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Twitter War: Miguna Knocks-Out Slayqueen US Ambassador Kyle McCarter

LagalessAugust 18, 2019 - 11:40August 18, 2019 - 11:40

by LagalessAugust 18, 2019 - 11:40August 18, 2019 - 11:40

The self-styled NRM General Miguna Miguna differed with Slayqueen US Ambassador Kyle McCarter over employment. The US Ambassador had congratulated president Uhuru Kenyatta for telling

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Dictator Museveni To Register And Monitor Social Media Influencers

LagalessAugust 9, 2019 - 13:12August 9, 2019 - 14:18

by LagalessAugust 9, 2019 - 13:12August 9, 2019 - 14:18

Dictator Yoweri Museveni, apart from introducing a social media tax, he is now planning to register and track influencers. In a country that is badly

#VictoriaBankUnmasked: Social Media Users Condemn Finance Institution Amid Heavy Money Laundering Claims

Teddy MuneneAugust 7, 2019 - 13:10August 8, 2019 - 09:42

by Teddy MuneneAugust 7, 2019 - 13:10August 8, 2019 - 09:42

For the better part of Wednesday morning, the hashtag #VictoriaBankUnmasked was among the top trending topics online. The hashtag started by a group of concerned

Kenyan Made Electronic Ballot Box That Should’ve Been Used In The 2002 Elections

LagalessJuly 24, 2019 - 17:29July 24, 2019 - 17:32

by LagalessJuly 24, 2019 - 17:29July 24, 2019 - 17:32

By Renjit Mon (BSc.Engg.Elect.) It dates back to 2002, while Hon. Daniel ArapMoi was in his last year as the President of Kenya. I wrote

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Kenyans Troll DP Ruto’s Weston Hotel

LagalessJuly 16, 2019 - 07:14July 16, 2019 - 07:14

by LagalessJuly 16, 2019 - 07:14July 16, 2019 - 07:14

After the exposé carried on a local media house about the lacing of meat and other foods with Sodium Metabisulfite in order to prolong their

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Hackers Steal Ksh. 3.2 Billion From Japanese Cryptocurrency Exchange “Bitpoint”

Teddy MuneneJuly 12, 2019 - 08:55July 12, 2019 - 08:55

by Teddy MuneneJuly 12, 2019 - 08:55July 12, 2019 - 08:55

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Bitpoint suspended all services after losing about 3.5 billion yen (Ksh. 3.2 billion) in a hack that involved Ripple and other cryptocurrencies.

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DEVELOPING: Twitter Goes Down Just Hours Before US President Donald Trump Hosts Controversial Social Media Summit At White House

Teddy MuneneJuly 11, 2019 - 22:48July 11, 2019 - 22:48

by Teddy MuneneJuly 11, 2019 - 22:48July 11, 2019 - 22:48

Twitter users worldwide were unable to access the social-networking site Thursday, with an apparent outage that affected both mobile and web platforms. On the web,

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‘Social Media Will Go Out Of Business If They Don’t Talk About Me, US President Donald Trump Chides

LagalessJuly 11, 2019 - 19:33July 11, 2019 - 19:33

by LagalessJuly 11, 2019 - 19:33July 11, 2019 - 19:33

A few minutes ago, the President of the United States Donald Trump Tweeted about the White house social media summit. He had earlier in the

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How Embakasi West MP George Theuri Spent Ksh. 18 Million To Build A Swimming Pool — Auditor General’s Report Exposes

Teddy MuneneJuly 5, 2019 - 08:50July 5, 2019 - 08:50

by Teddy MuneneJuly 5, 2019 - 08:50July 5, 2019 - 08:50

Embakasi West MP George Theuri is on the spot over the construction of a 18 Million Shillings Swimming Pool in Umoja Primary School. Auditor general’s

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Ruto’s Assassination Saga: Court Turns Down Itumbi’s Video Evidence of La Mada Meeting

