Daily Nation on Tuesday, February 14, issued an apology after erroneously implicating a Subaru vehicle in the alleged police raid at former Interior CS Fred Matiang'i's Karen residence.
The newspaper referenced the Friday, February 10, edition of Daily Nation and apologised for insinuating that a Subaru vehicle that was captured entering the estate, belonged to the police.
In particular, Nation revealed the registration plates of the vehicle; at a time when questions emerged as to whether police were present at Matiang'i's home.
After conducting a spot check, Nation established that the vehicle belonged to a corporate entity and not the police as initially reported.
"In a story published in the Daily Nation on February 10, 2023, on the incident at the residence of former Interior CS, we erroneously implied that a vehicle bearing the registration plates (withheld) which was captured on camera entering the estate, belonged to the police.
"We have since established that the vehicle belongs to a corporate entity and was being driven by a resident of the estate. We apologise to the corporate and resident," read part of the apology.
In the Friday edition, Nation reported that a police Land Cruiser and a Subaru vehicle were present at Matiang'i's home.
During a briefing on Matiang'i's incident by the DCI boss Amin Mohamed, he noted that at the time, investigations were ongoing to ascertain whether the vehicles belonged to the police service.
“As I have stated, we are on with the investigations and we are yet to ascertain whether the vehicles belonged to the police service,” Amin pointed out.
The apology came after the Media Council of Kenya (MCK) asked Royal Media Services, Nation Media Group, and the Standard Group among other media houses to provide evidence of the alleged police raid.
"We request you to provide the Council with actual footage collected by your crew at the scene and the identity of the editors/reporters who were sent there," read part of the statement from MCK dated Saturday, February 11.
