Moina Spooner

Editor and writer, working for The Conversation Africa (@tc_africa) 🇲🇬 🇬🇧 🇰🇪 . Former Nation Media Group, Mail & Guardian Africa

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

@johnallannamu @Honeyfarsafi @MOH_Kenya “A Kenyan foreign affairs ministry spokesperson said they were in the process of verifying reports of the facility being set up there.” https://t.co/Bt4zYwsgvk

[John-Allan Namu @johnallannamu]

The Trump administration is planning to send US citizens exposed to Ebola for treatment in
KENYA: https://t.co/lftPuVfjQp @MOH_Kenya I don't see you quoted in this NYT article. When was this going to be shared with the public if true?

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

Another Death Inside A Police Station!

24 years old Brian Njung’e, a student at Kiambu National Polytechnic, was arrested yesterday Thursday 21st May morning in Kirigiti area of Kiambu town and booked at Kiambu Police Station.

Brian called his mother from the police station around 9am and they spoke, where Brian informed the mother of his arrest.

The family, including the mother, rushed to the police station to follow up. They got there just before noon and requested to see Brian but were asked to wait.

They were kept waiting until around 2pm when they were called in and informed that Brian had allegedly committed suicide in the cells.

Police claim Brian was alone in the cells as other cellmates had been taken to court. The family is crying foul and wants justice arguing that the police story doesn’t add up.

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

We had a scary experience in January when our tyre blew on landing…

[M O I B E N S H I R E @Kapyoseiin]

But why do planes always seem to crash-land at Wilson Airport?

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

Martin Rigii Karuu, 34, was shot yesterday during the protests in Kiambu.

He was rushed to Radiant Hospital for treatment but sadly succumbed and lost his life.

His body was later taken to St. Teresa Mortuary on Kiambu Road.

@VOCALAfrica_ is in touch with the family and following up to ensure justice is done.

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

George Njuguna Kamau, 32, was shot and killed yesterday around 11am as he was coming from a construction site.

George was a construction worker and according to his family, he was shot from the back.

His body is lying at Kiambu referral hospital morgue. He leaves behind a wife and two children.

@VOCALAfrica_ is in touch with the family and is following up to find justice.

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

Joseph Kiarie, 28, was shot dead yesterday in Kasarani, Nairobi.

According to his wife, Joseph was shot around 6pm as he was walking home from work. Eye witnesses say a police Land Cruiser drove by hurriedly with officers shooting .

He was hit by a bullet in the chest and died while receiving treatment. His body is lying at city mortuary although the family is making plans to move it to KU mortuary.

Joseph leaves behind a wife and two children. @VOCALAfrica_ is in touch with family and helping to find justice.

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

20 years old Prudence Imuli was shot dead yesterday in Marurui area of Kiambu.

According to her husband, Prudence was beginning to prepare supper around 5pm when she realized she was out of cooking oil. She stepped out and went to the nearby shop to buy the cooking oil. On her way back at the door of their plot, she was shot in the chest.

Her husband rushed her to Kenyatta hospital where she died a few minutes into the treatment. They had no children.

[husseinkhalid @husskhalid]

Divas Makobi Wanjala, 29, was shot yesterday in Kiambu around mid day.

According to his family, he was shot from the back and died.

Davas leaves behind a wife and 2 children. @VOCALAfrica_ is in touch with the family and helping to find justice.

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

What would happen if this was in Kenya…

[Wyatt Reed @wyattreed13]

Dutch activists are blocking the rail lines to the port of Rotterdam to stop military supplies from being shipped to Israel.

If similar tactics were applied all across the world, Israel’s war machine would grind to a halt in months.

[ZAKAYO™ @taxcollector_k]

Naona huu msee Samurai guy atashukisha mafuta pekeake😂😂

Spotted pale Nairobi CBD

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Elderly woman walks from Kangemi to Westlands as 50 per cent matatu fare hike sparks commuter suffering in Nairobi

Video by Maryann Muganda

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Business unusual as matatu operators in Nairobi CBD resort to playing football at the Odeon terminus amid transport disruption paralysis

Video by Allan Ochanda

[Vijay Prashad @vijayprashad]

Thanks Kenyan Police.

[Remmy Bahati @BahatiRemmy]

𝐀𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐚 𝐀𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠’𝐬 𝐔𝐆𝐗 𝟒𝟐𝐌 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐮𝐭𝐟𝐢𝐭
Uganda’s Speaker of Parliament @AnitahAmong, who is facing scrutiny over allegations of extravagant spending, attended President @KagutaMuseveni’s swearing-in ceremony wearing an 𝐎𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐝𝐞 𝐥𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐏𝐨𝐫𝐜𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 embroidered designer outfit.

Oscar de la Renta listing: https://t.co/uSFm1YFjTU.

The outfit includes a dress priced at $𝟔,𝟒𝟗𝟎 𝐔𝐒𝐃 (approximately 𝐔𝐆𝐗 𝟐𝟒 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧) and a matching embroidered jacket listed at $𝟒,𝟗𝟗𝟎 𝐔𝐒𝐃 (approximately 𝐔𝐆𝐗 𝟏𝟖.𝟓 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐨𝐧).

Combined, the outfit is valued at $𝟏𝟏,𝟒𝟖𝟎 𝐔𝐒𝐃 before taxes, roughly 𝐔𝐆𝐗 𝟒𝟐.𝟓 million.

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

When one person’s authority is so assumed that they can silence an entire audience.

[Ghetto Radio @GhettoRadio895]

French President Emmanuel Macron interrupts a speaker mid-presentation at the ' Africa Forward Summit' at the University of Nairobi and calls for silence from a noisy audience.
#GRNews #Goteana #stenjenijamo

[Hanifa 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩 🇰🇪 @Honeyfarsafi]

A grade 2 child of 7 years old was defiled and brutally murdered in Kilifi. She was strangled and had broken bones. Kilifi residents must not let this go. Justice for Bernadette Keziah! I hate this country that watches kids suffer defiled and murdered with no repercussions!

[Jeffrey Smith @Smith_JeffreyT]

Impunity has led to increased M23 horrors in eastern Congo. The #Rwanda-backed rebels now cram civilians—including journalists—into shipping containers with no light, ventilation, minimal food, daily beatings.

Atrocities unchecked = atrocities escalated.

https://t.co/IgbU6nWvzw

[Moina Spooner @Samooner]

Why the Chagossians lost their home to the British (and Americans)

[Al Jazeera Breaking News @AJENews]

BREAKING: Reports say Iran targeted the US-UK military base on Diego Garcia with at least two mid-range ballistic missiles, one failing mid-flight and the other intercepted by a US warship, according to The WSJ.

🔴 LIVE updates: https://t.co/IrTsxI70zX

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

The radiotherapy machine at Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been broken for more than three months. Cancer patients are deteriorating in waiting rooms, missing treatment sessions, and running out of options.
While cancer patients wait and deteriorate, the government has been consumed by boardroom battles at Nairobi Hospital, a private facility that most of these patients will never be able to afford. #HealthyNation https://t.co/fVRoEwaAfF