After being accused of fabricating Dandora rape gangs story, Citizen TV’s Anne Mawathe in trouble for filming pregnant woman lose her baby

Kenyans are not pleased that Citizen TV turned a blind eye to a pregnant woman who was in need of help. Instead they followed her around filming her misery.

The most controversial photograph in the history of journalism was shot by Kevin Carter in March 1993 in Sudan during a ravaging drought; the South African journalist later committed suicide due to depression.

Carter found a girl who had stopped to rest while struggling to get United Nations feeding centre, but instead of helping her he stopped to take a photo of the vulture which was waiting for the girl to die so that it could eat her.

Carter aside, Citizen TV reporter Anne Mawathe has come under sharp criticisms from Kenyans for airing a story of a woman in labour.

In their quest to tell Kenyans about the effects of doctors’ strike, Mawathe and Citizen TV crew filmed and followed the expectant mother from Pumwani Hospital where she was turned away to St. Mary’s Hospital in Langata where she lost the baby upon delivery.

Kenyans took to the social media to troll Mawathe; some argued the Citizen TV crew could have helped the woman instead of filming her misery.

“Human fragility is real, I am sure we all appreciate this fact. As we obsess about profanities, let’s remember that doctors are still on strike, there is a Kenyan somewhere who needs that service so badly….I wish we were as angry about this strike and demanded that the government resolve it…” Anne Mawathe responded to critics.

It’s not the first time Mawethe is in trouble over her story; in 2013, the Citizen TV journalist was accused of fabricating a story about Dandora rape gangs.

Also Read: Shocking Revelation: Citizen TV’s Journalist Allegedly Fabricated The Dandora Rape Gangs Story

Which is the greater good; telling a story or helping the subject in the story?