Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) has accused the police and G4S Guard of killing another youth.
In a statement on August 13, 2025, KHRC said that on Tuesday, August 12, police officers, accompanied by G4S guards, opened fire on protesting residents and fatally shot 30-year-old Stephen Marubu in the chest.
“On Tuesday, as residents protested his killing, police, backed by G4S guards, opened fire and fatally shot 30-year-old Stephen Marubu in the chest,” read part of the statement.
“The killing occurred at Del Monte’s Pineapple Field No. 19, adjacent to Kakuzi Road.”
The commission noted that Marubu’s death, allegedly at the hands of police, occurred just days after the government announced the Presidential Proclamation on the Framework for Compensation of Victims of Protests and Riots.
The framework aims to compensate both civilians and police officers affected by protests between 2017 and 2025.
According to the commission, on Monday, they had 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 Friday.
KHRC Condemns Police For Brutality
KHRC and the Ndula Resource Centre have expressed deep concern over the growing militarization of Kenya’s agribusiness sector, particularly around the Del Monte plantation.
They noted that violent incidents in the area have continued to claim lives and cause injuries.
“KHRC 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,” read the statement.
The commission further stated that the latest killing underscores the persistence of police brutality and exposes the government’s lack of genuine commitment and good faith in ending such senseless violence.
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G4S Linked to the Latest Killing in Murang’a
In a press release issued on August 11, KHRC reported that a G4S Kenya guard contracted by Del Monte Kenya is at the centre of a fatal incident that reignited concerns over corporate-linked violence in the country’s agribusiness sector.
According to KHRC, between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m. on August 8, 2025, the guard knocked down 31-year-old Michael Muiruri in Gatwekera, Murang’a, on suspicion of stealing pineapples.
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However, it was revealed that he was not a thief but a local vegetable vendor returning home from Thika’s Makongeni market, where he had sold his produce earlier that morning.
Muiruri was riding pillion on a motorcycle driven by his friend, 24-year-old Brian Kuria, who survived the incident. Kuria rushed Muiruri to a local clinic, where he received first aid.
“Clutching his torso and struggling to breathe, Muiruri was referred to Thika Level 5 Hospital. By the time his family arrived, doctors found him unresponsive. At about 1 p.m., they were informed that their firstborn son—and the family’s sole breadwinner—had succumbed to his injuries,” read the statement.
A postmortem conducted on August 11, 2025, confirmed the cause of death as multiple injuries resulting from a motor vehicle accident.
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