Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif has urged President William Ruto to expedite the investigation into Pakistan journalist Arshad Sharif’s death.
According to a tweet by Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, he said he had reached out to President William Ruto over the phone.
“Just had a telephonic call with Kenyan President William Ruto about the tragic death of Arshad Sharif in Kenya,” he wrote.
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President Ruto had promised Prime Minister Shehbaz to speed up the process of repatriating the remains of the murdered journalist.
He went on to say that he had urged President Ruto to conduct a fair and transparent investigation into the shocking incident.
The Kenya Editor’s Guild sent a condolence message to Shehbaz’s family as well as an appeal to expedite the investigation
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“While we wait for all details on the killing, we call upon the government to quickly and thoroughly investigate the case to determine the cause and reason for the killing and bring those responsible to book.
“This would not only demonstrate Kenya’s and the government’s ability to protect its citizens and visitors but also assure Kenyans and the international community that Kenya is safe for everyone, including journalists whose rights it should protect,” KEG said in the statement.
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Kenyans responded to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s tweet in the comments section, remaining doubtful that prompt investigations would be conducted.
“Wastage of your energy and time. Kenyan government can’t even investigate deaths of its own citizens who died mysteriously so send your own investigative team to Nairobi, Kenya otherwise you will be forced to wait for Julie Ward’s case to be concluded first,” one user stated.
According to police, journalist Sharif was shot dead while driving from Magadi town to Nairobi with his brother.
