Media giant Standard Group PLC has been issued with a 48-hour ultimatum to apologize to five individuals over a recently exposed news story, or they face a legal battle.
The five individuals, Careen Cherotich, Elizabeth Waithera, Antonella Kakuko, Don Kamau, and Samuel Mundia, through their lawyers, served the media house with a demand letter accusing it of defamation, character assassination, and violation of constitutional rights.
In the letter dated June 27 and addressed to the media house's Chief Executive Officer, the individuals accused the Standard of peddling 'cock and bull sensationalism' and subjecting their clients to reputational ruin. ''You have plunged yourself into phenomenal trouble for defamation, vilification, and repulsive character assassination of our clients.
This is in respect to malicious falsehoods and self-promotional editions that you published on diverse platforms on or around 24th June 2025,'' the letter read in part.
