Police Officer Shot Dead, Gun Stolen While Guarding KCSE Exam Papers in Turkana ‎

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Turkana County Police Commander, Samuel Ndanyi. ‎A police officer was shot dead in cold blood on Monday morning while guarding Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination papers in Turkana County.  ‎ The tragic incident occurred at Kang’atotha area, Turkana Central, where officers had been deployed to provide security during the ongoing national examinations. ‎ ‎According to police reports, the slain officer was part of a team assigned to escort and guard examination materials at a local school. Witnesses said the attack happened shortly after dawn when unknown assailants ambushed the officer. His firearm, a G3 rifle, was stolen after the shooting. ‎ ‎Turkana County Police Commander Samuel Ndanyi confirmed the incident, saying the assailants struck before other officers at the examination center could respond. “We lost one of our officers this morning while he was on official duty securing KCSE exam materials. The attackers took off with his rifle. A manhunt has bee...
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South Sudan radio stations to host rival political parties for Interviews so as to spread peace messages

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Reconstituted Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (RJMEC) RJMEC Deputy Chief of Strategy Dr. Thompson Fontaine, is encouraging the different political and warrying parties in South Sudan to take the advantage of the radio program in order to synthesize the people about peace in South Sudan.



He further urged the journalist in and outside the country to spread the information of peace to the people rather message of hate. After he confirmed the establishment of peace in various parts of South Sudan and that only view areas are still experiencing conflict.



Dr. Thompson did not forget to elaborate more on the importance of radio as a medium of effectively transmitted message to the country. The message is of peace when transmitted through the radio program can easily reach millions of South Sudan.



The revitalized peace agreement which was signed in Ethiopia capital city Addis Ababa on September 12 2018 under the support of the IGAD is responsible for overseeing the peace implementation progress in South Sudan.



One representative from the government site who is also the Chairperson of Media Authority Atong Majok also added that the radio and journalist should not only focus on reporting on the peace message but also to report rape cases too and the rights of rape victims.



The Chairperson of Media Authority Atong Majok also believes that through reported such rape cases. The government might know what is happening and chip in to help the rape victims or any nearby national NGOs will chip in to help.



South Sudan journalist are always subjected to violence sometimes they are intimidated by government agents. They are also at times targeted for assassination. This developing story from the media authority is still eyebrows from the media community.

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