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Award-winning journalist | Lawyer | Husband | Father | Editorial Director, Royal Media Services/Citizen TV Kenya. ‘Right makes Might.’MLK

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@LinusKaikai
Linus Kaikai
24 days
“WE CANNOT turn up at the dialogue table when some of us are turning up at the autopsy table.” Kasmuel McOure, on @citizentvkenya #CitizenWeekend July 27, 2024.
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MY FELLOW KENYANS, I am overwhelmed by your countless messages of love, kindness and encouragement. This was certainly not the intended outcome of that early morning ‘brief’. Thank you for the very many calls too; I spoke to a lot amazing countrymen. Let’s keep talking, and
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@LinusKaikai
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2 years
President Elect Ruto: “Where are my good friends Citizen TV @citizentvkenya … How is my good friend Letoo @SteveLetoo ? Salimia Chemutai Goin .”
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2 years
CJ Martha Koome: “Are we to nullify an election on account of a last minute boardroom rupture? This we can not do.”
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3 years
The LAW is clear… #66
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5 years
WE’VE GOT HIM! @citizentvkenya has traced this talented secondary school student. Asanteni nyote.
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2 years
President Elect Ruto: “How is Inooro by the way?”
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Trevor : Did the Gen Zs win or not? Moses Kuria: Of course they won! How I am I seated here as a former CS?
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2 months
“REJECT Finance Bill!”, #OccupyParliament protestors chant aboard a police truck.
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2 months
HAPPENING NOW: 50,000-plus Kenyans are hours into an intensive ONLINE conversation on the Finance Bill 2024 and other pressing national issues.
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2 years
“When I criticize the Media, it is because I believe in the Media.” @WilliamsRuto President Elect.
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@LinusKaikai
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4 years
I HAVE 47 plus Million reasons to LOVE KENYA. An average Kenyan is an amazing, humor-filled, hardworking, pure spirit; real fine raw material for SAINTHOOD. Then there’s that random glutton; a tax-stealing, power-obsessed, divisive and tribal true Consul-General of the Devil.
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DP @WilliamsRuto cites @citizentvkenya , @inoorotv @NationAfrica for unfair coverage. Speaking live now on Citizen Tv.
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5 years
HE IS AS GOOD as the recording he posted! Sharp. Engaging. Confident. Exciting to meet 15 year old next great Kenyan journalist Levi Saoli. His future has began!
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2 years
“I am certain Mr Wafula Chebukati will one day be recognized as one of our great heroes in the society.” Githu Muigai, IEBC lawyer
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2 years
THEY delivered one of greatest nights for journalism in Kenya. Kudos @EricLatiff @YvonneOkwara
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@LinusKaikai
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SINGAPORE 😁
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7 years
KENYANS attack institutions, discredit the Supreme Court, insult judges and each other then get shocked when kids burn dormitories. STUPID.
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SO, HERE is the SINGAPORE script; How to become SINGAPORE. Can we Kenyans hack it?
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2 months
“WAMUCOMBA ndio mwanaume. Hao wengine wavae marinda waende nyumbani.” An angry Nyeri resident addressing Mt Kenya MPS on the Finance Bill 2024.
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@LinusKaikai
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2 months
ANOTHER ABDUCTION by suspected State Agents.
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7 years
WHEN a raging mad BULL charges at a crowd, it will not matter that you are a VEGETARIAN. Have a TRUTHFUL day Kenya!
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2 years
SUPREME COURT dismisses Moses Kuria’s Petition. Orders refund of Ksh. 1M deposited as security by Kuria.
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2 months
STARTING 7pm, I will be LIVE from State House Nairobi with @jageyo and @EricLatiff engaging President @WilliamsRuto on the prevailing situation in the country. Send me your Question
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2 years
BREAKING: Army announces overthrow of Burkina Faso government.
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5 years
So, it turns out SGR has ‘local private owners’ even before we pay up the Chinese loan. Are we still a country or a black hole?
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3 years
The greatness of any nation lies in its fidelity to the constitution and adherence to the rule of law and above all respect to God. ~ David Kenani Maraga
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5 years
If hunger is not killing them, then Govt must immediately stop these Turkanas from working themselves out to death in their air-conditioned gyms. #WeCannotIgnore
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BREAKING: GOVERNMENT concedes to public pressure; drops contentious proposals from the Finance Bill 2024.
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2 years
“Same person, same tricks. This man (Chebukati) has done the same things across two elections… He is destroying our democratic institutions.” Senior Counsel Pheroze Nowrojee.
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1 month
WRONG, AGAIN. Very sorry Catherine Wanjeri.
