The government has finally broken silence after the BBC Africa Eye exposé, Blood Parliament.
The government has sharply criticized the British broadcaster (BBC) over the revealing documentary released on Monday.
Offering remarks on behalf of the government, Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura revealed that the government had reached out to the broadcaster.
Government responds after the BBC documentaryexposé. Photo: Courtesy.
According to Mwaura, the government was concerned with the issues raised in the exposé and revealed that the government had written to the BBC in London, expressing its reservations about the misrepresentation of facts in the story.
He further called out the media house for failing to accord a proper right of reply to the government, a position he maintained could lead to an incitement of Kenyans.
”Those who did the exposé should have been fair; they should have sought the government side of the story for a fair representation,” Mwaura added. This is despite the BBC indicating it reached out to the government and the institutions named in the documentary, including the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF).
The government also issued an apology to the families of victims of the Gen Z anti-government protests.
Mwaura also added that the IPOA was already working on the cases following a statement released by the authority on Monday on the progress of the same.
The developments come after the BBC was forced to cancel its public screening of the production in Kenya due to pressure from the authorities.
