'We refuse to play evil with evil': Standard Group CEO Mwita recounts Alex Kiprotich abduction

Standard Group CEO Chaacha Mwita (left) with Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich, escorted by Tom Kipyegon, after Kiprotich arrived at the company’s offices on Wednesday, September 2, 2026.[Stafford Ondego, Standard] Standard Group Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Chaacha Mwita has given a firsthand account of Associate Editor Alex Kiprotich's abduction, hours after the journalist was reunited with colleagues on Wednesday.'It's whether or not you become a target of people who want to drive an agenda that is important to the nation, and that has persistently happened to the Standard,' he observed.