The Standard Group Plc is a
multi-media organization with investments in media platforms spanning newspaper
print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
Hired demonstrators at Standard Group offices along Mombasa Road on October 2, 2026. [Maxwell Agwanda, Standard]
A damning Citizen TV investigation has lifted the lid on what appears to be a State-orchestrated plot to silence the press, revealing how two pro-government legislators bankrolled the October 2, 2026 siege on Standard Group headquarters.
It emerged that this was done by hiring a crowd of nearly 100 demonstrators at a paltry Sh400 per head.
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