... We have noted that the third allegation is an “Open letter to Safaricom” by Kenya Human Rights Commission and MUHURI to which we, on behalf of our Client, responded by our letter dated 18th November 2024...

... The bottom line is that the allegations are not only false but also malicious or out of ignorance of how our client’s system works. False because there is no single case of the alleged abductions which have been linked to our client. In other words, the alleged involvement of Safaricom is no more than conjecture.

You will also note that our Client has also formally filed a complaint against Nation Media Group with the Media Council Complaints Commission. Nation Media Group is the proprietor of the Daily Nation, Kenya’s foremost newspaper, and NTV, a television station owned by the same media house. The basis of the complaint is that the publication violated the Code of Conduct for the Practice of Journalism in Kenya for being misleading, inaccurate, inflammatory, biased and generally lacking in accountability. It is the Daily Nation and NTV which first published the allegations and then other organisations, like Kenya Human Rights Commission and MUHURI, and other media houses, picked it up. In other words, the truthfulness of the allegation’s is still pending resolution before a tribunal of competent jurisdiction.