Senior Citizen TV Journalist Assaulted by Police
Police officers confront a rowdy crowd in Trans Nzoia County on Friday, December 11, 2020
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Citizen TV news editor Muraya Kariuki was on Wednesday, December 23 arrested and assaulted by police officers.
According to his testimony, Kariuki was leaving the I was arrested, chocked and slapped around by two police officers who work from the Nairobi West Police Post. These officers arrested me right after I had left work at
Citizen TV.
Twitter They arrested me despite the fact that I had provided my Media Council of Kenya and Royal Media Services badges. They then slapped and chocked me in the cab I was in before taking my phones and work badges and locking me up almost up to midnight, he explained.
We will back Raila Odinga 2022 to deepen unity’- Gikuyu elders led by SK Macharia confirm
The council’s visit to Raila’s home was loaded with traditional symbolism.
A concoction known as thathii was specially brewed to convey the ceremonial significance of the visit to Opoda farm by the delegation.
This according to the Muranga Eminent Persons delegation is a special expression of friendship and a celebration of fraternity.
As per the Gikuyu tradition, elders visit the home of an ailing mate to wish him quick recovery, where thathii is concocted and the elders break bread at the home of their peer, to signify well wishes.
Details of Raila s Meeting With Mt Kenya Elders
20 December 2020 - 10:34 am
Raila (c) during a meeting with Murang a elders at his Opoda farm in Bondo on Saturday, December 19.
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ODM leader Raila Odinga on Saturday, December 19, met up with the Council of Eminent Persons of Murang’a including; chairman Joe Kibe, secretary Dr Nyamu Njoka, James Ngethe and Royal Media Services chairman SK Macharia.
The meeting, which was held at Odinga s Opoda Farm in Bondo, Siaya County, was a special expression of friendship and meant to spearhead matters of national reconciliation and good governance. I was instructed a number of times for the last 6 months to let this happen, and I am happy that it did happen, Macharia stated. It has since emerged that Raila, whom they referred to as an elder, had been unwell.
Kenya: Editor s Note - Why NMG Won t Cover FKF Leagues
14 December 2020
On Saturday, our journalists were barred from gaining entry into the Nyayo National Stadium to cover the BetKing Premier League match between Gor Mahia and Ulinzi Stars.
Football Kenya Federation (FKF) placed policemen at sentry under firm instructions not to let in journalists from Nation Media Group, Royal Media Services, The Standard Group, Radio Africa Group, inter alia.
Only journalists hand-picked by FKF were allowed in, with federation officials keen on sweeping under the carpet the current contractual impasse between them and, among other clubs, champions Gor Mahia over the controversial league broadcast deal with Chinese pay television concern StarTimes.