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2 weeks ago | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh in hospital. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK MAYOYOand Agencies. [email protected] the chaos of flame and twisted metal, amid the deafening silence of loss, one man emerged; stumbling, scorched, and somehow still alive. His name is Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, and his survival from the Air India disaster is not just an accident. It’s a story of impossible escape, and the burden of being the only one left to tell it.
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3 weeks ago | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
Mercurial tech billionaire, Elon Musk and President Donald Trump fall-out. Cartoon/Created by Chat GTP By PATRICK [email protected] the volatile theatre of American power, few alliances were more surprising—or more precarious—than that between Elon Musk, the mercurial tech billionaire, and Donald J. Trump, the equally unpredictable 47th President of the United States.
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2 months ago | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
A ship discharging containers at Mombasa Port. PHOTO/FILEBy PATRICK [email protected] global trade scene has witnessed profound upheavals since US President Donald Trump embarked on an assertive trade war, primarily targeting China, shortly after assuming office.
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2 months ago | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
Myanmar military junta ruler, Min Aung Hlaing. PHOTO/IANS NEWSBy PATRICK MAYOYOand [email protected] Wednesday, five days after Myanmar’s catastrophic earthquake, rescuers managed to pull a man alive from the debris, as calls for the junta to allow more aid and cease attacks on rebels grew louder. The shallow 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which struck on Friday, levelled buildings across Myanmar, claiming the lives of over 2,700 people and leaving thousands more homeless.
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Mar 27, 2025 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
The Atlantic editor-in-chief Jeffrey Goldberg (Left) talks to then U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (Right) during The Brooking Institution’s 2016 Saban Forum at the Willard Hotel in Washington, D.C. on December 4, 2016.PHOTO/Wikimedia Commons. By PATRICK [email protected] was a moment that read like the plot of a political thriller, but for Jeffrey Goldberg, it was all too real.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
Amani National Congress (ANC) party and United Democratic Alliance (UDA officials during the ANC-UDA merger at State House Nairobi. PHOTO/Presidency. By PATRICK [email protected] Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, surprised friends and foes when he announced the decision to dissolve his Amani National Congress (ANC) party and merge it with President William Ruto’s United Democratic Alliance (UDA).
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Jan 7, 2025 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrick Mayoyo
Deputy President Kithure Kindiki when he assumed office vowing to protect the Kenyan Constitution. PHOTO/UGC. By PATRICK [email protected] a chilling turn of events over the weekend, Kapsaret MP, Oscar Sudi, allegedly threatened a popular YouTuber for posting critical content about President William Ruto’s administration. The incident has amplified growing concerns about political intolerance within the government, particularly among figures in the ruling Kenya Kwanza Alliance.
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Jan 5, 2025 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa
A containerised ship off-loading cargo at Mombasa Port. PHOTO/KPABy ABDULHAKIM [email protected] Port of Mombasa, East Africa’s busiest and most strategic maritime gateway, is grappling with severe congestion that has significantly delayed the off-loading of containerized ships. The crisis has not only disrupted regional trade but also threatens to escalate operational costs for importers, with international shipping lines set to impose surcharges on cargo.
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Jan 4, 2025 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa
President William Ruto with Principal Secretary for Interior and National Administration, Dr Raymond Omollo. PHOTO/Presidency. By PATRICK [email protected] first glance, President William Ruto’s decision to dance to the tune of “Kasongo” during his New Year’s address from Kisii County may seem like a lighthearted moment, a show of relatability and connection to the youth.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
eyewitness.africa | Eyewitness Africa |Patrice Ayiyi
By PATRICE [email protected] of Nairobi’s General Mathenge neighborhoods Westlands and Parklands are a troubled lot. They want to know what is wrong with their neigbbourhooh . For two years, the residents have endured the consequences of poor road maintenance, with potholes and inadequate drainage disrupting daily life.
