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The Legacy of Fear: How the Shadow of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Shaped Kenya's Political Landscape In the annals of Kenya's political history, the events of 1969 stand out as a defining moment marked by fear, coercion, and manipulation. The political tension surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga's candidature led to a series of oath-taking ceremonies in Gatundu that forever altered the fabric of Kenyan society. Understanding this historical context is crucial, especially when contemporary politicians attempt to invoke these dark chapters for political gain. The Fear of Jaramogi and the Birth of the Gatundu Oath The roots of the infamous Gatundu oath can be traced back to the fear and propaganda surrounding Jaramogi Oginga Odinga, the former vice-president and then-leader of the opposition. By 1969, the political landscape in Kenya was charged with tension. The assassination of Cabinet Minister Tom Mboya on 5th July 1969 had already set a volatile backdrop. Within this context, Pr...
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I'm CEO, Bitch - Hacker Pays Homage to Zuckerberg on Kenya Police Website

In a rather unusual incident, a hacker today managed to deface the website of the Kenya Police and dedicated the attack to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Kenyapolice.go.ke normally contains information about and provided by Kenya's primary national law enforcement body. However, earlier today visitors of the site were greeted by a blank page reading "Got in and all i could think about was zuckerberg!!! This’ for you Mark!"

Furthermore, the title of the page read "I’m CEO, BITCh!," the slogan used by Mark Zuckerberg on his business card in Facebook's early days. According to Tech Crunch, Kenyan business reporter Larry Madowo, was the first to spot the hack and announce it via Twitter. There is no information about the hacker's motives for targeting the website, but he probably wasn't expected the incident to get much coverage in the media. That's because after several technology blogs and news websites published the story, he changed the page to read: "OK. Its not that big a deal! :P"

Website defacements are either used by hacktivists to make a political statement or by hackers to gain the respect and recognition from their peers. Sometimes these attacks can be claimed by an entire hacking crew. The Kenyan police website defacement only affected the home page, as the rest of the links indexed by Google remained accessible. However, a few hours ago the ASP site had been deleted and an Apache test page  wasbeing displayed when loading the URL. This page indicated that the Fedora Linux distribution is running on the server. The site was up and fully functional as Siasa Duni "went to press".

It seems this is not the first time that Kenyan law enforcement agencies are targeted by hackers. The site of the Administration Police, a separate interior ministry department, was defaced on two separate occasions just this year.

 
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