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.
Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi was held at Kamiti Prison, sentenced to death for possessing a firearm, and executed on February 18, 1957. [File, Standard]
Recently, there has been a sustained push for the exhumation of Mau Mau war hero Field Marshal Dedan Kimathi's remains.