THE FCAEA JOINS THE NATION MEDIA GROUP IN CONDEMNING POLICE BRUTALITY DURING THE COVID-19 OUTBREAK

The Foreign Correspondents' Association of East Africa joins the Nation Media Group (NMG) in condemning acts of police brutality against journalists covering the COVID-19 outbreak and reporting during the subsequent countrywide curfew.

We are concerned about the assault of NMG journalist Peter Wainaina by police on March 28, 2020, hours before the curfew began. The attack violated Kenya's constitutional protections of the media and contradicted the government's recognition that journalists were permitted to report during the curfew as essential workers.

Now, more than ever it's critical that reporters be allowed to do their jobs safely. We join our colleagues in condemning these attacks on members of the media by government officials.

Read the NMG’s full statement below.