Journalists will on Wednesday next week take to the streets to protest against attacks on media personalities by the police over the recent past.
Kenya Union of Journalists Erick Oduor announced on Friday that will be going to the streets because the freedom of the press has been threatened
"On Wednesday, we will be on the streets to remind the government that the media has a voice and will not relent. We are here to prove that we have challenges that need to be addressed,” Odour said.
"We have a government that believes that freedom of the media should be taken away. They stated clearly when taking over that they don't like the media. Media exists to inform the members of the public."
On Wednesday, the Kenya Editors Guild (KEG) warned of street protests if no action is taken against individuals who abducted veteran journalist Macharia Gaitho at the Karen police station.
KEG president Zubeida Kananu vowed to issue a seven-day strike notice over increasing attacks on Kenyan media.
Gaitho was with his son when they were cut off by a Subaru as they left home Wednesday morning.
He then drove off into Karen Police Station where he was forcefully taken.
Addressing a press conference, Kananu insisted that action must be taken against individuals responsible for the abduction.
Kananu vowed that KEG will not allow the government to intimidate the media.
On Tuesday, Medimax journalist Catherine Wanjeri was shot while covering the protests in Nakuru.
