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Eastleigh based journalists and police agree to unite and end insecurity
Eastleigh based Journalist and police officers in the area agreed to unite and work together. Photo/Kulan Post
NAIROBI—The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNDOC) held a workshop that brought the media and the security apparatus on the same platform to discuss uniting the two to fight crime, drugs and extremism.
In a heated discussion, the police accused the media of sidelining with criminals and always airing negative stories about police officers.
“Journalists have always been writing bad stories about us, we are human beings too and we need favorable coverage too sometimes,” a police officer from Pangani police station noted.
Police officers highlighted several other allegations against the media including accusing them of being corrupt, lacking objectivity and airing substantive reports.
Journalist defended themselves and pointed fingers the other way and faulted the police of corruption and threatening journalist.
“Police officers take political sides sometimes, this is against the Kenyan constitution. Police should be non-partisan,” a journalist said.
“In fact, the most corrupted institution in the country is the Kenya police service,” he added.
High ranking police officers attended the workshop including, Mr Lucas, Pangani police station’s Officer Commanding Station and Shauri Moyo’s OCS Mr. Mark Odenyo.
After four hours of heated accusations and finger pointing, the police officers and members of the fourth estate agreed to share information and work together.
The workshop took place on Tuesday at Laico Regency hotel in Nairobi.
