Halima Gikandi

"There is going to be a lot of sacrifices, many people are going to die, but at the end...we shall be paying a very high price for freedom and the #Sudanese people have accepted to pay that price" @SudanAmbUSA Nureldin Satti told me on @TheWorld #Sudancoup pri.org/stories/2021-1…

@Lattif @nytimes Hongera @Lattif !

Some personal news: I’m moving to Lebanon to be a Middle East Correspondent for @nytimes. I was honored to cover East Africa for nearly six years during a momentous and shifting period. I’ll deeply miss the region and my wonderful colleagues across Africa. But for now, I look forward to this new challenge and working with the brilliant @hwaida_saad, @cegoldbaum, and more. nytco.com/press/updates-…

Excited to moderate today’s discussion at @TheAfricaCenter about how war and conflict in Africa is covered by international media. Thank you @yassmin_a and Lydia Namubiru of @thecontinent_ for your excellent insights. Look out for the full conversation online. #Sudan #Africa

Many of the academics and experts I have interviewed throughout my career would be a potential fit for @HFGuggenheim's research awards. Including the Distinguished Scholars, African Fellows, Emerging Scholars, and Pembroke Fellow Awards. Learn more at: hfg.org

This summer I joined @HFGuggenheim, which supports research about war, crime, terrorism, and other forms of violence around the world. I am grateful to leverage my previous experience reporting about these topics across #Africa to support the research of our fellows and partners.

Very grim day at Mukuru wa Njenga as 100+ people looked on at dumpsite where several mutilated female bodies were found. People were visibly disturbed. Comes amid heightened concern about abductions and disappearances. Pressure is on for DCI and IPOA to investigate. #Kenya

Cabinet sacked: What next? Lessons from Kibaki's purge of 2005 citizen.digital/news/cabinet-s…

Sports CS Ababu Namwamba directs NOCK to publicise names of Kenyan delegation to 2024 Paris Olympics following sustained pressure online; says priority is athletes, coaches and medics.

Unprecedented times. After weeks of protests and increased scrutiny on gov’t excess, #Kenya’s President dissolves almost all of his cabinet after appraising their performance. He also pledged to “slay the dragon of corruption.” Kenyans are watching #GenZ

President William Ruto dismisses all Cabinet Secretaries and Attorney General; only the Prime CS and Foreign Affairs CS survive the purge

The Public Interest Litigation advocates from @LawSocietyofKe & @lsk_nbi, has obtained Orders of Habeas Corpus!! Any persons being held in incommunicado ought to be released & a stern warning, no abductions shall be undertaken by @DCI_Kenya, @IG_NPS, or @NPSOfficial_KE

President Ruto: I put on notice the planners, financiers, abettors & orchestrators of violence and anarchy, that the security infrastructure will be deployed to secure the country and restore normalcy. We must isolate crime from those expressing freedom of expression

@NetBlocks confirms internet disruptions in Kenya. It has continued to degrade hour by hour, and Twitter is also difficult to access. #Kenya #RejectFinanceBill2024

STATEMENT: 5 people have been shot dead while treating the injured. 31 people have been injured. 13 have been shot with live bullets, 4 with rubber bullets and 3 people have been hit with launcher canisters. 11 have minor injuries. #RejectFinanceBill2024 amnestykenya.org/joint-statemen…

KTN is reporting they have received threats from authorities over their coverage of the #RejectFinanceBill2024. demos. Let’s be clear. Watu wa media tunasimama pamoja. Kenyan & international media stand together. If KTN is shut off we will report on it. You can’t kill the story

8 protestors confirmed dead; MPs forced to scamper for safety as police disperse demonstrators #Financebillprotests

Dead body of a protester outside parliament during #REJECTFİNANCEBİLL2024 demonstrations @AJEnglish @AJENews #Nairobi #Kenya

At least 2 bodies are lying on the ground after we heard police using live rounds outside Parliament

We’ve confirmed several people who were abducted on different days have been released including Ernest Nyerere, Nadia Nthia and Shadrack Kiprono aka Shad @ernestnyerere @NthiaNadia @Shad_khalif #Aluta continua!!!!

In Nairobi’s Central Business District, thousands of peaceful protestors demonstrate against #RejectFinanceBill2024. Tear gas fills in the air as security forces throw canisters left and right. But people are undeterred. I’ve covered many demos in Kenya but this is unprecedented

Good afternoon, friends. Yesterday evening, another innocent young Kenyan fell victim to the draconion tactics of rogue police officers. Shadrack Kiprono was violently abducted by unidentified persons believed to be intelligence officers in South B while getting into his vehicle. The abduction, which was captured on CCTV footage, shows 3 men in masks descend upon @Shad_khalif and force him into a white Land Cruiser. Evidently, this was not an arrest as the police did not identify themselves or engage in any conversation prior to the arrest to inform him of his rights. These criminals pretending to exercise police authority must be stopped. We condemn the sustained unconstitutionalities and atrocities being perpetrated by the police, and demand the immediate release of Shad. The @LawSocietyofKe is all hands on deck to find Shad's whereabouts and identify the criminal faction of the Police carrying out these abductions.