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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 MoreOmath 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 MoreThe 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 MoreOn 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 MoreThe 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 MoreSecurity 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
Read MoreDear world, Receive my humble salutations. I come bearing good or bad news, depends on how you’re willing to take them. The millennials are kind of fed up with your judgments. We appreciate the generations that came before us: especially, those who fought for our soul food; freedom. We are quite
Read MoreThe glossy black Land Rover Discovery barrels down the highway with a hum towards the city, effortlessly taking on the seemingly endless stretch of asphalt. It's been a long journey but it's about to come to an end. Jalang'o, born Phelix Odiwuor, sits comfortably in the driver's seat, one hand
Read MoreI’ve read stories, watched movies and sat at the feet of historians. The tales of how our forefathers fought our independence as a continent reflect the true nature of Africans. Brave. Brawn. Brains. Yet after many years of our purported independence, nay, neocolonialism, we have not been able to open our borders
Read MoreMobile Journalism Africa welcomes you to the year 2019. Mobile devices are revolutionizing storytelling. Journalists and trained communication experts are using them to tell stories from different locations at different times altogether. These devices, we choose to call Pocket Studios,are the new way of doing stories. For modern-day storytellers like us it is a
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