Last evening plainclothes officers were at Nation Center to
arrest Larry Madowo, Linus Kaikai and Ken Mijungu. News about the impending
arrests sent panic within media circle.
NTV and several NMG journalists sounded the alarm about the
impending arrests on social media. Apparently police were right outside Nation
center waiting for the three to come out.
Linus Kaikai was to be apprehended over his statement that
the government is muzzling the media. Larry Madowo and Ken Mijungu were also
being sought for openly speaking about government shutdown of NTV and Citizen
TV.
Human rights crusaders and journalists rushed to Nation
Center after word went round that police were waiting to arrest Kaikai, Madowo
and Mijungu.
The presence of human rights groups and journalists stopped
the police from making the arrests. The shutdown of the TV stations has sparked
fears the government is rolling back media freedom.