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@LinusKaikai
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1 month
PRESIDENT RUTO DISMISSES HIS CABINET.
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4 years
PROUD of our own, homegrown @LarryMadowo for his journalistic affirmation during this unique American election. Covering the east coast with the efficiency of an editorial hurricane and engaging subjects with the ease of a truly global Kenyan talent. Mic up Larry!
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@LinusKaikai
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OUR LATEST signing; meet the @citizentvkenya Crime & Investigations Editor Franklin Wallah. We’ve got you covered!
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@LinusKaikai
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2 years
IPSOS Poll: Raila Odinga 47% William Ruto 41%
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4 years
BILLIONAIRES world over - Jack Ma et al have acted on #Covid_19 . What are Kenyan counterparts waiting for? To print ELECTION CAMPAIGN T-shirts? #StayHomekenya
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5 years
It is an Algeria vs Senegal Final. The two teams that beat Kenya in group stage. We owe Harambee Stars an apology!
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4 years
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4 years
FAREWELL MY BROTHER Maurice. It will take us forever to believe you’re gone.
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2 years
JOURNALIST ARSHAD Sharif was tortured for 3-4 hours and shot at close range, postmortem results show: Pakistani media
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@LinusKaikai
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5 years
I HAVE today forgiven Pastor James Ng’ang’a of Neno Evangelism for the threats to life he directed at me in March this year. Pastor Ng’ang’a apologized to me before Chief Magistrate Patricia Gichohi at the Kiambu Law Courts and I accepted the apology.
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7 years
BREAKING: ROSELYN AKOMBE quits IEBC, flees to New York. She had traveled to Dubai to inspect printing of ballot papers. @ntvkenya
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1 year
Meantime majirani…
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5 years
AUSTRALIANS voted before we (Kenyans) woke up this morning, and their new leader Scott Morrison is now making his victory speech before we have dinner. Simple. Few hours. No drama. Just like a normal change of nappies.
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@LinusKaikai
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5 years
NO.
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7 years
“IF YOU have to win by dividing people, you won’t be able to govern them. And you won’t be able to unite them later.” Barack Obama,Oct 19.
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7 years
ALERT: COWS on Langata Road. No police or Armored Personnel Carriers APCs in sight. Approach with care, COWS could be ARMED!
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2 years
TIFA Poll: Raila Odinga 47% William Ruto 39%
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@LinusKaikai
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7 years
THREE sentenced to death for stealing 30 pineapples. Poor souls; if only they knew safer things like just one sack of NYS millions!
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3 years
“This Constitution is not a product of immaculate conception.” Justice Kiage #BBIRuling
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6 years
Onward, @LarryMadowo ! I remain immensely proud of your great journalistic promise. The journey continues...
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“FRIENDS gave me the private jet for the US trip at Ksh. 10 Million only…”. President William Ruto
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2 years
“Presidential Debate has been prearranged and pre-rigged.” @WilliamsRuto
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4 years
Fellow Kenyans, when driving in such conditions please switch on your fog lights or dimmed headlights. Believe it, your vehicle lights are NOT linked to your @KenyaPower account (Of course I understand you’re not taking chances 😁)
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2 years
Kenyans, read this…
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1 year
“THE MEDIA are Azimio people.” Rigathi Gachagua, Deputy President. Speaking in Malava on Saturday April 1st 2023.
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20 days
FINANCE ACT 2023 declared unconstitutional. Court of Appeal rules that the process of enactment was flawed.
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2 years
SUPREME COURT rejects application seeking to strike out Attorney General and IEBC Commissioners from Presidential Petition.
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5 years
EUROPE is gathered in Portsmouth to honor its World War II veterans. Here in Kenya we don’t even know where our hero DEDAN KIMATHI is buried. Labbish! Allogant! Bure kabisa!
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3 years
“Someone said… in a marriage of convinience, couples sleep in the same bed but each with their own dreams.” PLO Lumumba #JKLive @citizentvkenya
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“MBONA akili zenu time ya kura zinajaanga shonde?” KING KAKA. #Wajingasisi
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WE nicknamed #SundayLive the ‘American Edition’ because this pair rolls Uncle Sam’s tongue just right! Sadly but proudly, @VickyRubadiri proceeds to her next duty station after 6 years with @citizentvkenya . Vicky is an epic performer; a dutiful professional with whom we’ve worked
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2 years
“WE ARE honorable people. We are not petty. We are not jealous,” President-Elect William Ruto.
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5 years
THROWBACK: In the beginning...Filming my first ever TV piece; ‘The Never Lost Identity’, a documentary on Maasai culture in Olomisimis, Transmara.
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THE KNOCK at Jimi Wanjigi’s house. A view from inside.
