FOUL WINDS: NTV KENYA INVESTIGATES YOUTH RADICALISATION AT THE COAST

NTV EXPOSEE ON KENYA'S WILD WILD WEST

NTV KENYA EXPO SEE ON TERRORISM THREAT

THE "MIRAA'CLE" SPEED BY CITIZEN KENYA

NTV KENYA INVESTIGATES: SEEDS OF SIN

Religion has and will always be an emotive subject to many Kenyans. The constitution guarantees freedom of worship, but some are taking advantage of the gullibility of thousands who flock to churches with faith in their hearts and hope in their eyes. The faithful look up to their spiritual leaders for guidance, but this comes at a price. NTV Investigates will take you through the treacherous journey of fake preachers who use the pulpit  to reap millions of shillings from unsuspecting members of their congregations. Our senior investigative reporter Dennis Okari reveals how easy and fast it is to become that man or woman of God. 

http://www.ntv.co.ke/news2/topheadlines/ntv-investigates-seeds-of-sin/

KTN UNMASKS THE WESTAGATE TERROR ATTACK/ HOW TERRORIST ATTACK WAS EXECUTED

MERCHANTS OF DEATH

Last week, Friday October , 18^th 2013; like the rest of my fellow Kenyan citizens looking forward to quench my thirst on what really happened at Westgate, I (the writer) joined KTN investigation team of Mohammed Ali and John Allan Namu. I watched as they premiered the startling details of what the public has never known about the Westgate Mall attack.

Kenyans took to the social Medias after watching the exclusive footage, which in itself contradicts almost everything that the Government has been telling the public.

The facts unveiled how the Westgate terror plot was developing fast far away in Somalia and in the Kakuma Refugee Camp; the biggest one in the world and one established in 1992 to serve Sudanese refugees.

The iconic Westgate Mall was the centerpiece of their plan. The mall insured through UK’s Lloyd’s for about sh 6.6. Billion, was constructed several wall thick with the ability to withstand heavy bombardment.

The clip shows Kenyan Alakene; one of the terrorists who gave a child a chocolate bar after the young boy told him that “ he is a very bad man” and who is captured by CCTV cameras escorting children out of the mall.

The CCTV cameras go ahead to reveal misunderstandings between different security agencies. The Recce Squad was being led by Inspector James Maamri. When KDF shot at them, the G.S.U men scampered for safety and then an exchange of words and pointing of guns between members of the Police forces most elite unit, Recce Squad, and its equal in the military, Rangers Strike Force, took place. The following is a transcribed excerpt from the ugly exchange between the military and police:

“Stop talking too much (keep your mouth shut);” one soldiers shouts at a GSU man who replies with the abuse, “your mother.” In the footage, an angry GSU officer curses, “the military shot us! F**** them.”

It’s apparently during this confrontation that constable Martin Kithinji was shot dead and another GSU man shot on the leg.

The footage goes ahead to show the terrorists in calm and relaxed mood; and even took time to pray in the back room of the Nakumatt store. It looks like a waiting game situation, with the real drama unfolding on the outside.

The clips go ahead to contradict the Government that had maintained the terrorists were hiding hostages. The four men brandishing AK-47 guns go on a firing spree-firing anyone on sight and panic engulfs the mall.

Then the big question of who was looting and who drank beer at the joints gets complicated. Soldiers are caught picking snacks and walking into Nakumatt, guns hanging by their sides, and then leaving with handful of paper bags.

With the dust setting on Westgate, the KTN investigations have revealed so many questions yet very few answers; poor response to terror attack and disharmony in the security agencies’’ fight to recapture Westgate.

By Embukane Vincent Libosso

#KTN’S EXPOSEE ON WESTGATE MALL ATTACK DEPICTS A GOVERNMENT THAT DOESN’T TRUST US WITH THE TRUTH

MERCHANTS OF DEATH

I watched as our Shujaas; KTN’S Mohammed Ali (Jicho Pevu) and John Allan Namu (Inside Story) gave us a recount of how the terrorists struck Westgate on that fateful day-over midday coffes, cooking competitions and immunization drives- indiscriminate bullets ripped through more than flesh, they cut to the core of an already troubled Kenyan psyche.

