Kenya: Journalist Abducted and Brutally Assaulted Over Investigative Report

The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its affiliate, the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ), in condemning this act of brutality against a journalist who was simply doing his job.

According to the Media Council of Kenya (MCK), Onyango was lured to a hotel in Homa Bay, ambushed, and beaten by the county official, sustaining facial injuries. He was also forced to inhale bhang, had his equipment confiscated, and had his data deleted. The matter was reported to the police. MCK…