Another journalist who was apparently not a risktaker gets killed doing something she loved on a continent she loves. More on the death of Kate Peyton.
An excerpt from the news story:
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Prime Minister Ali Mohammed Ghedi called it a "savage act", while his deputy said: "We cannot allow the forces of darkness to succeed." Kate Peyton was shot in the back after speaking to government officials who had gone to Somalia to see if it was safe for them to relocate from Kenya. The UK foreign office and journalist groups have also expressed their shock. Ms Peyton's body has been flown to the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. Mr Ghedi said the killing was intended to portray "Mogadishu as unsafe, and discourage international support for peace and reconciliation of Somalia". |
Her obituary:
Kate Peyton, who was shot dead in Somalia on Wednesday, was one of the BBC's most experienced producers in Africa.
She had worked for the BBC since 1993, and has been praised for covering news from across the continent with dedication and bravery.
Born in Bury St Edmonds in 1965, she grew up in Suffolk and spent the past 10 years in Africa, based in Johannesburg.
Friend and colleague, the BBC's Southern Africa correspondent Barnaby Phillips, says Peyton loved Africa with all her body and soul.
He says she was not an obsessed or unbalanced journalist, courting danger and glory.
"She often used to say - quite rightly - that certain risks were not worth taking, that certain jobs were not more important then her many friends or family, " he said.