a surge in coronavirus infections.
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DCI George Kinoti at the DCI headquarters in Kiambu. [Wilberforce Okwiri, Standard]
The editors agency has criticised the purported summonses issued by the DCI to Royal Media Services over editorial leadership.
Kenya Editors Guild president Churchill Otieno on Wednesday told Director of Criminal Investigations George Kinoti there is no criminal investigation against RMS editors and reporters over the production.
Silaha Mtaani/ Guns Galore aired on Citizen TV on April 18. It showed the illegal sale and rental of firearms, uniforms, and handcuffs by members of the National Police Service (NPS) and other security agencies to criminals.
Kinoti on Tuesday denied that guns acquired by Citizen TV for the expose were leased out by policemen.
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Kenya Editors Guild president Churchill Otieno [David Gichuru,Standard]
The Kenya Editors Guild has advised Royal Media Services not to heed to the summons by the Directorate Of Criminal Investigation over the
Silaha Mitaani and Guns Galore exposé.
Churchill Otieno, the president of the guild, in a statement told the DCI Director George Kinoti that the summonses issued to the media station are illegal and an affront to constitutional guarantees of media freedom. The media cannot be held criminally liable for anything done in keeping with its role as a public watchdog. Neither can it be compelled to betray its sources, provide advance information to any government agency on ongoing assignments, or seek permission to carry out its work, Otieno said.