What followed was a siege of our collective conscience by misinformation and divisiveness among our forces and the government charged with protecting us.

That stake in the heart for me was what I watched on Jicho pevu and The Inside Story: military looting, boozing it up in Art Caffe, divided security agents and mass theories of conspiracy.

I must hear their part of the story before I condemn them. Yet again, were all these the deep-rooted seed of corruptions coming into the full bloom for the world to see.

How secure are we is the big question? Even if all parties are eventually cleared of any wrong doing, our confidence remains shaken to its core without a doubt. The insinuation caught on the CCTV Cameras, in this case, was enough to cast a doubt.

Meanwhile, deep down we all know this cycle continue. I am fairly convinced and agree with Mohammed Ali that we will never know the full story; not because the information is not there; but because the government doesn’t trust us with it.

And this is what, to be honest, scares me more than the terrorists. What we should be doing is taking a clinical look at this matter; asking what we should do to avoid a repeat.

A supposed democratic government that exists under a constant cycle of cover-up and lies means we are left trusting those who pupport to be the servants of the people. This where the real fear really breeds.

Make no mistake. We are at war! Our intelligence and disciplined forces have their job well cut out. Watch the clips again from KTN. Learn from mistakes, yes and avoid killing the messenger. But rise up and fight on without turning anger inwards.

As far as making sense of tragedy goes; it comes down to choice. In the end; we don’t really know why “Cain iced his brother Abel”. We can only imagine evil was brought into the world to show us the fragility of life and the duality of our existence- in the way that you need dark to know light. Love does win in the end, if you make room for it.

WE ARE AT WAR AGAINST ONE COMMON ENEMY. # WE ARE ONE ARMY.

By Embukane Vincent Libosso 

THE POWER OF BLOGGING: NAIROBI’Z BLOGAZINE FEATURES IN A MEDIA AND ART RESEARCH IN AFRICA PROJECT…

Thursday 15^th august, 2013 saw something go down in the history of our blog that was a blessing to us. I have written on this platform; so many times that, we are more than a blessed and a favored blog!

A couple of days before this day, I received an email from a friend; Ms Bettina Ng’weno; whose story we have featured in this blog (http://bukhungubukhanga.blogspot.com/2013/08/city-park-peoples-park-saved-through.html).

She asked me to help her her colleague professor who wa flying into the country; doing a research on media and arts in Africa  The email read:

Hi Vincent,

I have a visitor in town who would love to meet you.  She is an academic, originally from Nigeria and is a colleague of mine at the University of California, Davis in the USA.  She studies popular culture, literature, youth and media and the arts in Africa and is visiting for 2 weeks.  She is super interested in your blogazine and the whole blog, twitter scene here in Kenya.  Would you have time to meet up?  Perhaps we could catch lunch or tea or something?  Let me know if you have time this week

Thanks

Bettina

It was a great honor then to meet professor Moradewun Adejunmobi; all the way from the University of California Davis; where she heads African American and Afrcan studies.

We met at PAWA254; which was appropriate and convenient since they mentor creative on fusing art and media. We then did a research tour of Nairobi’s Silicon Valley- The I-Hub centre on Ngong Road.

The talks did shed light that; in many ways, technology is making us better, faster and stronger.

We have more information; more communication ; more art being produced-reaching-an ever-increasing number of people.

A big part of the challenge for media today is to harness and interpret the floods of information washing in on our shores, picking what's most relevant for the reader; audience and listener.

When the whole world is trying to tell you something at the same time, you need someone to help you find te significant voices, or everything becomes noise.

In this world of arts and culture, this is more relevant than ever. Every writer has an a outlet on his/ her blog- the audience of millions just being only a mouse- click away.

To date; ‘gatekeepers’ of “quality” are more relevant than ever. Traditional media needs to rise to this challenge, focusing on quality content that has the power to enhance the lives of its readers. As a blog, we strive to be one of those gatekeepers; to the best of our abilities, and each day keep shining the spotlight on the best and brightest of what Nairobi has to offer.

And , while the world keeps moving faster, we treasure the moments where you can lose yourself with your mouse clicks in the blog pages.