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

The Guardian reports that three men were killed on Del Monte's Kenyan pineapple farm over the past year in incidents allegedly involving G4S guards, despite the security company being hired in 2024 specifically to replace an in-house team after previous deaths were exposed by the outlet. The article provides detailed firsthand accounts from witnesses and family members: Stephen Marubu Kibandi was shot in the chest by a police officer working alongside G4S guards in August 2025 while allegedly surrendering; his brother Haron died in April from head injuries allegedly inflicted by stone-throwing G4S guards; and Michael Muiruri was struck by a G4S pickup truck and fatally run over. The reporting demonstrates strong investigative journalism with named sources, postmortem evidence, witness testimony, and specificity about dates and circumstances, though G4S and Del Monte's responses are largely categorical denials rather than detailed rebuttals. The independent search results did not surface corroborating coverage of the Del Monte incidents themselves (other links address unrelated killings), but the Guardian's prior 2023 investigation into earlier deaths at the farm provides the institutional context for this follow-up. Watch for the outcome of the Independent Police Oversight Authority investigation into Stephen Kibandi's shooting, any response to Senator Joe Nyutu's call for an independent investigation into systemic security failures, and whether additional deaths or incidents emerge at the facility.