Kenya Power Board Chairperson Joy Mdivo has denied claims linking her to a group allegedly formed to sabotage the protests set for Wednesday, June 25.
In a statement on Tuesday, June 24, Mdivo condemned the allegations published in The Standard newspaper as false and defamatory.
"I belong to no such WhatsApp group neither have I made no such utterances in public or in private. For The Standard to insinuate that I am planning to kill Kenyans is as untrue as it is defamatory. My lawyers have their instructions," she stated.
Mdivo's response comes after the newspaper alleged that Mdivo was a member of a WhatsApp group made up of senior government officials and political mobilizers tasked with coordinating efforts to disrupt the protests.
While she was not mentioned explicitly in the story, the newspaper included a screenshot from the alleged group chat in which a person identified as Mdivo purportedly advocated for the spread of propaganda targeting a local media outlet.
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The article also named other individuals reportedly in the group, including political mobilisers Calvince Okoth, popularly known as Gaucho, and Elizabeth Waithira, also known as Liz Wa Sakaja.
Tiaty MP William Kamket, Head of Creative Economy and Special Projects in the Executive Office of the President Dennis Itumbi, Don Peter Kamau, and Antonellah Kakuko who were identified as UDA Party propagandists were also listed.
Itumbi, who was among those named, also issued a scathing rebuttal to the publication, accusing The Standard of abandoning journalistic integrity.
"Journalism is the pursuit of truth—anything less is gossip. For some newspapers like The Standard, that line isn’t blurred. It’s been buried. Their editorial mantra isn’t about facts. It’s about fabrication.
"This isn’t a tabloid, or even gutter press—it’s an insult to the very idea of journalism. To call it a newspaper is to mock the sacred duty of newsrooms and journalists," he said.
