Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka speaks to the press, condemning the abduction of Standard editor Alex Kiprotich and demanding hate speech arrests.
By Maximilla Wafula, Sub-Editor, The
County News
NAIROBI, KENYA - Wiper Patriotic Front and Azimio la Umoja One Kenya Coalition leader Dr.
Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka has strongly condemned the abduction and assault of
Standard Newspapers Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, calling it a direct threat
to press freedom in Kenya.
Speaking after contacting the journalist and
Standard Group CEO Chaacha Mwita, Kalonzo expressed outrage over the incident.
Kiprotich was intercepted by armed, masked men along the Gilgil-Nakuru road on
Tuesday night, September 1, 2026, before being abandoned hours later near
Masinga Dam. He is currently receiving medical treatment for injuries sustained
during the attack.
Kalonzo emphasized that the constitutional rights of
journalists must be safeguarded, warning against an escalating climate of
hostility toward the media. He linked the heightened tension to recent
political rhetoric and demanded the immediate arrest of Nominated MP Joseph
Wainaina over alleged hate speech and incitement.
"Those who incite violence through their public
utterances must face the full force of the law," Kalonzo stated, warning
that reckless political discourse risks plunging the country back into the dark
history of post-election violence seen in 2007.
The opposition leader called on law enforcement
agencies to conduct a swift and thorough investigation to bring both the
abductors and political orchestrators to justice.
Kalonzo was accompanied during the press briefing by
Embakasi South MP Julius Mawathe alongside Wiper leadership from the Nairobi
County Assembly.
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