Tuesday, April 27, 2021 - Citizen TV investigative reporter, Purity Mwambia, was vindicated after two suspects were caught in police attire. A police officer and a civilian were apprehended yesterday by detectives in Changamwe, Mombasa County after they reportedly attacked and injured a policeman. The two suspects wore police uniforms when they attacked a police constable (PC)…
Guns Galore” in English and “Silaha Mtaani” in Kiswahili, is a reflection of what is happening.
He said, “My stand is still the same, yesterday, today, tomorrow and forever. Mimi na majambazi ni kama maji na mafuta. They HATE ME coz nawakatizia shughuli zao.”
Hessy sent out a warning,
“Kama walikuwa wanafanya izo shughuli za kijinga na polisi kitambo, iyo ni yao and at no given time will i have time to interview an armed gangster the source of his guns,… Tukipatana, yule amepata kichwa, bahati yake na maisha inasonga.”
Hessy added,
“#CITIZEN TV you did very well by exposing the dirty games being played by some police officers, at least its an eye opener to all of us to be extra careful while in the field. There’s an issue i would wish you to clarify here: you said, the late #Mwas aka #Mwaskana was to lease his Kenya police pistol to you unfortunately, u received news that he had been shot dead and his gun recovered by the police: and the said gun belonged to
Kenya police threaten to summon Citizen TV staff over investigation into illegal gun trade Kenya police threaten to summon Citizen TV staff over investigation into illegal gun trade
Kenyan authorities recently threatened to summon Citizen TV employees over the station’s “Guns Galore” investigation. (Photo: Citizen TV/YouTube)
Nairobi, April 22, 2021 – Kenyan police should cease harassing the Royal Media Services company and its Citizen TV broadcaster, refrain from summoning journalists for questioning, and ensure that members of the press can work without fear, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
On April 20, George Kinoti, the director of the National Police Service’s Directorate of Criminal Investigations, announced that he planned to summon a reporter and members of the senior management of Citizen TV for questioning, according to news reports and a statement by the Directorate of Criminal Investigations.
Citizen TV Police Security Withdrawn
Citizen TV studios
Insiders at the media house alleged that this was in retaliation to
Silaha Mtaani) by reporter Purity Mwambia. The report alleged that thugs hire guns, ammunition and police attire from law enforcers at charges ranging between Ksh 1,000 to Ksh 200,000. The administration police are who are stationed at the gate work in two shifts, during the day and during the night. They did not report to duty, the sources said.
DCI George Kinoti (left) and Citizen TV investigative reporter Purity Mwambia.
Twitter
They added that the move raised speculations over the safety of the media house, its staff and the investigative reporter, Purity Mwambia.