Nyukuri Nyongesa.

When less is more: How one photo of an empty Thika Road told the fuel strike story better than a thousand words of chaos. ▶️tinyurl.com/5h796zf6

Editorial: Kenya's femicide crisis is not just about politics or 'love triangles' - it is a systemic war on women. The media must stop enabling it. Read our editorial. tinyurl.com/56f6mt73

@augustinevickie this one tulikula stock 😀

@Jay_Baraka hii pharmacy ulifunga?

Represented @MediaCouncilK at the Nakuru County Multisectoral Forum on Peace & Security convened by @Midrifthurinet ahead of the 2027 General Elections. The forum highlighted the critical role of the media in promoting peace through ethical journalism, conflict-sensitive reporting, and countering misinformation & disinformation. Strengthening collaboration between media, security actors, and communities remains key to safeguarding social cohesion and peaceful elections. #Peacebuilding #MediaForPeace #ElectionPreparedness

The headlines collectively reflect Kenya’s evolving national discourse at the intersection of fiscal consolidation, political realignment ahead of the 2027 elections, and heightened scrutiny of governance and institutional credibility. 1. @TheStarKenya and @BD_Africa detail government efforts to widen the tax base by targeting the digital economy, mobile money transactions, imports, and offshore earnings, largely as a response to revenue pressures and previous court setbacks for the @KRACorporate . 2. @NationAfrica and @PeopleDailyKe illustrate an increasingly charged pre-election landscape, where allegations of possible electoral manipulation coexist with early-stage mobilisation for the 2027 contest. 3. @Taifa_Leo captures internal tensions within the ruling coalition through accusations of ethnic incitement against a senior @UDAKenya official, alongside counter-claims emphasising unity and national cohesion, underscoring the continued fragility and sensitivity of ethnic discourse in Kenyan politics. 4. @StandardKenya examines the repeated security breaches involving the President, framing the incidents as indicators of institutional weakness while still incorporating official responses and historical context to ground its analysis. ▶️tinyurl.com/3cwz876x @MediaCouncilK @CCommissionKE @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @KenyaEditors @KCA_KENYA @kcomnet @Akcmo254 @peremutua @AliceGisairo @LilyMarube

@HermanWaita @augustinevickie Mimi hukushow hio story baana.

For NBI worker on 75k - 200k, the best quality-of-life is found on that belt west of the Southern Bypass and just before Rironi. Thogoto, Kikuyu, Wangige, Tigoni etc Quality food (you can get milk from a dairy farmer nearby), air quality, water, great areas to walk/jog/cycle

Join top broadcasters, media professionals, and industry leaders at The Broadcasters Convention East Africa 2026 as we champion innovation, excellence, and the evolving digital landscape. 📅 Date: 26th – 28th May 2026 📍 Venue: Emara-Ole Sereni Hotel, Nairobi Our Executive Director, @QueenterMbori, will also take the stage as a featured panelist, sharing insights on AI, Cloud and the Future of Broadcast Media in Africa. 🔗 Register here: registration.apbke.org #BroadcastersConvention26 #MediaInnovation #WomenInMedia #FutureOfBroadcast

A powerful conversation on tech policy and digital rights across Africa needs the right partners behind it. Thank you @Meta for supporting #AfTPS2026 and helping create the space for those conversations to happen. Meta's mission is to build the future of human connection and that future runs through Africa. 🌍 #KeIGF2026 #DigitalRights #TechPolicy

Thrilled to welcome participants, partners, policymakers, innovators, and the broader digital ecosystem to the Africa Tech Policy Summit happening today. As Dr. Grace Githaiga, CEO of KICTANet, opens the summit with welcoming remarks, we gather at a critical moment for Africa’s digital future. Today’s conversations will shape how we approach: 🔹 Digital rights and inclusion 🔹 AI governance and emerging technologies 🔹 Data protection and cybersecurity 🔹 Internet governance and policy innovation 🔹 Building a people-centered digital economy for Africa The Africa Tech Policy Summit brings together diverse voices from across the continent and beyond to collaborate on policies that are inclusive, innovative, and future-focused. Looking forward to meaningful dialogue, bold ideas, and actionable outcomes that will help shape Africa’s digital transformation. #AfTPS2026, #KEIGF2026

Today’s newspaper coverage was dominated by key national themes: fuel and transport sector tensions, opposition political competition ahead of the 2027 elections, and tax and revenue policy reforms. 1. @Taifa_Leo and @NationAfrica focused on rising fuel prices and sustained pressure from matatu operators demanding lower pump prices, subsidies, reduced taxation, and action against alleged corruption. 2. @StandardKenya's focus was on governance and accountability, questioning Deputy President @KindikiKithure's visibility and role during the fuel crisis; @TheStarKenya and @PeopleDailyKe highlighted intensifying opposition rivalry ahead of 2027, focusing on @rigathi's emerging political positioning, competing presidential ambitions, impeachment-related uncertainty, and regional voting blocs shaping a fragmented coalition landscape. 3. @BD_Africa reported on proposed @KRACare reforms targeting undeclared corporate earnings, presenting a policy debate between stronger revenue mobilization and potential pressure on business reinvestment and corporate growth. 4. Overall, the tone across the coverage was mixed: neutral in economic and financial reporting, mildly negative in political accountability stories, and neutral to slightly critical framing in opposition politics coverage. 💠tinyurl.com/57s8vjre #MediaResearchKE @MediaCouncilK @CCommissionKE @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @KenyaEditors @KCA_KENYA @kcomnet @Akcmo254 @DinahOndari @peremutua @A_maundu @GMelonyie @BMugoto @Nabosibori @AliceGisairo @LilyMarube @Jay_Baraka @OndiekHabil

