#15-25 Radio Journalists’ Safety During the Kenya Youth Uprising in 2024 and 2025
In June 2024 and 2025, Gen Z youths demonstrated against the national government of Kenya. Journalists have also demonstrated against treatment by police. Women radio journalists covered these dangerous situations with the bare minimum of personal safety. They inhaled tear gas, feared targeting by police and by men in the crowd, but did their jobs. Includes sound from a demonstration with shots and teargas being fired. They called for more respect and more protection for doing their jobs. Speakers: Women radio journalists Sophia Abdhi, Yvonne Sasha, and Winnie Chisaka Deche.
Produced for WINGS by Diana Nekesa Wanyonyi; WINGS series producer, Frieda Werden
Photo credit: Diana Wanyonyi