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The Standard Group has issued a statement following the arrest of their Chief of Staff Laban Cliff Onserio. 

The Standard Group PLC has issued a statement following the arrest of their Chief of Staff Laban Cliff Onserio. 

In the statement issued on Monday, December 19, the media company acknowledged they had received information regarding the arrest of Onserio. 

The media company noted that they would await the investigations by police and abide to the due process of the law. 

Laban Cliff Onserio 

"The Standard Group PLC (“the Company”) has received information about the arrest of Mr. Laban Cliff Onserio, the Company’s Chief of Staff and Anchor. According to court documents filed in court, Mr. Onserio was arrested in Nairobi CBD on Sunday,18th December 2022, by the Anti-Terrorism Police Unit, following an incident.

"The police has sought to hold Mr. Onserio in their custody pending further investigations. The Company await the outcome of the investigation and will stand by the due process of the law. The Company remains committed in maintaining a safe and secure environment for all its stakeholders in all its premises. The Company awaits the outcome of the investigations and will abide by the due process of the law," the statement by Standard Group reads in part. 

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