Member of Parliament in trouble for slapping journalist
A Thailand parliamentary investigation has been formally requested into veteran politician and former army chief Prawit Wongsuwon after he hit a journalist last week. The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) leader struck the ThaiPBS reporter on the head last week after she asked him a question about the new prime minister. A PPRP party spokesman said […]
AP reporter Terry Anderson held captive for years dies at 76
Terry Anderson, a US journalist who was held captive by Islamist militants for almost seven years in Lebanon and came to symbolise the plight of Western hostages during the country’s 1975-90 civil war, has died aged 76, his daughter said. The former chief Middle East correspondent for the Associated Press, who was the longest-held hostage […]
‘I wanted to show you how deep and dark being mentally ill is’ – Kimani Mbugua explains recent outbursts
Kimani Mbugua has come forward to clarify distressing videos that recently went viral, sparking public concern about his mental health. Contrary to public speculation, the former Citizen TV journalist asserted that the unsettling footage was done intentionally to shed light on the struggles faced by individuals dealing with mental illness. “The point of yesterday and […]
Journalist pleads with police not to arrest anyone in his suicide notes before taking own life
Police are investigating the circumstances under which journalist Brian Kasibante took lethal poison on Tuesday, February 21, 2023. The 26-year-old journalist wrote suicide notes informing his family and friends about his decision before drinking paraquat, a toxic chemical that is widely used as a herbicide primarily for weed and grass control. Kasibante, who worked for […]
Media Council condemns attack on journalist by Dorcas Gachagua’s bodyguardsÂ
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has condemned the attack on journalists by plainclothes policemen attached to the office of Kenya’s second lady Dorcas Gachagua which took place on November 24, 2022, in Muranga County. In a statement shared on Saturday, December, 24, MCK termed the incident as regrettable and urged the Independent Police Oversight […]
Police accuse journalist roughed up by Dorcas Gachagua’s bodyguards of breaching security protocol
Security officers from Murang’a now claim that the Nation Media Group journalist Mwangi Muiruri who was roughed up by security officers attached to second lady Dorcas Gachagua breached security protocol. Murang’a county commander Ali Nuno said Muiruri made an advancement toward Gachagua’s spouse prompting the security officers to act. Nuno claims the journalist did not […]