IG Douglas Kanja, without any sense of irony, has deployed an Anti-Abduction Squad to investigate the Abduction Unit that reportedly operates within the National Police Service.
Police officers lead Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich to a vehicle in Gilgil on September 1, 2026. [Videograb, Standard]
This is a word of ‘pole’ to my friend, Alex Kiprotich, the senior editor at The Standard who was abducted by suspected State agents early in the week, and abandoned near the Masinga Dam, more than 100 kilometres away.
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"Anti-Abduction Unit actively investigating and will ensure that the perpetrators are brought to justice."
Kanja promised a transparent investigation, stressing that no one was above the law.
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Kiprotich recorded a statement over his September 1 night abduction.
The perpetrators had chosen the spot with surgical precision: a perfect choke point of the bridge with little room to wriggle.
