Baraza la vyombo vya Habari nchini MCK limewakashifu maafisa wa polisi kwa kuwafungia nje wanahabari waliokuwa wakiripoti mkasa wa Shakahola.
Katika taarifa, MCK ilisema hatua hiyo inavinyima vyombo vya habari fursa ya kuripoti kuhusu suala la maslahi ya umma.Siku ya Jumatano, wanahabari walizuiliwa kwenda kwenye Msitu wa Shakahola na polisi.
Ardhi hiyo ya ekari 800 inamilikiwa na Mchungaji Paul Mackenzie wa Kanisa la Good News International Church.
Mackenzie anashukiwa kuwafundisha wafuasi wa kanisa lake kufunga hadi kufa kwa imani ya kupaa mbinguni kukutana na Yesu Kristo.
LET THE MEDIA WORK: The .@MediaCouncilK takes exception with the locking out of the media from the Shakahola forest operation scene, where several bodies have been discovered. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/q70pQpKHbQ
— Media Council of Kenya (@MediaCouncilK) April 27, 2023
Denying the media access to report on such a matter of public interest will open the floodgates of misinformation, rumours and confusion to the whole country. It violates the principles of press freedom and the right to information. 2/3 pic.twitter.com/TTdbcHJx6E
— Media Council of Kenya (@MediaCouncilK) April 27, 2023
