This archive report was first published on 11 October 2019.
On October 11, 2019, BBC journalist Anne Soy was detained at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) in Nairobi, Kenya.
According to Soy, she had attended the Kenya Homes Expo, a real estate event, and inquired why security officers were checking bags as attendees exited the KICC.
She was reportedly told that the checks were to see if attendees had stolen laptops.
Despite explaining that she had paid to enter and had not stolen anything, Soy was taken into custody by security guards at KICC.
She and her children were released two hours later.
“Still trying to understand why I’m under arrest with my kids,” Soy said on Twitter.
“A quick update to say we’re all out now and are on our way home. We’ll debrief the kids before posting further details,” she added.
