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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Emily Dugan, Edwin Okoth and Matthew Chapman

Kenya human rights commission to investigate alleged killings on pineapple farm

The main entrance at the Del Monte headquarters in Murang'a county, Kenya.
A Guardian and Bureau of Investigative Journalism investigation uncovered villagers’ claims of violence by guards at the Del Monte pineapple plantation in Kenya. Photograph: Brian Otieno/The Guardian

Kenya’s national human rights body has launched an investigation into allegations of killings and assaults by security guards at a Del Monte pineapple farm in Thika that supplies most British supermarkets.

A joint investigation by the Guardian and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) published earlier this week uncovered claims from villagers of violence by guards at the plantation, including three alleged killings in the last four years.

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