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2 years
Mahat Somane, IEBC : In the words of US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia; ‘Get over it!’
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2 years
“WHERE are my good friends from Citizen TV @citizentvkenya ?”President Elect @WilliamsRuto
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7 years
"Rule of Law... and Fear of God." Chief Justice David Maraga
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6 years
CONGRATULATIONS to @LarryMadowo on your BBC appointment. In the ‘Grand Old Beeb’ @BBCAfrica your commitment to unadulterated journalism and absolute fidelity to Public Interest finds a haven. Continue serving Public Good, Larry. God bless.
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“I will defend my family.” Former President Uhuru Kenyatta after police raided the home of his son in Karen, Nairobi.
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1 year
UNIDENTIFIED mobs making away with sheep stolen during a raid on a farm belonging to the family of former Presidents Jomo and Uhuru Kenyatta.
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2 years
“We have allowed all IEBC commissioners and their lawyers to participate in the Presidential Petition.” Chief Justice Martha Koome.
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1 year
ANOTHER moment.
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THIS must be the most devastating moment for any military family; when the official gear of a fallen soldier is handed to the family. The sword, the boots, the national flag… heartbreaking 💔 #RIPGenOgolla
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PRES. KENYATTA: “If Raila was a man of war he would have resisted peace with President Kibaki and he would have resisted the handshake with me.”
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JAPHET KOOME resigns as Inspector General of Police.
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1 year
“ON CITIZEN TV during the elections, they gave Raila Odinga 20 minutes and they give us 3 minutes.” Rigathi Gachagua, DP.
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Fathers & Sons... My dad and living legend; a paragon of humility, discipline and integrity. Herdsman. Farmer. Catechist. Teacher. His classes continue... #FathersDay
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TV VIEWERSHIP (via streaming) of Presidential Inauguration of @WilliamsRuto in numbers. Source: Media Council of Kenya @MediaCouncilK
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“YOU can’t play tribal politics like DP Gachagua is, and make tribal appointments like President Ruto is and then preach unity. That is hypocrisy.” Says Reuben Kigame. @ReubenKigame
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4 years
“Only two communities have occupied the Presidency in Kenya. What if we say it is time for other communities?” President Uhuru Kenyatta speaking in Mululu Vihiga county.
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“I am asking the President, why have you thrown the people of Kirinyaga under the bus? Why were senators whipped one way in Waititu’s case and the other way in Kirinyaga’s case?” @MarthaKarua says on @citizentvkenya
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2 years
PRESIDENT RUTO tasks former President Kenyatta to lead regional peace initiatives; cites Ethiopian and Great Lakes conflicts as ongoing processes Kenya is committed to.
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UPDATE: Police enter Jimi Wanjigi’s home.
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2 years
BREAKING: The Constitution of Kenya Amendment Bill (2020) (BBI ) is unconstitutional; Supreme Court of Kenya rules. #BBIJudgement
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4 years
MEET US Pennsylvania State Representative Malcolm Kenyatta! Some Kenyans would be like “hayiaa DYNASTY YA DIASPORA!”😁
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TO @ntvkenya the greatest team on Kenyan television, thank you for your assurances and the epic journey we have walked together. As always, keep it sincere, professional and beyond reproach. God is Good, all the time.
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1 year
Guess who?
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5 years
HEART BREAKING.
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SCRIPT for the corrupt in Kenya; Peruvian ex President Allan Garcia shot himself dead instead of waiting to be arrested by anti-graft police. Now you know what to do in a future that is not too far away. Enjoy the eating for now. Shiba kabisa!
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4 years
KENYA wins the African Group slot for the UN Security Council non-permanent seat for 2021-2022. Beats Djibouti to the slot.
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“IT’S NOT ABOUT GEN Z; it’s about our lives.” A mother’s take on anti-Finance bill protests.
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2 years
NOW: DP Official Residence, Karen.
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LIVE on @citizentvkenya . Azimio presidential candidate @RailaOdinga and running mate @MarthaKarua at a rally in Lang’ata, Nairobi.
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7 years
EDITORS statement on Govt threats on media.
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6 years
GREAT DAY with @DennisOkari and Naomi Joy on the occasion of their wedding. Congratulations to the newly wed! #dennisokari
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5 years
YOU CANT find a more disciplined Nairobi motorist than one driving through Kibera! Reason? The law here has immediate consequences. So no overlapping here. 👍
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MALAWI President-Elect Dr Lazarus CHAKWERA Is an #ARSENAL fan. His Malawi Congress Party last won 26 years ago. My people this means we have 10 years and a Premier League re-run left to our next trophy! Stay Strong!
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