Revelation shows dangers posed by bad actors and paid operatives in democratic systems across Africa Revealed: the hacking and disinformation team meddling in elections An Israeli disinformation specialist hired to run covert…
Author: Hamisi William
Discovery of 3m-year-old stone tools sparks prehistoric whodunnit
Presence of teeth from extinct hominin challenges view that only members of Homo genus used complex tools The discovery of stone tools dating back nearly 3m years has raised questions about which…
High-profile lawsuit against Meta can be heard in Kenya, Nairobi court rules
Decision on case of ex-Facebook moderator, who claims the work left him with PTSD, hailed as win for accountability of big tech in Africa A Kenyan court has ruled that a case…
Kenyan court sentences police officer to death for triple murder
Three other accused will serve sentences of up to 30 years over deaths of Willie Kimani, Josephat Mwenda and Joseph Muiruri, in case that sparked national protests A police officer, Fredrick Leliman,…
‘Granny, don’t kill me’: the 81 year-old training Kenyan women to fend off attackers
Korogocho is one of Nairobi’s most dangerous slums, where rape and robbery are common. Beatrice Nyariara is helping women aged 55 to 90 to fight back Photographs by Brian Otieno Beatrice Nyariara,…
Wake up, Davos … global leaders must think local to solve the world’s problems | Kennedy Odede
Last week’s Swiss pow-wow was all very well, but the solutions to poverty and climate change lie in the field At the World Economic Forum in Davos last week, corporate CEOs, world…
Children go hungry at Kenya refugee camp as malnutrition numbers soar
MSF charity reports 33% rise in malnourished patients at giant Dadaab complex after influx from drought-stricken Somalia Malnutrition among children in one of the world’s largest refugee camps has surged over the…
The big picture: the champion runners of Iten
Shamil Tanna captures the hard training and collective spirit of the aspiring Olympic athletes of a tiny town in western Kenya known for its marathon winners Iten, a town of 4,000 people…
Kenya declares war on millions of birds after they raid crops
Toxic pesticides used to eradicate grain-eating quelea may harm the country’s endangered raptors, say conservationists A drive by the Kenyan government to kill up to 6 million red-billed quelea birds that have…
African leaders who dilute workers’ rights for Uber’s digital empire harm Africa
During a decade on the continent, Uber has often cut drivers’ pay and added little value to local economies. Governments should admit it is not economic progress but imperial exploitation This year…
‘Culture is hard to break’: Kenya’s medical schools face a shortage of cadavers
Medical training is in demand, but hesitancy on body donation means students have little to work with, while an illicit trade in transplant organs flourishes Scalpel in hand, Carl Mwangi, a first-year…
SHOCK as Kiambu man commits suicide and leaves behind a note confessing that he killed his 80-year-old mother over Ksh 8,000 Inua Jamii cash.
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 – A man in Kiambu has reportedly committed suicide and left behind a note confessing to the murder of his 80-year-old mother over Ksh 8,000 Inua Jamii cash. According…
All set for AKOTHEE’s dowry negotiations as her mzungu lover lands in Kenya with his friends for the ceremony – There’s hope for single mothers (PHOTOs).
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 – Akothee’s fiancé Dennis ‘Omosh’ Schweizer is set to visit her parents in Kisumu for dowry negotiations. Omosh, who hails from Switzerland, landed with much fanfare accompanied by his…
CHERERA 4 are headed to jail like it or not – See the clandestine meetings they held at IEBC offices planning how to subvert the will of the people
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – Former IEBC Commissioner Prof Abdi Guliye lifted the lid off a series of clandestine meetings hours before William Ruto was declared President-elect. Appearing before Justice Aggrey Muchelule commission,…
UHURU on the spot after RAILA’s declaration not to recognize RUTO as president – Look!
Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – Former Prime Minister Raila Odinga’s remarks on not recognising the legitimacy of President William Ruto and his government, have put the former Head of State Uhuru Kenyatta on…