Outcry as GSU officers beat up journalists on duty

Citizen TV’s Reuben Oganda is examined by Dr Hussein Altaf Hassanali at the Aga Khan Hospital in Mombasa yesterday where he and another journalist were admitted after being beaten by GSU officers. [PHOTO: MAARUFU MOHAMED/STANDARD]

Malindi, Kenya - Two journalists have been admitted to the Aga Khan Hospital with broken ribs and limbs following an attack by police officers while on duty.

NTV’s Nehemiah Okwemba and Reuben Ogonda of Citizen TV, both based in Malindi, say they were attacked and beaten by officers from the General Service Unit.