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Nairobi Businessman Kakan Maiyo arrested over viral anti-police TikTok video
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 10, 2025

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations said Maiyo was inciting violence against police officers through videos posted on his TikTok account.

Kenya moves to shield consumers from online market abuses with tough new bill
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 07, 2025

CAK boss David Kem noted that digital platforms have increasingly become hotspots for sophisticated anti-competitive practices, with businesses using...

Media stakeholders demand safer conditions, policy overhaul
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jul 05, 2025

KEG President Zubeidah Kananu appealed to the government to stop intimidating media houses and allow journalists to operate freely.

MPs reject proposed media code, cite threats to press freedom
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 04, 2025

According to Information, Communication and Digital Economy Cabinet Secretary William Kabogo, the proposal was developed with input from key media sta...

CS William Kabogo defends media shutdown during June 25 protests, says ‘it was to shield children’
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 04, 2025

According to CS William Kabogo, while the protests started peacefully, they escalated in the afternoon, prompting the Communications Authority to inte...

How artificial intelligence deepfakes, disinformation could shape Kenya’s 2027 elections
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 30, 2025

Deepfakes, cheap fakes, and fake news are increasingly being used as easily and cheaply produced tools of deception, leaving vulnerable citizens shock...

Kenya’s June 25 protests reveal Gen Z-state rift amid crackdown, media censorship
DW News  |  Jun 29, 2025

Young people, mostly from Gen Z (born in the late 1990s to early 2010s), have grown increasingly alienated from the government as confrontations escal...

X officially bans hashtags in all promoted posts
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 27, 2025

The decision is part of a broader push to streamline the visual experience for users, with Musk stating that the goal is to make adverts feel more org...

MCK condemns Communications Authority's broadcast ban, calls for immediate restoration of TV signals
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

MCK CEO David Omwoyo described the directive as an “unwarranted overreach” and praised broadcasters for upholding the 2025 Code of Conduct for Media P...

KHRC, Katiba Institute sue Communications Authority of Kenya over ban on live protest coverage
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

The organisations said they had filed an urgent judicial review application at the High Court in Nairobi to challenge what they termed an unconstituti...

Communications Authority shuts down TV signals over protest coverage in major crackdown on press freedom
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

Several media stations, including NTV, KTN, and Citizen TV, confirmed that their signals were disrupted or their transmission infrastructure tampered...

Media houses resume live broadcast of protests despite government threat
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 25, 2025

This is not the first time the Communications Authority has threatened broadcasters. A similar warning was issued in 2024 during the anti-Finance Bill...

Gov't orders TV, radio stations to stop live broadcasting of ongoing countrywide protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 25, 2025

The authority referenced Article 33(2) and Article 34(1) of the Constitution, as well as Section 46I of the Kenya Information and Communications Act,...

Journalists urge police and protesters to respect press freedom during June 25 protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 24, 2025

The MCK cautioned both police and protesters against targeting journalists, stressing that they play a vital role in informing the public and must be...

Tanzania’s digital dissenters face crackdown as election nears
Mwangi Maina  |  Jun 23, 2025

Over the weekend, police in Arusha detained Jackson Kabalo, 32, and Joseph Mrindoko, 37, accusing the two content creators of "improper use of social...

MMU student in girlfriend’s murder case declared unfit to stand trial, court orders re-evaluation
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Jun 23, 2025

In a report filed in court, Mathari National Teaching and Referral Hospital concluded that Mutinda is mentally unstable following a psychiatric evalua...

Killed over someone else’s post? Albert Ojwang’s digital footprints challenge police narrative
Africa Uncensored  |  Jun 17, 2025

However, an open-source investigation of Ojwang’s social media activity did not find any posts linking his X account to the defamatory hashtag. On the...

How to increase your phone storage without deleting photos
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Jun 14, 2025

A range of innovative and accessible solutions exists to expand storage or manage media more efficiently.

From stalls to screens: Eastleigh traders power quiet digital revolution through social media
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 15, 2025

From modest corner shops to multi-million-shilling wholesalers, businesses here are increasingly turning to social media to attract a broader and more...

Mudavadi's visa warning to Kenyan youth sparks social media storm
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 08, 2025

Many others dismissed it as tone-deaf and hypocritical, accusing the government of deflecting attention from its own failures.

Tanzania blocks social media platform X over pornographic content
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 04, 2025

The government said the deliberate move aims to protect public morals and uphold national laws governing online content.

Sifuna tells Ruto to retract apology to Tanzania, pull out of AFCON co-hosting over activists' abuse claims
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 04, 2025

Sifuna urged the government to take firm action, including banning the leadership of Tanzania’s ruling party, Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM), from visiting...

National Assembly rejects Senate push to raise county allocation by Sh60 billion
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jun 03, 2025

Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah urged members to reject the revised figures proposed by the Senate, citing fiscal limitations and a sharp deviation...

MCK condemns assault on journalists during Madaraka Day celebrations in Homa Bay
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 01, 2025

Omwoyo criticised the hostile treatment of the journalists, saying it undermines the constitutional right to media freedom. He added that the journali...

Social media platforms “failed to adequately moderate genocidal content” during Tigray war, study finds
Addis Standard  |  May 30, 2025

The study noted that “even those who had appropriate linguistic and cultural knowledge did not identify harmful content on social media if they did no...

Man accused of killing MMU student Sylvia Kemunto charged in Kibera court, denied bond
Carolyne Kubwa  |  May 29, 2025

The court was told that Mutinda is a flight risk, having allegedly fled the university after the crime and contacted a prosecution witness to express...

Kenya-Tanzania rift over activist’s deportation sparks regional reckoning on free expression
Mwangi Maina  |  May 28, 2025

Kenyans, particularly on social media, reacted not with silence but with satire: memes, parodies, and comedic impersonations of Tanzanian President Sa...

Kenyan, Tanzanian MPs find unity in song at National Prayer Breakfast amid regional tensions
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 28, 2025

National Assembly Majority Whip Sylvanus Osoro confirmed the Tanzanian leaders' attendance and invited them to join the Kenyan and Ugandan delegations...

WhatsApp launches Chat Media Hub on web to simplify access to shared media
Margaret Wanjiru  |  May 27, 2025

The new Chat Media Hub changes that by consolidating all shared content in one place, presented in a clean, gallery-style layout that allows for quick...

Tanzanian MPs defend President Samia amid Kenyan backlash over activists' detention, deportation
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 27, 2025

MPs said the government’s actions as necessary and said Tanzania was acting within its rights to protect its national interests.

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