CNN international correspondent Larry Madowo has accused a Nairobi politician of paying goons an extra Ksh.100,000 to attack him while covering the Saba Saba protests on July 7, 2025.In a post shared on X, Madowo claimed the goons had admitted to the arrangement on a video since they were not fully paid for the Wednesday, June 25, 2025 protests.
“A Kenyan leader has offered paid goons an extra Ksh 100k if they attack me while covering the protests, beat me up, smash our equipment,” he said, “They confessed to that on camera because they were not fully paid for the last protests.”
He added that a lawmaker and some pro-government social media influencers are calling for his arrest for allegedly inciting violence.This comes days after Interior Cabinet Secretary, Kipchumba Murkomen, accused some Kenyan journalists serving as international correspondents of being careless while reporting Kenyan events.“When they are reporting about Israel, America, and the UK, they are very careful about their own countries. However, when they come to our country, they report it as it is,” said Murkomen. “Some of the reporters are so happy that they think they have achieved because they are being cheered.”
“We will not be intimidated. Journalism is not a crime,” Larry declared.
