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John-Allan Namu retweeted
The Constitution sometimes wins! Today, we got judgment in favour of residents of Ramula-Munungo-Uranga, Siaya County from Environment & Land Court on @shanta_gold’s activities!🕺🏿
Constitutional rights aren’t a suggestion✌🏿Next, Vihiga @otienowill @gichohi_waweru @johnallannamu?
Excellent piece here by @bonareri_tracy on what's been happeing in Ramula - Siaya, between Shanta gold and residents of the town. From fake land consent forms to trumped up charges and killings, to the seeming tacit approval of impunity by the state, what should be an opportunity for mutual benefit is turning into a land and power grab - for gold. youtube.com/watch?v=Nnuu7OFV… @HassanAliJoho
Your contribution to journalism has been IMMENSE! You will be missed @YvonneOkwara
Thank you all of you; thank you for allowing me to practice my journalism as fearlessly as possible. I will miss all of you terribly. I’ll leave it at that before I go viral for crying on TV🥹😭, which wouldn’t be a bad thing after all – @YvonneOkwara's final words as she signs off from Citizen TV
We wish you all the very best in your next endeavours!
John-Allan Namu retweeted
Thank you all of you; thank you for allowing me to practice my journalism as fearlessly as possible. I will miss all of you terribly. I’ll leave it at that before I go viral for crying on TV🥹😭, which wouldn’t be a bad thing after all – @YvonneOkwara's final words as she signs off from Citizen TV
We wish you all the very best in your next endeavours!
John-Allan Namu retweeted
Mr. Kevin Wekesa was named runner-up for his efforts beyond the rugby pitch, championing climate action using sports to promote recycling, reduce plastic waste & inspire young people to protect the planet. His work demonstrates how athletes can turn influence into action for SDGs
Good to see some of the reactions to Serbia and Brazil: that it takes dedicated organising to win an election. What will it take to change a system? To fix an economy? To challenge a deeply unfair global (dis)order? To renew a social commitment to the values Kenyans agreed represent them? Just as important, who will it take beyond politicians for this to happen? Kenya is in an argument between its past and its future - how it goes depends on who shows up to argue.
John-Allan Namu retweeted
Following the High Court’s landmark murder conviction of Paul Mackenzie, understanding how radicalisation takes root is critical to ensuring a tragedy like Shakahola never happens again.
Community Organizer & Communications Specialist @aqueerian and Clinical Psychologist @FraoKathambana joined @moigewilliam to break down the six pillars of radicalisation, the boundary where voluntary devotion becomes coercion, and what Kenya must do from a psychological and community level to protect the vulnerable.
Catch the full episode now on our YouTube channel.
John-Allan Namu retweeted
We need to pay attention, people are providing blueprints of how to change their countries:
The 140 seats won by the Serbian student party will be taken up not by students, but by academics & public figures from pre-chosen pool of 250 experts, selected by student plenums.
Celebrations have erupted in the streets of Serbia's capital Belgrade, after long-standing leader Aleksandar Vučić admitted defeat to a student-led protest movement in snap parliamentary elections. Read more: bbc.in/4BwV5ga
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Today on #TheBigPicturePodcast, we sit down with Community Organizer & Communications Specialist @aqueerian and Clinical Psychologist @FraoKathambana to unpack the High Court conviction of Paul Mackenzie. We discuss the six pillars of cult radicalisation, religious sycophancy, how poverty creates vulnerability, and the state of survivor rehabilitation.
Catch the episode live at 6PM on YouTube and X.
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When community members in Siaya rejected Shanta Gold's land acquisition, state security stepped in.
Local activist Silas Asitiba was arrested at gunpoint, paraded on DCI social media, and had his phones seized, with court orders to return it ignored.
Was the police doing their job or we're they weaponized to silence committee members genuinely opposing land consents? #LandGoldandPower
SIAYA UNLAWFUL DEMO MOBILIZER CORNERED IN DRINKING DEN
Gem Sub County detectives have arrested the key mobilizer behind the violent demonstrations witnessed in Yala on April 6, 2026, in a well-coordinated raid.
Acting on pinpoint intelligence, the detectives raided a local drinking den in Ramula where the suspect, 30-year-old Silas Asitiba, was apprehended.
