Makinia Juma Sylvia

On 18 April 2024, Kenya’s Chief of Defence Forces Gen Francis Ogolla was killed in a helicopter crash in Elgeyo Marakwet county, about 400 kilometres northwest of the capital, Nairobi. Ogolla died along with nine officers, while two others survived. Social media platforms were subsequently f...

A graphic circulating on social media in Kenya appears to rank the most preferred leaders in the country’s Mount Kenya region. The graphic features the name and logo of Trends and Insights for Africa (Tifa Research), a polling and market research company. It also lists three of the region’s l...

An image of what appears to be the front page of Kenya’s Star newspaper has been posted online with the headline: “Peter Kenneth leads Rigathi in Mt. Kenya.” The front page is dated 10 April 2024 and features a picture of Kenya’s former lawmaker Peter Kenneth. The subheading reads: “...

“7 point summary of the NADCO report,” reads text at the top of a graphic allegedly published by the Star newspaper in Kenya. The graphic features a photo of Kimani Ichung’wah, the majority leader in Kenya’s national assembly. The seven points in the graphic are: Cost of li...