The KANU Party has strongly condemned the abduction of Standard Group Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, who was taken by armed men on Tuesday night near Gilgil Weighbridge and later found abandoned. The party labeled the incident a direct assault on media freedom and the rule of law.

• Alex Kiprotich, an Associate Editor at the Standard Group, was abducted by unknown gunmen.
• The KANU Party, through its Secretary General George Wainaina, issued a statement condemning the act.
• This incident follows an attempted abduction of Kiprotich near his Nakuru home on June 27, which he had reported to the police.