Kenya: Calls for Police Accountability After Journalist Shot Covering Kenya Protests

Catherine Wanjeri wore a bright yellow shirt and vest with “PRESS” emblazoned on it when Kenyan police shot the K24 television journalist three times in the leg.

At the time, Wanjeri was covering protests in the city of Nakuru over proposed tax increases.

“I am very lucky and blessed to be alive,” Wanjeri told VOA from the Nakuru Annex Hospital. “The person who shot me was at a very close range to me, so they would see me clearly.”

Three rubber bullets penetrated Wanjeri’s leg. The journalist and…