BBC producer shot dead in Somalia

Very sad news about the murder of BBC producer Kate Peyton in Somalia. According to reports, she was killed within hours of arriving in the country by a gunman who shot her once in the back.

I wondered as I looked at her colleague Stuart Hughes’ weblog whether one of the stories she was in Somalia to cover was the reason for her killing:

Somalia: Government – looking at the physical infrastructure of a state that has been looted and smashed, ahead of the new government’s return. (WTV Commission)

Somalia: Telecoms – looking at how the telecoms industry has become the most developed and efficient in Africa in spite of, or rather because of a lack of government red-tape and regulation. (WTV Commission)

Somalia: Sharia Courts – looking at the role of Islamic justice in Somalia, and how it is in danger of becoming the new radical force. (WTV Commission)

Somalia: Warlord – Profiling a warlord and explaining why it is going to be so difficult for the new government to disarm them. (WTV Commission)

Nothing is going to bring Kate back. But I at least hope that one day someone answers the questions of who killed her and why.