Kenya extends investigation into filmmakers

Chris Wamae (2nd L), Nicholas Wambugu Gichuki (C), Brian Adagala (2nd R) and Mark Karubiu (R) adress the press with their lawyer Ian Mutiso (L) outside the Milimani Law Courts in Nairobi on May 28, 2025. [AFP]

A Kenyan court on Wednesday gave prosecutors more time to investigate four filmmakers arrested in the wake of a BBC documentary about police killings of protesters.

The four independent filmmakers -- Nicholas Wambugu Gichuki, Brian Adagala, Mark Karubiu, and Chris Wamae -- were arrested on May 2 in the capital, Nairobi and charged with "publishing false information".