A journalist was shot and injured by police in Nankuru as she was covering the generation z protests. The Kameme TV Journalist Catherine Wanjeri was shot along Kenyatta Avenue in Nakuru City during the Generation Z protests.
Journalists present at the scene said the police shot thrice at her, as she scampered for safety when they lobbed teargas canisters at peaceful protestors.
Wanjeri, who was shot three times in the left thigh, was rushed to the hospital by a Good Samaritan. In a statement, the Nakuru Journalist Association said they were saddened that police were now targeting journalists covering important functions, including peaceful demonstrations.
The association’s chair, 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.