Tips & Sources — Kenyan Digest

Many of our biggest stories started with a single tip from someone who saw something that didn't add up. We take source confidentiality seriously. We will not name you, your role, or your employer unless you explicitly agree.

01The fastest way: encrypted messaging

For most tips, the simplest method is a Signal or WhatsApp message. Both are end-to-end encrypted by default. Signal stores no metadata about your conversations on its servers; WhatsApp stores some. For sensitive material, Signal is preferable.

Signal: +254 712 000 000
WhatsApp: +254 712 000 000

Set your messages to disappear after a fixed time on your end. Do not include your name, employer, or other identifying details in the first message — start with the story and let us ask follow-up questions as needed.

02Encrypted email

For longer tips, document drops, or technical material, encrypted email is best. We use Proton Mail, which encrypts messages end-to-end between Proton users and offers passworded encryption when sending from other providers.

Address: tips@kenyandigest.com
PGP fingerprint: 9F4E 2A1B 7C3D 8E5F 1A2B 6C7D 9E3F 4A5B 8C1D 2E3F

If you want to send documents anonymously, create a new Proton Mail account using a device that is not your work device and is not connected to your home network. Do not include identifying information in the email itself.

03For very sensitive material: SecureDrop

For tips where source protection is critical — for example, when you are sharing internal documents from your employer — we recommend using SecureDrop over the Tor network. SecureDrop is the standard tool used by major newsrooms worldwide and provides the strongest available protection against linking a tip back to its source.

Access requires the Tor Browser. Instructions and our SecureDrop address are available at kenyandigest.com/securedrop. Do not access SecureDrop from a work device or a device you have used to log into work systems.

04Postal mail

If you would prefer to send physical documents, our postal address is:

The Editor — Kenyan Digest
P.O. Box 00000-00100
Nairobi, Kenya

For maximum anonymity, do not include a return address. Wear gloves if you are concerned about fingerprints on documents. Post the envelope from a location other than your home or workplace.

05What happens next

Every tip we receive is read. We cannot reply to every tip — we are a small newsroom. If your tip is something we can act on, you will hear back from a reporter, typically within a few days, asking follow-up questions.

If your tip leads to a story, we will not name you, your role, your employer, or any detail that could identify you, unless you have explicitly agreed in writing. We will not pay for information. We will not share tips with other journalists, agencies, or authorities except where compelled by a court order — and we will fight such an order if it comes.

If you are a public official, lawyer, banker, journalist, or anyone else whose work brings you into contact with the kinds of stories we cover: thank you. The reporting that matters most begins with people willing to say something is wrong.