Asitiba is believed to be the primary architect and mobilizer of the rowdy group that descended upon Ramula Police Post, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
The suspect is currently in custody, undergoing processing, and is set to face a litany of charges, including: Arson, Assault, Malicious damage to property, Incitement to violence among others.
The hunt is far from over, as detectives are currently hot on the trail of several other accomplices who organised and funded the chaos.
The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) advises the public to refrain from participating in unlawful demonstration. While the right to picket is constitutionally guaranteed, the transition into criminality, hooliganism, and the targeting of police installations will be met with the full force of the law.
#FichuaKwaDCI. Call 0800 722 203 (Toll-free) or WhatsApp at 0709 570 000 to report anonymously. Usiogope!
John-Allan Namu retweeted
#France has reported the first documented case of a human infection with #Shamonda virus, a virus only previously detected in animals.
The patient was immunocompromised, which made them more vulnerable to infection and severe disease, and unfortunately died. My heartfelt condolences to their loved ones.
Shamonda virus primarily affects animals such as cattle, sheep, goats and horses. The virus is thought to spread between animals by the bites of a midge, which is a small fly-like insect. Further studies are needed to fully understand transmission.
The French patient was in an area where the Shamonda virus was circulating in animals and where Culicoides midges were also present.
@WHO is in contact with French authorities who are collecting information to better understand the source of infection in the first human patient, possible routes of transmission and any potential risk to public health.
John-Allan Namu retweeted
Nigeria has confirmed one case of Ebola disease in the Federal Capital Territory. The patient, a woman who recently arrived on an international flight from Uganda, had been receiving treatment at a private hospital before the diagnosis was confirmed on Tuesday.
John-Allan Namu retweeted
Who gets to shape Africa’s story? Let’s talk.
Join us at the inaugural Open African Tribune – East Media Forum for an engaging conversation on how journalists can connect, collaborate and tell stories that shape Africa’s future.
Featuring media personalities @lillian_muli, @johnallannamu, @TerryanneChebet and @MariamBishar as panel moderator, the forum will explore the power of journalism and the importance of telling Africa’s stories with impact.
📅 29 October 2026
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:30 PM
📍 Hyatt Regency, Westlands, Nairobi
#OATEast #MediaForum #AfricanMedia #Journalism #Storytelling
John-Allan Namu retweeted
SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT | John-Allan Namu
Can Africa’s public institutions and oversight mechanisms strengthen democracy, or are they becoming instruments of regression?
Meet John-Allan Namu, investigative journalist and co-founder of Africa Uncensored, who brings 20 years of experience uncovering issues of power, accountability, and public interest.
A former Special Projects Editor at Kenya Television Network (KTN) and a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University, John-Allan Namu brings a critical perspective on the role of investigative journalism in holding public institutions to account.
He joins the High-Level Dialogue on Public Institutions and Oversight in Africa as a speaker on 28th October 2026 in Nairobi.
Register through bit.ly/47zRcJs to join the conversation on strengthening accountability and democratic governance in Africa.
#AII13 #Accountability #AfricaIntegrityIndicators #IntegrityNarratives #GovernanceInAfrica
Excellent piece here by @bonareri_tracy on what's been happeing in Ramula - Siaya, between Shanta gold and residents of the town. From fake land consent forms to trumped up charges and killings, to the seeming tacit approval of impunity by the state, what should be an opportunity for mutual benefit is turning into a land and power grab - for gold. youtube.com/watch?v=Nnuu7OFV… @HassanAliJoho
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Commercial gold mining in Western Kenya promises economic growth, but local communities face land dispossession and environmental disruption.
Africa Uncensored's latest investigation, #LandGoldandPower, produced by @bonareri_tracy, examines the struggle between corporate interest and a community's survival.
Watch the new documentary now on YouTube: youtu.be/Nnuu7OFVv2E?si=9PPd…
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Beneath Western Kenya's gold rush lies a quiet battle over profits, land, consent and survival. Families from Ramula to Mubana face displacement and forged agreements.
But who truly profits from the wealth underground?
Watch #LandGoldandPower, produced by @bonareri_tracy, this Sunday 18th October on YouTube