The young lady whose picture was published at KSB this morning has taken contact with the blog and said that the rape comment attached to the story was not true. She said that the story was taken out of context by the commentator and requested that the comment be pulled down. KSB has accepted to pull down the rape comment as a matter of responsibility and in the spirit of accountability.
The girl is dealing with the problem in her own way and has said that it will be a big help for her if the record can be set straight. She said that The Standard did not publish her version of the story and chose instead to give the impression that she was disorderly.
KSB understands that the rape angle to the story is extremely damaging and since the girl is already dealing with the issue, the best KSB can do in the situation is to help her go through the “healing process” by stating categorically that the blog cannot stand for the rape angle of the story. We now believe that the comment, which was sent via email and which appeared authoritative, may have been made out of malice by an enemy.
While the picture is embarrassing, exists at The Standard web site and doing the rounds via email, KSB takes this early opportunity to sincerely apologize to the young girl for any inconveniences that might have been caused to her as a result of the “rape angle” published at the blog. The girl’s family and close friends who are also well known to KSB have made very humble pleas that the story be retired in the interest of truth, peace and unity.
We appreciate the understanding by the girl, her family members and friends alike that KSB has a right to maintain the picture at the site while correcting the wrong impression created by a comment that was not attributed to The Standard. The picture will still be available at The Standard and KSB is retiring it from the blog as a compensation to the damage that may have been created by the rape angle.
As a further contribution to “damage control” during her healing process after the tragic experience, and as a result of extremely humble pleas from family members, good contacts and friends alike, we wish to come to a closure over the issue by curtailing any comments on the story using “Executive powers” conferred upon the President of the Republic of KSB. We hope that the young girl will now begin to reconstruct her life and carry herself more responsibly in the future.
Okoth Osewe
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