Kiambu journalists on Wednesday demanded the arrest of the police officer involved in their colleague's shooting during demos in Nakuru to be charged with attempted murder.
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00:00It is worth noting that Ms. Wanjeri was donning the Media Council of Kenya press jacket, which is clearly visible when she was shot twice in the thigh,
00:14which raises questions on whether the shooter was hell-bent on harming the journalist intentionally, which we think so.
00:23In view of the gravity of the shooting of our colleague and its implications on the risk that media people face at the work environment,
00:32particularly from law enforcement officers, we hereby unequivocally demand that the officer or officers involved be arrested and prosecuted for attempted murder.
00:46That's what they tried to.
00:49We are seeing an emerging trend where policemen are targeting journalists while they are working.
00:55We also demand that the government cracks its whip on those rotten eggs in the police service.
01:03Either remove them and also we want them prosecuted.
01:08In the case of Wanjeri, that policeman, because we understand he is known, we want him dismissed and also charged with attempted murder.
01:16Wanjeri is one of us from Kiambu because she comes from Dumberi.
01:46She will be taken to another county. She will not be a journalist in another county.
01:50We say, no, no, we will go with our cameras to the court where she will be taken.
01:55We cover him ass.
01:57Lock him up and let him go.