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Mobile Journalism Marks Anniversary with Wanadata Training
Mobilejournalism.co.ke yesterday marked its first anniversary with a training to Wanadata journalists in PineTree Plaza along Ngong road. The training was aimed at offering journalism skills in mobile journalism 360; a concept that focuses on an individual's empowerment to shoot, edit and even publish a story using a mobile phone. Wanadata
Read MoreWHY IT IS A PERILIOUS TIME TO ASSUME MOBILE IN AFRICA
Omath Victor According to Hootsuite 2018 digital report, there are 4.021 billion internet users in Africa, out of this, 3.196 billion are active social media users. This is an increase of 20% and 12% respectively from 2017. Eastern African has a 27% internet penetration, needless to say Kenya leading in the
Read MoreThis is to a Greater MoJo Africa Team
My lady friends had always complained about my rare smile. Of course, very few, dared (approach me and) talk about it. And so, when I posted on my status a day after the first Media Conference Mobile Journalism conducted in July 2018, I was congratulated you would think I had
Read MoreAttackers defeated in hotel siege, Kenya’s president says
After at least 16 hours of bloody mayhem, Kenyan security forces have "prevailed over" the terrorist gunmen who had besieged Nairobi's Desuit Complex along Riverside Drive, President Uhuru Kenyatta said on Wednesday. In a nationally televised address, Kenyatta declared Kenya "still united" even in the face of the attack. "We have dealt
Read MoreFEAR, UNCERTAINTY AND ANXIETY GRIP KENYANS AS RESCUE OPERATIONS DRAGS 10 HOURS LATTER
Omath Victor At around 3:24 pm in what can be confirmed from the CCTV footages released by the Dusit Hotel management, four gunmen were spotted shooting their way into the hotel, firing aimlessly at innocent civilians and workers at the 14 Riverside upscale hotel. In a quick response, a multi-agency team of
Read MoreMatingi: all affected buildings secured, Kenya is safe
The Cabinet Secretary for internal security Fred Mating'i, has now announced that police officers have taken control of all the buildings affected by the attack along 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi today afternoon. Flanked by high powered government delegation, speaking to journalist on the steps of Harambee house tonight, Mating'i has
Read MoreSeveral Questions Unanswered as Second Attack Takes Place in Nairobi
On 21st September 2013 during the Westgate terror attack, a Recce squad officer was shot down by an army officer during a rescue operation in the mall. The incident historically doubles as one of the most failed inter- agency operations by security agencies in Kenya. The occurrence led to the
Read MoreBoinnet, be warned against sharing images of the attack
The Inspector General of police Joseph Boinnet has now put on notice all Kenyans sharing images of the ongoing attack at Duisit Complex along 14 Riverside Drive in Nairobi. According to Boinnet, sharing the images of the attack on social media is one way of aiding the attackers in perpetuating the
Read MoreDusit Complex along 14 Riverside Drive – Nairobi under attack
Security officers in Nairobi were on Tuesday afternoon battling armed assailants who staged an attack at 14 Riverside Drive in Dusit Complex, Westlands area in Nairobi. Addressing journalists amid the attack, Inspector General of Police Joseph Boinnet said, that attackers are still holed up in unidentified room in the complex. According
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