Teddy MuneneJuly 5, 2019 - 01:04July 5, 2019 - 01:04

by Teddy MuneneJuly 5, 2019 - 01:04July 5, 2019 - 01:04

Dennis Itumbi, a social media expert who operates from Deputy President William Ruto’s office now claims he has video evidence of the controversial La Mada

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Trouble For Mark Zuckerberg As Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp Go Down Worldwide

Teddy MuneneJuly 3, 2019 - 18:24July 3, 2019 - 18:24

by Teddy MuneneJuly 3, 2019 - 18:24July 3, 2019 - 18:24

Users around the world are experiencing difficulty accessing social media sites Instagram and Facebook as well as encrypted messenger WhatsApp. Those in mainland Europe seem

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Huawei will be allowed to do business with US companies again

LagalessJune 29, 2019 - 18:43June 29, 2019 - 18:43

by LagalessJune 29, 2019 - 18:43June 29, 2019 - 18:43

U.S. companies will be allowed to work with Huawei again, President Trump announced in a news conference. It’s a stunning, if not entirely surprising turnaround,

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Twitter To Censor Trump Tweets Ahead Of 2020 Election

LagalessJune 27, 2019 - 19:47June 27, 2019 - 19:47

by LagalessJune 27, 2019 - 19:47June 27, 2019 - 19:47

Twitter announced on Thursday that it would censor President Trump’s tweets going into the 2020 election by “down-ranking” those which violate their rules via algorithms.

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Twitter Reinstates User Bravin After Malicious DMCA Takedown

Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 26, 2019 - 09:13June 26, 2019 - 09:17

by Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 26, 2019 - 09:13June 26, 2019 - 09:17

Masters of the universe, Twitter, have reinstated twitter user Bravin after a malicious DMCA report that saw him suspended from the now deserted platform. Many

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Sonko Wants Facebook Traders To Start Paying Taxes

Teddy MuneneJune 25, 2019 - 18:05June 25, 2019 - 18:06

by Teddy MuneneJune 25, 2019 - 18:05June 25, 2019 - 18:06

News reaching our desk this evening is that Nairobi governor Mike Sonko wants digital entrepreneurs in his county to start paying taxes. From the 1st

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Kenyans React After MP Jaguar’s Xenophobic Remarks Video

LagalessJune 25, 2019 - 12:08June 25, 2019 - 12:08

by LagalessJune 25, 2019 - 12:08June 25, 2019 - 12:08

A viral video of Starehe Member of Parliament (MP) calling on government of Kenya (GoK) to remove Chinese, Pakistanis, Tanzania and Ugandans who have invaded

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“Uhuru Is A Murderer Just Like His Father; He Killed Thuo, Saitoti and Nkaissery”

Teddy MuneneJune 24, 2019 - 20:33June 24, 2019 - 20:33

by Teddy MuneneJune 24, 2019 - 20:33June 24, 2019 - 20:33

On Monday evening, NRM Kenya General and former Nairobi gubernatorial candidate Dr. Miguna Miguna has sent a bombshell to President Uhuru Kenyatta. According to Miguna,

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VIDEO: Nigerian Man Orders His Helicopter To Pick Him Up After He Got Stuck In Traffic

Teddy MuneneJune 24, 2019 - 01:57June 24, 2019 - 01:57

by Teddy MuneneJune 24, 2019 - 01:57June 24, 2019 - 01:57

Nigeria is home to some of Africa’s most populus cities. As a result, traffic jams in the country hit very high extremes — with drivers

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Video: Violent Turbulence Sends Airline Passengers Crashing Into Ceiling

LagalessJune 18, 2019 - 16:53June 18, 2019 - 16:53

by LagalessJune 18, 2019 - 16:53June 18, 2019 - 16:53

Frightening passenger video captured severe turbulence that sent a flight attendant and her drink cart into the ceiling during a flight from Pristina, Kosovo, to

