Itumbi blasted for saluting police assault on media

Itumbi blasted for saluting police assault on media

Dennis Itumbi is under fire for seemingly endorsing police assault on journalists who were covering the Miguna saga at the airport.

In a social media post on Tuesday morning, the Director of Innovation in the Office of the President said police had ‘done well’ to forcibly eject the media from the Jomo Kenyatta International Aiport (JKIA).

“We cannot have such kind of scenes in an International Airport anywhere in the world. Journalism is not an absolute right,” he said.

Journalists who were covering the return of Miguna Miguna on Monday night were attacked and injured, including Citizen TV’s Stephen Letoo who is now hospitalised.

 

— Dennis Itumbi, HSC (@OleItumbi) March 26, 2018

The message on Twitter elicited harsh reactions from Kenyans online.

— Charles Mark Dienya (@MarkDienya) March 26, 2018

— Chris (@Ngaruthi) March 27, 2018

— Butula's Finest (@SamMacoha) March 26, 2018

— Babaro (@Ngunu_) March 26, 2018

— Abigail Arunga (@AbigailArunga) March 26, 2018

— ♦GITÆU♦← (@gitaupaul3) March 27, 2018

— Margaret (@mkalekye123) March 27, 2018

— Cardinal® (@ologimwai) March 27, 2018

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