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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Edwin Okoth and Matthew Weaver

Killings continue on Del Monte farm in Kenya, families say, after G4S hired for security

Composite of images of Michael Muiruri, Stephen Marubu Kibandi and Haron Kame Kibandi
Left to right: Michael Muiruri, Stephen Marubu Kibandi and Haron Kame Kibandi were all killed in the last year on Del Monte’s pineapple farm in Kenya. Composite: handout

Bereaved families and politicians have raised alarm about continued killings on Del Monte’s pineapple farm in Kenya despite the company hiring a British security firm to replace its in-house security team after previous deaths were exposed by the Guardian.

The multinational food company appointed G4S to guard the farm, which is estimated to cover at least 40 sq km, the area of a small city, after the Guardian detailed allegations of brutal assaults and killings of people suspected of trespassing on its land. Kenyan police have been working with G4S to guard the site.

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