Kenya: Arrest of journalist who revealed corruption
A Kenyan journalist who wrote an article about suspicious payments from the country's interior ministry, was arrested and remained in custody for several hours Tuesday, existing pressures to reveal his sources, before finally being released in the evening.
"The editor of the political department of the Daily Nation John Engkiratsou arrested in parliament in Nairobi because he wrote for the markets that has made the interior ministry," the newspaper online edition reported.
"Liberated from headquarters address of a criminal investigation after giving testimony present his lawyers," added the report in the Daily Nation, without specifying the content of the deposit.
During his detention, the journalist told colleagues that came under pressure to draft a document which would reveal the source of its information, which he refused to do.
Shortly after his arrest Interior Minister Joseph Enkaiseri told the press that the journalist would be released soon reveal "the sources".
According to the Daily Nation, the article Engkiratsou has been based on the minutes of the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Kenyan Parliament.
'It must uncover the source of the information, because it is false, "argued Enkaiseri. "This culture of some who say what it 's not argue their claims to be an end," he added.
In his article, the journalist cited a letter from the Auditor General of public expenditure, which was read to the Commission and required by the Ministry of Interior to provide evidence and documents for weapons and vehicle purchases and expenses for repairs helicopters, totaling 3.8 Schilling billion (or about 34 mil. euros).
The Interior Ministry condemned by his own hand a "campaign aimed at destroying the government" by "pretext complaints against corruption", but is "getting more and more the form of economic sabotage."
From his part the Kenyan Media Council, a press supervisory board, "condemned the arrest of John Engkiratsou", which, as noted, is a blow against "freedom of the press."
The Kenya Union of Journalists denounced by its side another "sad day for the media," the "continuation of attacks against journalists and violations of the Constitution by the [current] government."
The Kenyan parliament approved in mid-October a law - to come into force must be approved by the Senate - which provides for the imposition of severe penalties on journalists 'slander' Parliament.
In late 2013, the government of Kenya had already promoted and parliament had adopted laws affecting freedom of the press. Against them they have made appeals to the Supreme Court.
Kenya occupies the 100th position out of 180 countries in the ranking of Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) on freedom of the press.
A Kenyan journalist who wrote an article about suspicious payments from the country's interior ministry, was arrested and remained in custody for several hours Tuesday, existing pressures to reveal his sources, before finally being released in the evening.
"The editor of the political department of the Daily Nation John Engkiratsou arrested in parliament in Nairobi because he wrote for the markets that has made the interior ministry," the newspaper online edition reported.
"Liberated from headquarters address of a criminal investigation after giving testimony present his lawyers," added the report in the Daily Nation, without specifying the content of the deposit.
During his detention, the journalist told colleagues that came under pressure to draft a document which would reveal the source of its information, which he refused to do.
Shortly after his arrest Interior Minister Joseph Enkaiseri told the press that the journalist would be released soon reveal "the sources".
According to the Daily Nation, the article Engkiratsou has been based on the minutes of the Fiscal Affairs Committee of the Kenyan Parliament.
'It must uncover the source of the information, because it is false, "argued Enkaiseri. "This culture of some who say what it 's not argue their claims to be an end," he added.
In his article, the journalist cited a letter from the Auditor General of public expenditure, which was read to the Commission and required by the Ministry of Interior to provide evidence and documents for weapons and vehicle purchases and expenses for repairs helicopters, totaling 3.8 Schilling billion (or about 34 mil. euros).
The Interior Ministry condemned by his own hand a "campaign aimed at destroying the government" by "pretext complaints against corruption", but is "getting more and more the form of economic sabotage."
From his part the Kenyan Media Council, a press supervisory board, "condemned the arrest of John Engkiratsou", which, as noted, is a blow against "freedom of the press."
The Kenya Union of Journalists denounced by its side another "sad day for the media," the "continuation of attacks against journalists and violations of the Constitution by the [current] government."
The Kenyan parliament approved in mid-October a law - to come into force must be approved by the Senate - which provides for the imposition of severe penalties on journalists 'slander' Parliament.
In late 2013, the government of Kenya had already promoted and parliament had adopted laws affecting freedom of the press. Against them they have made appeals to the Supreme Court.
Kenya occupies the 100th position out of 180 countries in the ranking of Reporters Without Borders (Reporters sans frontières, RSF) on freedom of the press.
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