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print operations, television, radio broadcasting, digital and online services. The
Standard Group is recognized as a leading multi-media house in Kenya with a key
influence in matters of national and international interest.
Government-allied MPs yesterday turned their fire on The Standard and KTN News following the exposé on alleged irregular registration of Ugandan nationals as Kenyan voters at the Suam border in Trans Nzoia County, with some lawmakers calling for tougher action against the media, including possible restrictions on media freedom and even closure of the Standard Group.
The unprecedented attack on the media came as new details emerged from within the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), with senior officers at the agency disputing its official account of the events surrounding the alleged interception of election-related materials at the border.
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