Not Yet Uhuru For Kenyan Media:
A journalist is abducted in the dark of the night.
He is driven hundreds of kilometres away and dumped.
And by morning, the country is expected to simply move on because, thankfully, he survived?
This is a reality check for every Kenyan.
Tonight, @Karanja_Ibrah has a letter for you.
#NTVTonight @DannMwangi
Again, the brutality is the point. Believe your lying eyes. You can't afford what you used to, and you're pointed to a road being built and told the economy is working. You're abducted, or beaten, and told "si sorry bas, we have a good constitution". Goons roam the streets and you're told security starts with you. This is an argument between Kenya's past and its future.
France just banned Windows from 2.5 million government computers. The reason is terrifying.
The US sanctioned the International Criminal Court. Microsoft locked the chief prosecutor out of his email overnight. One switch and an entire institution went dark. Europe realized any government running American software is one executive order away from losing access to its own data.
Here's what to do to protect yours:
Information Update ℹ️: China's helicopter reached the spot where the glacier had broken, and the water released from it had caused massive destruction in Nepal. This event is called a GLOF.
Glacial Lake Outburst Flood can occur when the dam of a lake held back by a glacier suddenly bursts.
According to The Kathmandu Post report, the ice avalanche blocked the Lhende river, creating a lake that ultimately burst. An earthquake also occurred on the Tibetan side around the same time.
🚨🇪🇸 BREAKING: Migrants say that they were told through media outlets to go to Spain
A social media post said Spain's doors are open to them. I wonder who posted it.
I wonder who owns the media. https://t.co/VqTxpCe4Fv
Neuralink just shared that participants living with paralysis are now controlling a powered wheelchair using nothing but their thoughts. No joystick. Just intention.
Next up Neuralink will likely connect these individuals to an Optimus robot where they get complete independence, effectively telepresense – seeing and hearing, and ambulating through a robot. The singularity is really hear!
Imagine if Iran bombed the White House in Washington and killed the U.S. President and Tiffany, his 14-month-old granddaughter, what would you call it? Terrorists
The U.S. bombed Tehran, killed its head of state and Zahra, his 14-month-old granddaughter. Why do you call it peace
Earlier this week, UN Member States approved a reform ending a decades-old rule requiring the UN to return unspent funds it had never received, helping strengthen the Organisation's financial stability.
https://t.co/3w0b8XP2OW
Iran's Supreme Leader, Martyr Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has remained in power for nearly 40 years, left behind no palaces, no bank accounts, and no golden thrones. No allegations of corruption. Nothing. Just a simple life serving his people.
I am Nahashon Mutua, the former Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Ruaraka Police Station.
I spent years in the Kenya Police Service. I joined as a young recruit, worked my way through the ranks, and eventually became a Chief Inspector. As OCS at Ruaraka, I was responsible for maintaining law and order in one of Nairobi's busiest areas.
Police work was never easy. Every day brought something different—robberies, domestic disputes, drunken fights, assaults and all kinds of crime. I signed charge sheets, supervised investigations and ensured suspects were processed according to the law. Over the years, I sent many people to prison. Ironically, some of those same people are now fellow inmates here at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
Everything changed one night in December 2013.
Martin Koome Manyara was brought to the station after domestic disturbance at his home in Baba Dogo. He was intoxicated, had threatened members of his family, and neighbours alerted the police. He was arrested, booked into the Occurrence Book and placed in the cells.
According to the prosecution, I later assaulted him inside the station, beating him with a metal rod and forcing his head into a drum of water. Martin died the following morning from his injuries.
Investigators also said that I tried to conceal what had happened by blaming another remand prisoner, Kelvin Odhiambo, influencing witnesses and interfering with reports. IPOA took over the investigations, and I was eventually charged with murder.
From the very beginning, I denied those allegations.
My position has always been that I carried out my duties that night, interviewed those involved, directed the charges and left instructions before moving on. During the trial, the court relied heavily on testimony from protected witnesses who claimed they saw me assault Martin through openings in the cells. There was no direct physical evidence placing a weapon in my hands, but the court found the circumstantial evidence and witness testimony sufficient.
In 2018, I was convicted of murder. I became one of the first OCS officers of my rank in Kenya to receive such a conviction in relation to a death in police custody. I was sentenced to death, a sentence later commuted in line with changes affecting capital punishment. My appeals were unsuccessful, and today I remain at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison.
There is another side to this story that I have always believed deserved to be heard.
As OCS, I dealt firmly with criminal groups operating within Ruaraka and the surrounding areas. Inevitably, that created enemies. Some of the people I arrested had influence both inside and outside the police service. Looking back, I have often wondered whether old scores were eventually settled through this case. That my conviction was related to old grudged, I don't know.
I watched witnesses change their accounts. Junior officers gave evidence that, in my view, shifted responsibility away from themselves. There were also allegations during the investigations of attempts to influence the case through money, including claims involving a KSh1 million bribe. Whether any of that affected the outcome is something only those involved truly know. I leave that to God.
Prison changes a person.
Instead of commanding a police station, I now teach Chemistry to fellow inmates, helping those preparing for examinations. It gives me purpose. My family has continued to stand by me, and I remain grateful for their support.
I have lost my career, my freedom and the life I once knew. Even so, I have not lost hope. Maybe one day, someday, I will be out. Maybe.
Life has taught me that power and position can disappear overnight. What begins as an ordinary day at work can end up changing your life forever.
My name is Nahashon Mutua, a former Officer Commanding Station (OCS) at Ruaraka Police Station. I am currently serving a life sentence at Kamiti Maximum Security Prison after being convicted of the mada of Martin Koome Manyara
" The Kenyan Government collects 8 Billion per day but spends 12 billion per day"- Kwame Owino on how Kenya the 46th poorest country in the world survives!