By Mercy Imali
The Principal of St. Stephen’s Girls School in Machakos and the mother of a “missing” girl have been arrested following an attack on journalists who had gone to cover a story on Monday.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), said “the two will be charged with Incitement to violence among other offences. The mother of the missing girl is in our custody assisting us with further investigations into the matter,” it revealed.
It pointed out that further enquiries are ongoing to bring all those involved to justice. The DCI stated that during the fracas, six students were injured and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital in Machakos.
The headmaster is alleged to have incited the students who pelted Standard journalists alongside a driver with stones. A pool car for the Standard Group was torched in the incident. The two journalists are nursing injuries in hospital following the attack. They are Carol Bii and cameraman Boniface Kirera.
The Nairobi-based journalists had travelled to Machakos to follow-up on the story of a missing student.
This is not the first such incident in the School. In 2017, it was reported that another student also disappeared.
The Media Council of Kenya through the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David Omwoyo condemned the attacks