On August 11, we reported that a G4S Kenya guard contracted by Del Monte Kenya fatally knocked down 31-year-old vegetable vendor Michael Muiruri in Gatwekera, Murang’a, on August 8.
On August 12, as residents protested his killing, police, backed by G4S guards, opened fire and fatally shot 30-year-old Stephen Marubu in the chest. The killing occurred at Del Monte’s Pineapple Field No. 19, adjacent to Kakuzi Road.
The Kenya Human Rights Commission and Ndula Resource Center are deeply concerned about the growing militarization of Kenya’s agribusiness sector, particularly around the Del Monte plantation, where violent incidents continue to claim lives and cause injuries.
Marubu’s death at the hands of police comes just days after the government announced the Presidential Proclamation on the Framework for Compensation of Victims of Protests and Riots, aimed at compensating civilians and police officers affected by protests between 2017 and 2025.
This latest killing shows the persistence of police brutality and exposes the William Ruto regime’s lack of genuine commitment and good faith to ending such senseless violence.
