Community Initiative Action Group Kenya

30/09/2026

At the 5th African Business and Human Rights Forum, AfriMali Insight and Community Initiative Action Group-Kenya (CIAG-K) will explore environmental sustainability and corporate responsibility in:

“Invisible Poison to Clean Pathways”

The session will spotlight the environmental and human rights impacts of mercury contamination in artisanal and small-scale gold mining, drawing on evidence from Western Kenya and experiences across Africa.

📍 Dakar, Senegal
📅 Wednesday 30 September
🕝 14:30–15:50 (Dakar time)

Join the conversation on how responsible business conduct can help turn contaminated pathways into cleaner, safer and more rights-respecting ones.

Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/eE-wkuGZTgevjC17x0GsKQ?utm_source=chatgpt.com #/registration

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: ALLIED, CIAG-K, AfriMali Tanzania, KIOS and UNDP Side Event. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

02/09/2026

THE STANDARD GROUP PLC
PRESS STATEMENT

Nairobi, Kenya

September 1, 2026

STANDARD GROUP CONDEMNS ABDUCTION OF ITS SENIOR EDITOR, DEMANDS HIS IMMEDIATE AND SAFE RELEASE

The Standard Group PLC confirms that shortly before 9:20pm this evening, our Associate Editor, Alex Kiprotich, was abducted along the Gilgil–Nakuru road while travelling to Nakuru. We do not know where he is as we issue this statement.
This is the second time in as many months that Mr Kiprotich has been targeted. On 27 June 2026, armed men in a Toyota Probox a vehicle model repeatedly linked to enforced disappearances of government critics in Kenya, tried to seize him from his car as he drove to work in Nakuru. He got away by locking his doors and driving off. That attempt came days after President William Ruto publicly criticised this Group over its coverage, and our own investigations traced the vehicle to the National Police Service's Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau. No one has ever been held to account for it.
Tonight, that threat has been carried out.
We do not believe this is a coincidence. Mr Kiprotich has been at the forefront of our editorial output, including reporting that has scrutinised the conduct of the State, and tonight's abduction bears all the hallmarks of a targeted attack on a journalist for doing his job.
We believe it may be linked to elements within the State seeking to intimidate this Group into silence. If that is confirmed, this is not simply a crime against one man. It is an assault on the Constitution of Kenya, on the freedoms of expression and of the media guaranteed under Articles 33 and 34, and on the right of every Kenyan to independent information.

We say this plainly and without equivocation: the Standard Group holds the State responsible for Alex Kiprotich's safety and his life, and for anything that happens to him while he remains missing. Protecting the life and liberty of every citizen is the State's first duty, not an afterthought, and Mr Kiprotich

09/12/2025

On International Anti-Corruption Day, We appreciated the opportunity to contribute to a vital dialogue on Ramogi TV, hosted by the esteemed Joyce Oduor.
Our discussion focused on two pillars:
1. The Stark Human Cost: How corruption acts as a regressive tax on the poor, undermining social services, perpetuating inequality, and eroding trust in institutions.
2. The Multi-Stakeholder Solution: Effective anti-corruption requires a cohesive strategy engaging government, the judiciary, civil society, the media, and the private sector.
A compelling point of action we explored is leveraging market and social forces. When citizens, as ethical consumers, consciously decide to withhold patronage from enterprises associated with proceeds of corruption, they enact a powerful form of social and economic accountability. This "vote with your shilling" approach complements institutional reforms.
It was a reminder that building a culture of integrity is a collective project. Every sector has a role, and every conscious choice counts.