Footage Shows Kenyan Police Fired at Journalist Covering Protests

Bellingcat investigates the July 16 shooting of journalist Catherine Wanjeri Kariuki in Nakuru, Kenya, documenting through multiple videos how an officer in police vehicle GKB905Y fired pellets or rubber bullets at close range toward a group of unarmed journalists, seriously injuring Kariuki. The report reconstructs police movements, identifies weapons consistent with tear gas launchers and kinetic impact projectiles, and highlights apparent violations of Kenya’s National Police Service Act and international standards on use of force. Authorities deny firing at reporters, while KHRC and others call for accountability; related incidents that day include injuries to other civilians and an alleged police incursion into a church, with the IPOA investigation pending.