Shahbal Defies Ruto, Declares Mombasa Bid
President William Ruto may have wanted Suleiman Shahbal to stay out of the 2027 Mombasa governor race, but the businessman has now openly rejected the President’s advice, declaring that he will pursue the county’s top seat “whether they like it or not.”…
2027 Polls: Will Kenya Go Offline?
Kenya could be heading for an election where the internet goes dark and journalists face tighter restrictions, with a new Thomson Reuters Foundation report warning that media and internet shutdowns could become more common during the 2027 General…
AI Researcher Quits And Warns Of Dangerous AI Race
What if the people building the most powerful AI systems are themselves becoming afraid of what they are creating? That question has returned to the centre of the technology debate after Anthropic researcher Jacob Coxon left the company and publicly…
Could AI Really Wipe Out Humanity?
More than a 10 per cent chance of humanity being wiped out by AI? That is not the prediction of an anti-technology activist, but the personal estimate of a senior AI safety researcher at Anthropic ,and it has reignited one of the most controversial…
Japan Drowns
How much rain can a modern city take before its infrastructure gives way? That question is confronting residents of Japan’s Nagoya after an extraordinary downpour submerged roads, disrupted public transport and forced thousands to seek shelter. Parts of…
Tiktok’s Dark Trap!
A friendly message on TikTok could allegedly have been the beginning of a nightmare. Kenyan detectives say three suspects used an anonymous social-media account to lure women into meetings that allegedly ended in sexual assault and robbery. Three…
90 Days Or Go Home?
Kenya has given foreign traders 90 days to put their papers in order,but hundreds of Burundians are already seeking a way out, raising uncomfortable questions about how President William Ruto’s crackdown is being interpreted on the ground. State House…
Robots Take to the Streets
What if the machines coming for human jobs are now the ones demanding that governments protect those jobs? That bizarre scene played out in Warsaw, Poland, where about 30 robots joined a demonstration calling for tighter controls on artificial…
Is Your LG TV Spying On You?
Your television may be watching more than you are watching it. A new investigation has raised alarming privacy concerns over LG smart TVs, with researchers claiming some sets can collect audio, scan nearby devices and continue gathering data even when…
NTSA Cameras Catching The Wrong Cars?
Imagine receiving a KSh10,000 speeding fine for a vehicle that was nowhere near the road when the alleged offence happened. That is the claim of one Kenyan motorist, raising uncomfortable questions about whether NTSA’s automated traffic cameras can…