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Why Huawei’s New Operating System Could Replace Android For Good

Teddy MuneneJune 18, 2019 - 16:36June 18, 2019 - 16:39

by Teddy MuneneJune 18, 2019 - 16:36June 18, 2019 - 16:39

Before we dive into the details of how can it be possible, let’s go back to 2012 where building their own operating system to overcome

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EMBARASSING VIDEO: Jeff Koinange Uses Explicit Language On LIVE TV

Teddy MuneneJune 16, 2019 - 22:46June 16, 2019 - 22:47

by Teddy MuneneJune 16, 2019 - 22:46June 16, 2019 - 22:47

On Sunday night, Citizen TV Presenter Jeff Koinange left hundreds of thousands of viewers in an awkward silence after he experienced a terrible blooper while

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Whatsapp To Take Legal Action Against Entities Forwarding Bulk Messages

Linus MikeJune 15, 2019 - 14:36

by Linus MikeJune 15, 2019 - 14:36

WhatsApp is one of the most popular messaging apps in the world, which also makes it all the more prone to malpractices. Recently we saw

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“I Want Mithika Linturi Dead” — Senator’s Baby Mama Declares

Teddy MuneneJune 11, 2019 - 11:37June 11, 2019 - 13:09

by Teddy MuneneJune 11, 2019 - 11:37June 11, 2019 - 13:09

Meru Senator Mithika Linturi looks like he’s in some deep baby mama shit. Screenshots of his purported ex-lover sending death threats to the former Imenti

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What’s Happening To Safaricom Network?

LagalessJune 10, 2019 - 23:24June 10, 2019 - 23:24

by LagalessJune 10, 2019 - 23:24June 10, 2019 - 23:24

A lot of people have been complaining lately that the ‘bitter option’, haiwezi. A quick look at messages from social media shows numerous complains against

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New President of El Salvador Goes on Firing Spree of Corrupt Government Officials Via Twitter

Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 8, 2019 - 11:45

by Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 8, 2019 - 11:45

SAN SALVADOR (Reuters) – As Nayib Bukele waged an underdog bid for the presidency of El Salvador, savvy use of social media helped propel his

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Twitter Lifts Suspension Of Wanjiku Revolution After Fake DMCA Takedown Expose’

Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 8, 2019 - 10:52June 8, 2019 - 10:55

by Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 8, 2019 - 10:52June 8, 2019 - 10:55

Twitter has lifted the suspension of popular account @WanjikuRevolt, Two months after suspending him after a malicious DMCA Report as we reported a few days

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Photos: Terror Group Al Shabaab Holds Games In Central Somalia Town

LagalessJune 8, 2019 - 07:51June 8, 2019 - 07:51

by LagalessJune 8, 2019 - 07:51June 8, 2019 - 07:51

The terror organisation Al Shabaab is mostly known for wanton killings, but who would have known that these merciless killers can also have a soft

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YouTube Suppresses Nazi History Videos

LagalessJune 7, 2019 - 19:55June 7, 2019 - 20:16

by LagalessJune 7, 2019 - 19:55June 7, 2019 - 20:16

The site’s torrid week shows what a challenge moderation has become for big tech firms. The news YouTube announced new rules around hate speech on

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Facebook suspends app pre-installs on Huawei phones

Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 7, 2019 - 11:49

by Cyprian, Is NyakundiJune 7, 2019 - 11:49

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Facebook Inc is no longer allowing pre-installation of its apps on Huawei phones, the latest blow for the Chinese tech giant

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Video: Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko Goes LIVE On Facebook Minutes After Getting Kicked Out Of Citizen TV Studios

Teddy MuneneJune 5, 2019 - 23:30June 6, 2019 - 10:57

by Teddy MuneneJune 5, 2019 - 23:30June 6, 2019 - 10:57

Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko went LIVE on Facebook just moments after his controversial interview on Citizen TV’s #JKLive was brought to a premature end. Sonko