In 2013, reports surfaced about FinFisher (FinSpy), an invasive spyware tool developed by the Anglo-German company Gamma International for surveillance purposes. The system was later hacked, leading to a leak of its customer data, which showed Kenya’s NIS as a client 🧵 FinFisher had the capability to record Skype calls, steal social media log in credentials, and remotely activate a device’s webcam & microphone to capture conversations. The spyware was reportedly used to target human rights defenders in countries like Bahrain, Ethiopia, & UAE.

Picture this: you log in to LinkedIn to look for a job, and you find thousands of postings from companies promising digital work opportunities. Excited, you apply and hope for the best. You may end up getting ‘accepted’, but you may not actually do any work, or get paid, for that matter. On the surface, these job listings sound enticing: “Help shape the future of AI,” “Get paid for your expertise,” “Take part in a part-time, remote, freelance project.” But beneath the promises lies a very different motive.

Daisy Dunga’s life was changed one day, after a party that she went to following an invitation from her cousin went in a direction that she could not possibly anticipate. #CensoredIdentities Daisy had to move from Korogocho, where she lived with her aunt, to her rural home in Western Kenya after nude photos and videos of her were shared online. #CensoredIdentities

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A THREAD 🧵 For the students at Alliance Girls' High School, one of Kenya’s most elite public schools, Peter Ayiro was the Christian Union patron. He taught German and History. He was seen by many as a paragon of virtue, a spiritual guide with a deep influence, especially over vulnerable students seeking a sense of belonging and purpose.

Albert Ojwang was a teacher, a father, a football fan - and an influencer. On 7th June 2025, he was arrested. A few hours later, he was dead. Police claimed he posted defamatory content. But the digital evidence tells a different story. Kenya’s Inspector General, Douglas Kanja, told the Senate that Albert was behind posts with the hashtag #MafiaPolice. But an analysis of his now-deleted X account, @finest_likoni, found no trace of that. Instead, he was promoting #TransformingKajiado that day.

It all started in 2004 when the people of Yafunga and other villages in DRC’s Isangi territory signed off their land rights to American investors. In return, they were promised schools, roads, and hospitals. For 20 years, the people of Yafunga have waited for promises made by American investors who took their land in the name of conservation.[THREAD] The land first went to Société Africaine de Bois (Safbois), a logging company. Later, it was converted into a carbon offsetting project by Jadora, another company owned by the same American family - the Blattners.

On a seemingly uneventful day, Fidelia Kathini received an unexpected message from her mother. It said that her missing daughter, Shantel, would be at the back entrance of a mosque near OTC, wearing a black hijab to distinguish her from the other children, who would be dressed in white.
#TheVanishingKidsofMukuru
Shantel, just five years old, had vanished from their home after allegedly being lured with snacks by a woman Fidelia identified as Agripinna Luhatse - the prime suspect in the child's disappearance. According to Fidelia, Agripinna took Shantel from their courtyard in Mukuru kwa Reuben, where she had been playing with her sister, Carol. #TheVanishingKidsofMukuru

On the morning of July 18th, 2023, Flora Wambeti left home to assist a relative harvest maize in Thika town. While in the middle of this chore, she received a call that a breakdown truck had arrived at her plot to remove the container they had placed there years ago. #TitleDeals
At first, Flora thought this was an attempt to steal the container that she and her husband James owned on plot number 18/11 in Thika. However, the situation was much more complicated, as they soon found out. #TitleDeals

When Charles Wambua, a local diver from Kware, was approached by Peris Keya—a woman claiming that her sister Josephine had appeared to her in a dream and revealed that she was at the Kware dumpsite—he could not have imagined the horror that awaited him. What he uncovered were mutilated, decomposing bodies of women, all stuffed into sacks tied with identical ribbons. #JusticeOnHold
Kware, located in Embakasi Constituency, borders Mukuru kwa Njenga, and is named after a disused quarry, which has since been converted into a dumpsite. In July of this year, Kware became the center of nationwide attention following the discovery of sacks containing human remains. #JusticeOnHold

A secret cabal of players within the agrochemical industry has used its influence to suppress critics and push the sale of harmful chemicals, some of which have been linked to diseases like Parkinson’s across the globe. Jedidah Nkirote and her family have witnessed the devastating effects of these pesticides firsthand. #PoisonPR
Jedidah, a second-year Human Resource Management student at Karatina University, spends her long holiday working at an eatery in Timau, determined to raise the fees for her next semester while her peers enjoy their break. #PoisonPR

On the 2nd November 2023, Judith Kawira, surrounded by friends and family stood in front of a camera, to take the last pictures she would ever take with her daughter - whose life had been cut short just over a week earlier. A death caused by neglect and lack of financial accountability from the government. #FangsofCorruption
In September 2023, the national treasury gazetted the appointment of a committee to verify outstanding debts owed to suppliers from 2005 - 2022. This is after it was noted that pending bills have resulted in lost opportunities for the people, businesses, and the entire economy of Kenya. #FangsofCorruption

Some background on the #BullaKaratasi massacre of 1980:

On Sunday, November 2nd, 2018, Johnson Welimo, a District Officer for Dadaab Division, was gunned down in Liboi, Garissa District. His death set in motion what was going to happen over the next few days.

#ForgottenMassacre Mr Welimo, a career teacher and later an administrator (DO since 1973), was eulogized by his seniors, the PC for North Eastern Province, Benson Kaaria, Ben Gethi, the Police Commissioner and GG Kariuki, the minister in charge of internal security at the time.

#ForgottenMassacre

What do you know about lead poisoning? According to @WHO lead poisoning is caused by lead, a naturally occurring toxic metal found in the Earth’s interior. "Its widespread use has resulted in extensive environmental contamination, human exposure and significant public health problems in many parts of the world."