Mkenya Mzalendo, Author at Kenya Monitor

Technical University Engineering alumni’s impending court case triggers varsity to suspend course

Former President Mwai Kibaki formally awarding Technical University of Kenya (TUK) its Mace, symbolizing the charter. Photo courtesy of www.tukenya.ac.ke A de...

TNA throws a rotten egg on its own face

TNA nominated Senator Joy Gwendo. Photo courtesy of www.the-star.co.ke The National Alliance (TNA) Party of Kenya has thrown a rotten egg on its own face by...

Nakuru lady cries after doctor ‘terminates’ her pregnancy

This is the story of Mary* a 20 year old lady from Nakuru who was allegedly forced to believe she had lost her pregnancy when her baby was still alive. And even...

Kenyan refers to politicians as the real homosexuals

A silhoute image of homosexuals. In the video the man argues homosexuals are those that destroy the country through corruption (Photo: Fotosearch). Who are Ke...

Stay safe online despite heightened cyber surveillance

Protect your data in an era of heightened surveillance. (wired.co.uk) If you have been following the news lately, you may have come across the recent expose o...

How Hacking Team software is used to track down dissidents and activists

Galileo Control Panel showing device surveillance options. (citizenlab.org) The Hacking Group was recently exposed by Wikileaks which published files that i...

Hacking Team expose reveals Kenyan actors

One of the systems that is sold to governments Wikileaks once again has come to the limelight after exposing the Hacking Team secret files. The Italian survei...

Human lapses worsen Kenya’s security threats

Mandera Town (ww.maash-shaikh.blogspot.com) On the 6th of July 2015, Kenya woke up to breaking news of yet another terror attack in the town of Garissa. At le...

Moses Kuria incites his constituents to violence

Moses Kuria (www.the-star.co.ke) From his days as a Jubilee strategist, Moses Kuria’s rise to notoriety is a matter of public knowledge. He was in and out o...

Nakuru radio station repeats Classic 105’s HIV/AIDS bust: Part 2

Ciku Muiruri and Classic 105 were fined Ksh. 800,000 in 2010 for a similar programme (Photo: Google). For part 1 of this article, click here. With a comp...

Nakuru radio station repeats Classic 105’s HIV/AIDS bust: Part 1

The Nakuru radio 'busted' a man live on air for allegedly having an extra marital affair with his house girl (Photo: Google). A Nakuru based radio station, He...

Refund our NHIF money before negotiations, Egerton staff tell government

A photo of the NHIF building in Nairobi. Most workers are opposing new NHIF rates that were announced in April this year (Photo: diasporadical/Google). Egerto...

Nakuru County Government should give a status report of the free wifi project

A man attends the Madaraka Day celebrations at the Afraha Stadium, Nakuru, last week where the County Government pointed out the WiFi as one of their successes...

Blogger Bogonko Bosire still missing, about two years since disappearing

Bogonko Bosire On Sunday 7th of June, a trending topic #WhereIsBogonkoBosire brought to memory something we may have forgotten in recent times. Controversial ...

Shimo la Tewa prison a radicalisation hotspot

Inmates inside Shimo La Tewa prison (Reumac) Shimo La Tewa is the only maximum security prison in the Coast province holding the hardest, most dangerous convi...