Kenya trended on Twitter for the better part of yesterday as social media users questioned the killing of Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif.

The trending topics centred on the reasons given by the police for the shooting of the popular investigative journalist.

In a statement, police spokesman Bruno Shioso claimed Sharif had been fatally wounded by a police officer after the car he was in drove through a roadblock in Magadi, Kajiado.

His death made global headlines with most of the media outlets questioning the explanation.

 Al Jazeera

Outspoken Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif killed in Kenya. The 49-year-old journalist, who fled Pakistan in August after multiple cases were filed against him for criticising the military, was shot dead in Kenya.

Washington Post

A senior Pakistani journalist living in hiding in Kenya was shot and killed by police after the car he was in sped up instead of halting at a roadblock, the police said on Monday. Kenyan police expressed regret over the incident, saying it was a case of “mistaken identity” during a search for a similar car involved in child abduction.

BBC

 An investigation has begun in Kenya after well-known Pakistani journalist Arshad Sharif was shot dead on Sunday. An initial police report said officers shot him while he was in a moving vehicle in a case of mistaken identity.

Hindustan Times

 Arshad Sharif, a top Pakistani journalist hiding in Kenya since he was facing sedition charges, was shot dead on Sunday night. He was reportedly a frequent critic of the Pakistani military establishment and supporter of former prime minister Imran Khan, who was ousted in a parliamentary no-confidence vote in April.