The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has been criticised for allegedly assaulting Citizen TV journalist Agnes Oloo during a live coverage.
In a video shared by Citizen TV reporter Ayub Abdikadir through his X account, a man believed to be a DCI officer was captured openly harassing Oloo by trying to take away her camera.
The video further depicted Agnes pleading with the detective, however, the adamant officer insisted on his pursuit before chasing away the journalist.
Speaking to Kenyans.co.ke about the incident, Abdikadir explained that Agnes was harassed this morning by a group of detectives at the DCI Headquarters which is located along Kiambu Road.
According to him, Oloo was confronted while preparing to record the summoning of Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thangwa who was scheduled to appear at the DCI offices to detail a recent incident where goons disrupted a funeral attended by Rigathi Gachagua.
It was during the coverage that the DCI officers confronted Oloo and harassed her, however, the reporter momentarily retreated before proceeding to capture the events from a distance.
“The incident occurred this morning at the DCI headquarters along Kiambu Road...we had gone to record the summoning of Kiambu Senator Karungo Wa Thangwa,” Ayub Abdikadir narrated.
“Moments later we were approached by DCI officers who assaulted my colleague Agnes Oloo. They wanted to take away her equipment. They sent us away but we decided to capture the event from a distance to avoid further confrontations,” he added.
The latest incident is part of a worrying trend that has been building since June this year when several journalists were attacked by police officers while covering the anti-government protests.
One such incident occurred on July 16, this year, when a K24 journalist was allegedly shot by police officers while covering demonstrations in Nakuru County.
Catherine Wanjeri was shot in the leg while filming the anti-government protests in Nakuru Central Business District (CBD). She was in the company of a fellow journalist who also sustained injuries.
During the same period, a number of journalists in Nairobi almost suffered a similar fate as police officers allegedly fired tear gas canisters to stop them from covering the demonstrations.
