Internews

International Women's Day 2008

Photo: Benjamin Kiplagat/Internews
Two women Kenyan journalists
KENYA: No one can imagine the stories behind these warm smiles – journalists Mary Kiio and Jane Mwangi took some risks to interview displaced people who had been exposed to HIV, but later realized they were unprepared to report on the gender based violence occuring in Kenya. To assist journalists in reporting on these sensitive issues, Internews organized a roundtable at the end of January.
"I was up and down and all over the place with questions. My questions did not help the situation. I wasn’t prepared."
Kassim Mohammed, journalist for Star FM in Garissa, after reporting on a woman who was gang raped by ten men
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