Ex-Obama White House adviser arrested for allegedly stealing over Ksh.20 million

By CNN,

A former White House senior adviser for the Obama administration who helped found a network of charter schools is accused of allegedly stealing over $...

Obama administration , Seth Andrew , White House

North Korea missile launch tests Biden administration, Japan Olympics

By Reuters,

North Korea launched two ballistic missiles into the sea near Japan on Thursday, Japan’s prime minister said, fueling tension ahead of the Tokyo Oly...

North Korea

Suspected Chinese hackers stole camera footage from African Union – memo

By Reuters,

As diplomats gathered at the African Union headquarters earlier this year to prepare for its annual leaders’ summit, employees of the international ...

AFRICAN UNION , Hackers

China is installing surveillance cameras outside people’s front doors…and sometimes inside their homes

By CNN,

The morning after Ian Lahiffe returned to Beijing, he found a surveillance camera being mounted on the wall outside his apartment door. Its lens was p...

china , surveillance camera , Weibo

JKUAT closed indefinitely following student unrest

By Ian Omondi,

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) has been closed until further notice following student unrest. JKUAT Deputy Vice Cha...

demonstrations , JKUAT , JKUSA , student unrest

JKUAT students protest alleged rise of insecurity incidents

By Ian Omondi,

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT) students on Monday morning took to the streets in protest against alleged security conc...

demonstration , JKUAT , Juja Police station , student unrest

Buy your laptops, phones from registered vendors to avoid arrest – DCI warns

By Benjamin Muriuki,

The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) has warned the public against buying electronic gadgets including mobile phones, laptops and TV sets ...

DCI , laptops

Smart gas cooking seeks to break African cities’ dirty charcoal habit

By VOA,

The widespread use of charcoal for cooking in African cities can cause devastating damage to forests up to 300 kilometers away, scientist Sebastian Ro...

charcoal , digital platform , forests , mobile money , pay-as-you-go (PAYG) system , Smart gas

An entire nation just got hacked

By CNN,

Asen Genov is pretty furious. His personal data was made public this week after records of more than 5 million Bulgarians got stolen by hackers from...

bulgaria , Clearswift , hacking

Role of blockchain in the face of cyber threats

By Moses Ngugi,

Blockchain technology is fast gaining acceptance all over the world. This sudden change of fortune for technology that has been in existence since ...

blockchain , Cyber security , hacking

US charges 2 chinese engineers with stealing trade secrets

By VOA,

The Justice Department on Tuesday announced indictments against two Chinese nationals accused of working together to steal trade secrets from General ...

chinese

Teary Twalib Mbarak vows to dismantle cartels sabotaging EACC

By Citizen Reporter,

The Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission CEO nominee Mbarak Twalib on Friday vowed to resign if anyone attempts to interfere with his work. The f...

EACC , Halakhe Waqo , JLAC , Mbarak Twalib , MUMO MATEMU , Philip K. B. Kinusu , vetting

Trump administration escalates trade secrets fight with China

By CNN,

The Trump administration is stepping up its efforts to target China over economic espionage, simultaneously announcing a new initiative to combat trad...

china , Chinese President Xi Jinping , economic espionage , Fujian Jinhua , US President Donald Trump

Kenyan schools turn to biometric systems to keep students safe

By Wilkister Nyabwa,

A section of schools have now turned to technology using a biometric sign-in system and CCTV cameras to monitor their students. This follows severa...

biometric

Two arrested with bhang worth Ksh.12M in Thika

By Citizen Reporter,

Police officers from Makongeni Police Station in Thika, Kiambu County, on Sunday confiscated bhang worth Ksh.12 million. The officers who were on ...

Bhang confiscated , Kiambu County , kisii estate , MAKONGENI POLICE STATION , Police Commander Adiel Nyange , Thika , Thika-Garissa road

Police arrest fourth suspect in Ksh.50M KCB Thika bank heist

By Ann Ngige Nyamu,

Police have arrested a fourth suspect in the Ksh.50 million KCB Thika bank branch heist last month. The suspect, Shem Karani Kirimi, a student at J...

000 Tanzania shillings , 1311 US dollars , 340 Great Britain Pounds , 40 South Africa rand , 46 , 5 Canadian Dollars , 85 Australia dollars , KCB Thika branch , kiambu , Marurui estate , Sh 50 Million theft , suspects , Thika OCPD Willy Simba

Moi: Jubilee cost me Ksh 3.8 million in aborted chopper deal

By Bernadine Tiemoi,

Baringo Senator, Gideon Moi, has claimed that the government sabotaged his efforts of acquiring a surveillance aircraft, which “would have been used...

Pressure mounts on Uber and CEO after missteps

By AFP,

After a series of embarrassing revelations, ridesharing giant Uber faces challenges in keeping growth on track, with top executive Travis Kalanick lik...

Alphabet , business , give up control , good will , Investors , law evading software , legal battles , New York University's Stern School of Business , ride sharing , stolen technology , taxi hailing service , transport , Travis Kalanick , uber

U.S. accuses Chinese citizens of hacking law firms, insider trading

By Reuters,

Three Chinese citizens have been criminally charged in the United States with trading on confidential corporate information obtained by hacking into n...

Pastor arrested over laptop theft

By Kilango Francis,

A man identified as Pastor Stephen Ochieng' has been arrested by police in Ruiru after he was allegedly linked to the theft of laptops from universi...

crime , laptop theft