@augustinevickie @jmakhulo @MediaCouncilK @DavidOmwoyo @vicbwire @rebecca_miano @KWSKenya @Min_TourismKE @jerryabuga @AfroMediaSummit @christine_30759 @fionahphibi 😀

@Jay_Baraka @jmakhulo @MediaCouncilK @DavidOmwoyo @vicbwire @rebecca_miano @KWSKenya @Min_TourismKE @jerryabuga @AfroMediaSummit @christine_30759 @fionahphibi sema tu uliTEA

Lights glimmering. Cameras locked. Red carpet energy unmatched. Tonight, Kenya’s finest storytellers become the story at the 14th Annual Media Excellence Awards (#AMEA2026). From elegant surroundings to electric conversations, this is where excellence meets legacy. A true gathering of Kenya’s media elite.

@RobertAlai @WilliamsRuto How did you know Baba died happy?

President @WilliamsRuto Baba died happy, knowing he had left his supporters with you.

It was my single pleasure to hand Asha Bashir the "Media Freedom Warrior Award" during yesternight's @MediaCouncilK Annual Media Excellence Awards. Any allegation of colour coordination is a lie. This was pure coincidence. @CCommissionKE

Funding for Service Delivery: @MediaCouncilK CEO @DavidOmwoyo last week joined Cabinet Secretary for @MoICTKenya Hon. @honkabogo, Principal Secretary for Broadcasting and Telecommunications @SteveIsaboke EBS, Principal Secretary for ICT and the Digital Economy Eng. @tanuijohn , and heads of various ministry agencies before the Parliament of Kenya’s Departmental Committee on Communication, Information and Innovation, chaired by Dagoretti South MP Hon. @KiarieJohn. The delegation defended the Ministry’s Financial Year 2026/2027 estimates, which include funding for the @MediaCouncilK

@JaneFKyalo which schools,

Schools are still in operation despite the communication from the matatu association and other operators. This follows a communication from the principals that school operations will be running as usual.

Last evening at the Safari Park Hotel, I joined Media Council Kenya to honor the outstanding journalists, editors, and technical crews shaping Kenya's public discourse at the 14th Annual Media Excellence Awards. As the Government champions the digital economy, we urge media houses to innovate sustainably and resist the urge to trade investigative depth for social media metrics. The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, understands the immense power of the media in telling Kenya's authentic story to the world. Congratulations to the 2026 award recipients for their unshakeable fidelity to this discourse!

@jmakhulo @MediaCouncilK @DavidOmwoyo @vicbwire @rebecca_miano @KWSKenya @Min_TourismKE @augustinevickie @jerryabuga @AfroMediaSummit @christine_30759 @fionahphibi Omwami @jmakhulo tea was in plenty as we celebrated excellence in Media.

@MediaCouncilK @DavidOmwoyo @vicbwire @rebecca_miano @KWSKenya @Min_TourismKE @augustinevickie @jerryabuga @AfroMediaSummit @christine_30759 @fionahphibi Include 'tea boiling' in that tweet, for the sake of @Jay_Baraka and @vicbwire

Engaging in a mind-full agenda,to bring about a thought-full impact

Panelists at @AfroMediaSummit examined how AI and emerging risks are reshaping electoral processes and public trust, while exploring initiatives to strengthen information integrity without compromising fundamental rights. #PanAfricanMediaSummit2026

Headlines: 1. @Taifa_Leo and @NationAfrica focused on Emurua Dikirr by-election coverage, highlighting the political contest triggered by the death of MP Johana Ng’eno. The coverage looked at the influence between President @WilliamsRuto's party, @UDAKenya-aligned forces, and @rigathi's opposition dynamics. 2. @TheStarKenya scrutinized @IEBCKenya's repeated procurement of Kenya Integrated Election Management System (KIEMS) kits and the Sh74.8 billion election budget request. The article looks at parliamentary sessions, audit concerns, and expert commentary, reinforcing themes of possible inefficiency, procurement inflation, and weak accountability in electoral management. 3. @PeopleDailyKe described the shifting opposition dynamics and positioned @rigathi as an emerging political actor relying on expert interpretation of evolving political alignments. 4. @StandardKenya linked President William Ruto to sensitive narratives involving medical and custodial controversies. The story includes courtroom testimony, legal arguments, and institutional voices. The coverage reinforced perceptions of power intrusion into state and personal institutions. 5. Meanwhile, @BD_Africa offered a structured policy analysis of a proposed VAT on digital payment platforms, balancing Treasury revenue objectives with fintech industry concerns and consumer cost implications, and relying on expert and stakeholder perspectives without emotive language. 💠tinyurl.com/yhdrapa5 #MediaResearchKE @MediaCouncilK @CCommissionKE @KUJ_Kenya @AMWIK @KenyaEditors @KCA_KENYA @kcomnet @Akcmo254 @DinahOndari @peremutua @A_maundu @GMelonyie @BMugoto @Nabosibori @AliceGisairo @LilyMarube @Jay_Baraka @OndiekHabil