MCK condemns Gachagua over 'dangerous' attack on journalist Letoo

MCK urged all political figures to refrain from targeting or threatening media practitioners.

The Media Council of Kenya (MCK) has criticised former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua for what it terms a dangerous and irresponsible attack on Citizen TV journalist Stephen Letoo.

In a statement issued on Thursday, the Council said Gachagua’s comments, made on December 3, when he labelled Letoo “the worst journalist”, accused him of bias and called for his dismissal, amounted to incitement and posed a direct threat to the reporter’s safety.