The Mountain Journal
A television journalist became the latest victim of police brutality after she was shot and injured by police in Nakuru.
Catherine Wanjeri was covering the generation z protests along the busy Kenyatta Avenue.
The colleagues and public present said Wanjeri was shot by police when she was scampering for her safety, when they lobbed teargas canisters at peaceful protestors.
She was shot three times in the left thigh, was rushed to the hospital.
Nakuru Journalist Association in a statement said they were saddened that police were now targeting journalists covering important functions, including peaceful demonstrations.
The association’s chairman Mr Joseph Openda, said they were informed that Wanjeri had been stabilized, but she is set to undergo surgery and remove traces of the rubber bullets lodged in her body.
“Police have been threatening to deal with journalists to the point of aiming at them. Journalists have press jackets and tools of work, and they are easily identifiable,’ said Openda.
The association has put Nakuru County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi on the spot and wants the rogue police officer prosecuted.
