Waziri Mayai Wa Maradhi
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- Jan 28, 2026
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Al Jazeera has released a disturbing documentary exposing how Kenyans are allegedly being surveilled through their phones, and how Safaricom may have been enabling it.
According to the documentary, citizens’ phone data has reportedly been shared with security agencies, while spyware has allegedly been used to infiltrate devices and monitor people.
Think about that for a moment.
The same phone you use for M-Pesa, calls, WhatsApp and private family conversations could allegedly be turned into a surveillance tool against you.
This should terrify every Kenyan.
Because this is no longer about politicians.
It’s about ordinary people.
A boda rider criticizing taxes.
A journalist exposing corruption.
A university student tweeting against the government.
A parent complaining about the economy in a WhatsApp group.
If unchecked, Kenya could slowly return to the fear that existed during the Moi era, where people whispered inside homes because they feared the state was listening.
Only this time, the informer is in your pocket.
Your phone. That is why this story matters.
A government that watches its own citizens is not protecting democracy or them.
It is protecting political class.
And once people become afraid to speak freely, freedom dies quietly.
According to the documentary, citizens’ phone data has reportedly been shared with security agencies, while spyware has allegedly been used to infiltrate devices and monitor people.
Think about that for a moment.
The same phone you use for M-Pesa, calls, WhatsApp and private family conversations could allegedly be turned into a surveillance tool against you.
This should terrify every Kenyan.
Because this is no longer about politicians.
It’s about ordinary people.
A boda rider criticizing taxes.
A journalist exposing corruption.
A university student tweeting against the government.
A parent complaining about the economy in a WhatsApp group.
If unchecked, Kenya could slowly return to the fear that existed during the Moi era, where people whispered inside homes because they feared the state was listening.
Only this time, the informer is in your pocket.
Your phone. That is why this story matters.
A government that watches its own citizens is not protecting democracy or them.
It is protecting political class.
And once people become afraid to speak freely, freedom dies quietly.
