Catherine Wanjeri Kariuki, a journalist at Media Max, was shot while helping a police officer.

A video has emerged showing journalist Catherine Wanjeri Kariuki helping a police officer affected by tear gas shortly before she was shot and injured. Kariuki, who was wearing a press jacket, can be seen handing the officer some Colgate to apply to her face.

Kariuki, a Radio/TV reporter with Media Max, was shot three times in the thigh while covering protests in Nakuru on Tuesday.

The Media Council of Kenya condemned the shooting, with MCK CEO David Omwoyo calling the incident shameful and terrifying. “The shooting of Catherine Wanjeri Kariuki, a journalist with Kameme TV, while in the company of other journalists and police officers, is shameful and terrifying,” he said.

The Kenya Editors’ Guild also condemned what they described as the continued, targeted, and brazen attacks on journalists covering protests.

On Wednesday, journalists from various counties staged a peaceful demonstration to condemn the shooting of their colleague while she was performing her duties.

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