Nairobi Senator Edwin Sifuna has strongly defended the BBC following calls to ban the broadcaster from operating in Kenya after airing a documentary that exposed police officers allegedly shooting and killing protestors during the June 2024 anti-government demonstrations outside Parliament.
The BBC Africa Eye exposé, titled #BloodParliament, has drawn sharp criticism from some leaders, including Homa Bay MP Peter Kaluma, who labelled it “reckless,” “inciteful,” and “twisted,” urging the government to take action against the international media house.
However, taking to X (formerly Twitter), Senator Sifuna dismissed such calls as dangerous attempts to silence the press. “Speaking as someone who was present in Parliament that day, the events depicted in the #BloodParliament documentary by #BBCAfricaEye are not fabrications,” he stated.
Sifuna further stressed the importance of media freedom, insisting that efforts to suppress the truth would not succeed. “The story of June 25th, 2024 is already written and, as they say, the ink is dry. Those attempting to rewrite it will find it especially difficult because this particular piece of history is written in blood,” he added.
The documentary has reignited debate on police brutality, accountability, and press freedom in Kenya, with human rights groups backing the BBC’s reporting and urging the government to investigate the allegations rather than target the media.
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