‘Quack doctor’ Mugo wa Wairimu fined Ksh.1.4M or serve 11 years in prison

By Dzuya Walter,

'Quack doctor' Mugo wa Wairimu was on Wednesday fined Ksh.1.4 million or serve 11 years in prison for running an unlicensed clinic. Mugo was charge...

Milimani Law courts , Mugo wa Wairimu , Prestige Hospital

New Nollywood film ‘Oloture’ sheds light on human trafficking in Nigeria

By CNN,

Dressed in a transparent and colorful blouse, a sex worker in Lagos, the commercial center of Nigeria jumps out the window of a room at a party to avo...

Netflix , oloture

Facebook faces hate speech crisis in India

By CNN,

Facebook is facing multiple simultaneous controversies in the United States, particularly around disinformation, hate speech and political bias. But t...

facebook , India

Reports on GEMA politicians meeting at Thika Greens to discuss Uhuru succession is fake news- Moses Kuria

By Tonny Ndungu,

Political leaders drawn from the Mt Kenya region on Friday evening met at Kirinyaga Senator Charles Kibiru's home smack in the swanky Thika Greens res...

Moses Kuria , Mt Kenya region

Trump and Biden clash over U.S. wildfires as campaign turns to climate change

By Reuters,

Joe Biden branded President Donald Trump a “climate arsonist” on Monday for refusing to acknowledge global warming’s role in deadly wildfires sw...

Donald Trump , Joe Biden , Wildfires

Ex-Garsen MP Danson Mungatana arrested at a Nairobi hotel

By Citizen Reporter,

Ex-Garsen MP Danson Mungatana has been arrested at a Nairobi hotel over allegations of obtaining money by false pretence. Also Read: Former Garsen ...

mungatana

Serial killer confesses to over 50 murders

By Tonny Ndungu,

An Indian serial killer who admitted his involvement in the murder of more than 50 taxi drivers whose bodies were dumped in a crocodile-infested canal...

serial killer

CS Kagwe: Not everyone is an expert on COVID-19

By Citizen Reporter,

Health CS Mutahi Kagwe has decried false claims doing rounds on social media on how to treat COVID-19. This comes hours after a controversial video...

coronavirus , hydroxychloroquine , Stella Immanuel

Social media giants remove Dr Stella Immanuel video over false coronavirus claims on hydroxychloroquine

By CNN,

A video featuring Dr Stella Immanuel alongside colleagues from America's Frontline Doctors making false and dubious claims related to the coronavirus ...

coronavirus , hydroxychloroquine , Stella Immanuel

Interior Ministry dismisses claims that CS Matiang’i is hospitalised

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Interior Ministry has dismissed reports alleging that Cabinet  Secretary Dr. Fred Matiang'i is admitted in hospital. “To all members of the ...

Fred Matiang'i , interior ministry

Multichoice partners with UN to switch off misinformation

By Kepha Muiruri,

The continental based Multichoice Group has teamed up the United Nations in supporting its global COVID-19  awareness campaign launched on Tuesday. ...

fake news , Multichoice Group

Russia offered Taliban fighters cash rewards to kill US, UK troops in Afghanistan

By CNN,

Russian intelligence officers for the military intelligence GRU recently offered money to Taliban militants in Afghanistan as rewards if they killed U...

John Ratcliffe , President Donald Trump , Taliban Militants , US intelligence , White House

OPINION: COVID-19 crisis presents opportunity for Kenya to rethink

By Guest Writer,

By Allan Chesang Disruption. That is probably the most (mis)used word of the quarter - and rightfully so. I bet we can all agree that with a...

OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news

By Guest Writer,

By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...

BBC , coronavirus , COVID-19 , ebola , fake news , who

Facebook and Instagram will allow US users to block political ads

By Reuters,

Ahead of what's certain to be a contentious US presidential election, Facebook and Instagram said they will let US users turn off political ads in the...

facebook , instagram

Facebook will start labeling pages and posts from state-controlled media

By CNN,

Facebook will start labeling the pages, posts and advertisements of state-controlled media outlets, the company announced Thursday. The labels will...

facebook

Gunman was disguised as police officer and killed people he pulled over

By CNN,

The man behind a deadly Nova Scotia rampage, which began in the quiet town of Portapique on Cobequid Bay, disguised himself as a police officer as he ...

Gabriel Wortman

MP John Kiarie grilled at DCI office over fake coronavirus tweet

By Tonny Ndungu,

Dagoretti South MP John Kiarie has been released from police custody after he was summoned over an alarming tweet on coronavirus. Also Read: Kenyan...

cs kagwe , John Kiarie

Goldenscape founder Peter Wangai arrested over fake greenhouse deals

By Ian Omondi,

Detectives from the Serious Crimes Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) on Thursday arrested Goldenscape Group Limited boss Peter ...

Kenya denies report claiming 6 million German army masks were stolen at JKIA

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Kenyan government has dismissed reports claiming that a shipment of 6 million coronavirus prevention masks meant for the German army mysteriously ...

German masks , jkia