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Alphonce Shiundu is a talented and thorough multimedia journalist based in Kenya. He has 11 years of hands-on experience in political, legislative, and development journalism with 4 years at supervisory level. He is gifted with excellent verbal and written communication skills and is deeply knowledgeable and passionate about journalism and the media in East Africa and in Africa. He is the pioneer country editor for Africa Check, Africa’s leading independent fact-checking organisation. He has a …

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Tough times for media as High Court upholds punitive fines

Tough times for media as High Court upholds punitive fines

A three-judge bench yesterday upheld fines of up to Sh500,000 for journalists and Sh20 million for media hous…

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Chinafrica

Chinafrica

The document, aptly titled "The Future We Want," captures the dreams and aspirations of conservationists. It …

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Africa Report

Africa Report

"China and Kenya have a deep tradition of friendship. China attaches great importance to its relations with K…

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Obama visit puts Kenya in spotlight

Obama visit puts Kenya in spotlight

Nairobi - Outside the huge white metal gates at State House in Nairobi, the official residence of Kenya's Pre…

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Terror on campus: The al-Shabaab menace

Terror on campus: The al-Shabaab menace

Nairobi - The first picture from inside the lecture halls of the Kenyan campus in Garissa, the scene of the s…

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Mexican family wins asylum in Florida after fleeing violence

Mexican family wins asylum in Florida after fleeing violence

Policarpo Chavira, a former bus driver and union leader in one of the world's most dangerous cities, is now t…

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Kenya: The Price of a 'Middle-Income' Economy? Fact-Checking Kenyan President On Fuel Price Pain

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By Alphonce Shiundu Verified
| AllAfrica
The price of a 'middle-income' economy? Fact-checking Kenyan president on fuel price pain Not all of Kenya's neighbours are low-income: Tanzania, like Kenya, is lower-middle-income. Calling Kenya simply "middle-income", as Ruto did, also blurs this distinction, and the category itself mixes very different economies, making comparisons misleading. Kenya has about 26,000 kilometres of paved roads, not 20,000.
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A (few) thoughts about radio and AI on World Radio Day

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By Alphonce Shiundu Verified
| Substack
Today is World Radio Day. And, it came with stories, lots of nostalgia, and (a few) scary thoughts. The good people at the Media Council of Kenya invited a few of us to share some thoughts on the ethics and public trust on radio in these wild times of AI. For me, it was not the best of times, because I had just finished playing around with a few tools, trying to understand how they work, with nagging old questions about creativity, labour, and ethics gnawing at my mind.
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Uganda: #UgandaDecides2026 - Fact-Checking Claims From Presidential Debate

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By Alphonce Shiundu Verified
| AllAfrica
#UgandaDecides2026: fact-checking claims from presidential debate Bobi Wine was correct about Uganda's annual birth numbers, though he significantly inflated the share of the national budget spent on debt servicing. Nathan Nandala Mafabi's claims on the primary school completion rate and youth unemployment figures were not supported by the evidence..
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