Kenya reporters arrested, offices damages

(Picture is from an article on the website of The Standard showing copies of the newspaper being burned.)

The BBC reports that the newspaper, The Standard in Kenya has been raided by police and three journalists arrested (who are now out on bail). The ostensible reason for the raid and arrests was inciting ethnic hatred, but more likely it is due to critical coverage of the President of Kenya's handling of the recent corruption scandals. The raid was described by the BBC as:

Hooded men carrying AK-47 assault rifles raided the headquarters of the Standard group just after midnight.

Staff were kicked and beaten and forced to lie on the floors as offices were searched and equipment taken away, The Standard newspaper said on its website.

The printing presses were also raided. Thousands of copies of the newspaper were dragged out into the yard and set on fire.