When President William Ruto addressed Kenyans on Mashujaa Day, he presented himself as a leader committed to national progress, constitutionalism and the rule of law. Yet, as journalists covered protests against rising fuel prices in Nairobi, Citizen TV reporter Francis Ode was roughed up by plainclothes police officers, bundled into a police vehicle and detained….
The Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) has launched investigations into the arrest and brief detention of journalist Ode Francis while he was covering protests against the recent increase in fuel prices, raising renewed questions about police accountability and media freedom in Kenya. In a press release dated October 22, 2026, the police oversight agency said…
The Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) has condemned the reported arrest and assault of Citizen TV journalist Francis Odee by police officers while covering a public press conference and peaceful demonstrations over rising fuel prices along Kimathi Street in Nairobi’s Central Business District. In a statement issued on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the Guild expressed outrage…
