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Youth in Ol Kalou barricaded roads to o AC Primary School polling station, [David Gichuru, Standard]
The Media Council of Kenya (MCK), the Kenya Editors Guild and the Kenya Union of Journalists (KUJ) have strongly condemned the assault on journalists and confiscation of media equipment during the Ol Kalou parliamentary by-election, describing the incidents as a grave attack on press freedom and Kenya's democracy.
In separate statements issued on Thursday, the three media organisations called for swift action against those responsible, urging police to end attacks on journalists and ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice.
The MCK termed the incidents a direct assault on Kenyans' constitutional right to access information, saying the attacks went beyond isolated violations of press freedom.
