International🌐 Available in EnglishSeptember 3, 2026
Kenyan editor found safe after abduction by armed men
France 24
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France 24
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Armed men abducted Alex Kiprotich, an associate editor at Kenya's Standard Group media company, from his car near Nakuru on Tuesday evening and released him hours later at a dam site over 200 kilometers away. The company announced his safe recovery on Wednesday without disclosing details about the circumstances or motives behind the abduction.
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An editor of one of Kenya's largest media groups was abducted by armed men and release hours later at the edge of a dam more than 200 km away, his employer said on Wednesday. Alex Kiprotich, an associate editor at Standard Group, was taken from a car near the city of Nakuru shortly before 9:20pm on Tuesday, the company said in a statement. FRANCE 24's Bastien Renouil reports from Nairobi, Kenya.