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[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Every mobile money transaction, SIM card registration, CCTV recording, supermarket loyalty card swipe, biometric scan, and public WiFi login leaves behind a trail of data.

These fragments may seem trivial; however, privacy experts caution that when combined, they can paint an unusually detailed portrait of a person’s life. From where they go, whom they communicate with, what they purchase, search online and generally the routines they follow on a daily.

The debate over digital privacy and surveillance in Kenya has intensified following a recent Al Jazeera documentary that raised concerns about how State agencies may use mobile phone data, telecommunications systems and digital surveillance tools.

https://t.co/F00LTEdmhc

[Olé @Olez]

Someone really messed up access to https://t.co/CU6tA5xaEM @MyKenyaLaw

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Judge raises alarm over issuance of Kenyan ID cards to foreigners https://t.co/mzHu5bTt2m

[barrel rolls @barrel_rolls]

put yourself in my crocs your honor

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😡 😡 😡

[KTN News @KTNNewsKE]

The issuance of a Kenyan identity card to a foreigner who vows that never requested it shines a spotlight on the rot in the office that bestowed this important responsibility. Bosnian national Zlatko Gegic told the High Court that he was given a Kenyan ID card after he requested a residence permit.
https://t.co/Gxmew53qkM

[Olé @Olez]

😭😂😭😂😭

[3.0 TDI @Urunzii]

Whatever Kilimani developers are constructing is no longer an Open-plan kitchen but an open air kitchen. They just throw a sink in the living room & call it a kitchen. Absolutely pathetic.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Idris Elba has officially been Knighted by the King of the United Kingdom and is now Sir Idris Elba.

[Katiba Institute @katibainstitute]

Court Update:

The High Court has granted conservatory orders restraining the Government from establishing, operationalising, facilitating, approving, or permitting any Ebola quarantine, isolation, exposure, or treatment facility in Kenya pursuant to the challenged arrangement with the United States or any other foreign government pending the hearing and determination of the petition.

The Court has further prohibited the admission into, transfer to, receipt within, or facilitation of entry into Kenya of persons exposed to or infected with Ebola under the challenged arrangement.

The Court has also compelled the Respondents to disclose all agreements, negotiations, approvals, risk assessments, and operational protocols relating to the proposed facility and arrangement within 7 days.

These orders maintain the current state of affairs, prevent irreversible actions from being taken before constitutional scrutiny, and ensure transparency and public accountability in a matter raising significant concerns about public health, sovereignty, and constitutional governance.

.@joshuamalidzo .@NoraMbagathi

[Olé @Olez]

Schools should stop asking:

❓"Can we install CCTV?"
and start asking:

✅ "Is this surveillance lawful, necessary, proportionate, and in the best interests of the child?"

[Olé @Olez]

CCTV in schools, the fundamental principle: a child's best interests and privacy rights must be a primary consideration in every matter affecting them

[Olé @Olez]

Boarding schools require particular care.

Unlike ordinary workplaces, schools are places where children learn, socialise, and often live. Excessive surveillance can affect dignity, autonomy, trust, and healthy development.

Safety should not become constant monitoring.

[Royal Challengers Bengaluru @RCBTweets]

Our 2️⃣ trophies. 😉🏆❤️‍🔥

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Thread 🧵

Satellite images show the erasure of southern Gaza as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu orders the Israeli military to occupy 70% of the besieged enclave.

[DENNIS ONSARIGO @Donsarigo]

Students must understand that there are consequences when they set other human beings on fire.

When I visited Naivasha maximum prison I met the only suspect sentenced to death for the May 24, 1999 arson attack in Nyeri High School that claimed the lives of four prefects.

The student was 33 years old or thereabout when I met him. He was convicted by a juvenile court and later committed to life imprisonment after he turned 18.

The 2001 Kyanguli fire tragedy claimed the lives of 67 students. Two 16-year-olds were arrested and charged with murder. The judge handling the matter resigned in 2006 amid corruption-related allegations. A new judge declared the court matter a mistrial.
I took my time with the file, and it was clear that someone had done everything to make sure the two boys escaped justice. I tracked one down to an office in the CBD. He is somewhere out here.

The July 13, 1991, St Kizito High School massacre remains the most disturbing and heart-wrenching story I have covered.

The boys stormed the girls' dormitory. Reason? They had refused to join them in a strike.

In the ensuing violence, 71 school girls were raped and 19 of them lost their lives, mostly due to suffocation after being tightly packed into a corner during the attack.

Some were arrested and as usual, parents worked the justice system and many escaped the hangman’s noose.

But in a dark twist of events, most of the accused “turned mad”, and others ended up as drunks.
I remember visiting a lady now in her fifties who was still overwhelmed by the events of that night- oh she cried.

I met most of the boys then now men. Drunkards. Wasted.

Let’s see how the tragic Utumishi Fire tragedy plays out but if the prosecution proves those arrested are involved, it will be the end of school and freedom.

I have been to Nyeri, St Kizito, Kyanguli, Endarasha, and Bombolulu Girls' High School.
It's a life-changing experience!

No amount of justice or compensation can bring back the lives lost.