On 4th October the Bureau of Investigative Journalism published an online report accusing G4S guards of attacking people travelling on public roads through Del Monte’s pineapple farm. Some of the attack victims alleged that they were mistaken for a pineapple thief and attacked by a group of G4S guards. One of the attack victims, Ndegwa alleges that he was mistaken for a pineapple thief and attacked by a group of G4S guards. This is one of the many incidents that TBIJ and the Guardian first revealed in 2023. At the time, Del Monte said that it took the allegations “extremely seriously” and that it had “instituted a full and urgent investigation into them”.

Business and Human Rights Resource Centre reached out to G4S for a response to the allegations. G4S responded to the allegations stating that the company recognizes the importance of establishing the facts of the case and is fully cooperating with the police to support their investigation. A detailed company response to the allegations is attached.