DCI KENYA engagement report
@DCI_Kenya - 2.0M followers on X
Measured over 99 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 30, 2026.
Engagement
A typical post picks up 132 interactions against 2.0M followers, an engagement rate of 0.007%. Measured over 99 original posts, its engagement rate beats 28% of 21,624 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 51K times each, and 0.261% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.55% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 05:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 99 posts sampled, 98% carry an image or video and 27% are part of a thread. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.7K interactions, about 20x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #judgementdayishere, #fichuakwadci, #judgmentdayishere.
Measured over 99 original posts from a 30-day window, last computed on October 30, 2026. Recurring tags: #judgementdayishere, #fichuakwadci, #judgmentdayishere.
Compared with accounts its own size
DCI KENYA's engagement rate beats 28% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,624 accounts, accounts of similar size (decile 10 of 10)). A percentile is spread evenly by construction, so 50 really is the middle of that group and 90 really is its top tenth.
On engagement per impression rather than per follower it beats 18% of the same group. When those two numbers disagree, the gap is about how far its posts travel rather than how people react to them.
Where this sits in the catalog
At 0.007%, DCI KENYA sits above the 10th percentile of the 217,745 accounts in this comparison. That places it in the bottom 25% band, which runs below 0.025%.
Show the percentile table
| Percentile | Engagement rate |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile | 0.004% |
| 25th percentile | 0.025% |
| 50th percentile | 0.149% |
| 75th percentile | 0.704% |
| 90th percentile | 2.63% |
| 99th percentile | 82.5% |
This ruler is the whole measured catalog, not a size-matched group: it shows where the raw rate falls across every account we can measure, all of which are large. For a like-for-like comparison, read the size-band percentile above instead. See how the bands are built
Posting timing
This account posts most often around 05:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day of the week. The bars below are the catalog-wide pattern, with this account's own busiest slot marked. They do not show how this account performs at each hour: we keep one aggregate per account, not one per hour, so that measurement does not exist in our data.
Show engagement by hour posted, utc as a table
| Hour (UTC) | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| 00:00 UTC | -1% | 89K |
| 01:00 UTC | -2% | 90K |
| 02:00 UTC | -3% | 88K |
| 03:00 UTC | -4% | 94K |
| 04:00 UTC | -5% | 76K |
| 05:00 UTC | -4% | 75K |
| 06:00 UTC | -5% | 86K |
| 07:00 UTC | -5% | 93K |
| 08:00 UTC | -4% | 108K |
| 09:00 UTC | -4% | 124K |
| 10:00 UTC | -3% | 129K |
| 11:00 UTC | -3% | 141K |
| 12:00 UTC | -3% | 154K |
| 13:00 UTC | -3% | 167K |
| 14:00 UTC | -4% | 173K |
| 15:00 UTC | -2% | 176K |
| 16:00 UTC | -3% | 171K |
| 17:00 UTC | -3% | 159K |
| 18:00 UTC | -2% | 149K |
| 19:00 UTC | -2% | 141K |
| 20:00 UTC | -1% | 131K |
| 21:00 UTC | 0% | 116K |
| 22:00 UTC | -2% | 100K |
| 23:00 UTC | -1% | 90K |
Show engagement by day of week as a table
| Day | Vs author median | Posts |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | +5% | 393K |
| Monday | +1% | 483K |
| Tuesday | -2% | 520K |
| Wednesday | -3% | 472K |
| Thursday | -2% | 430K |
| Friday | -3% | 447K |
| Saturday | +2% | 393K |
Formats this account uses
Its own posting mix on the left, and what each of those formats does across every account we track on the right. Only formats where the effect clears our publish test appear here, so an empty row is a format we could not measure rather than one that does nothing.
| Format | This account | Catalog effect | 95% interval | Accounts behind it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image or video | 98% of posts | +111% | +108% to +115% | 34K |
| Outbound link | 1% of posts | -41% | -42% to -40% | 32K |
| Typical length | - | +15% | +14% to +16% | 32K |
- 98% of this account's sampled posts carry an image or video. Across the catalog, posts with an image or video run 111% above the same accounts' other posts.
- 1% of its posts carry a link off X. Across the catalog, posts with an outbound link run 41% below the same accounts' other posts.
- Its average post runs 1510 characters, which falls in the over 280 characters band. Across the catalog, posts over 280 characters run 15% above the same accounts' other posts.
These are catalog-wide differences applied to this account's own posting mix, not a measurement of how each format performs for this account specifically. We keep one median per account, not one per format per account, so the second thing is not something this data can tell you.
Best tweets
- Oct 23, 202620x their median
๐๐๐ง๐จ๐ ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ ๐ข๐ฉ๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ฆ ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐๐ข๐ก๐ ๐ง๐๐๐๐ง๐ฆ A trail of alleged mobile phone thefts in Nairobiโs Central Business District has finally caught up with a sitting Member of the County Assembly (MCA), following his arrest by detectives from Kamukunji Police Station. Acting on actionable intelligence, the detectives swooped on the suspect in Mfangano Street, closing in on a man wanted in connection with a string of reported phone thefts. The suspect, Cyrus Kisavi Musyoka, the sitting MCA for Ikanga/Kyatune Ward in Kitui County, had been on the detectivesโ radar over three separate incidents reported in August and September 2026. CCTV footage proved instrumental in the investigations, with detectives positively identifying him in connection with the reported incidents. His arrest has also brought to the fore an outstanding warrant of arrest in a separate case. The MCA is wanted in Criminal Case No. 112/303/2024 after failing to attend court following his release on bond by Makadara Law Courts, where he had been charged with an offence of stealing. The suspect is currently in custody undergoing processing ahead of his arraignment. The DCI reiterates that no one is above the law. Detectives will continue to pursue leads and bring suspects before the courts to answer to criminal conduct, regardless of their position or status in society. #FichuaKwaDCI. Call 0800 722 203 (Toll-free) or WhatsApp at 0709 570 000 to report anonymously. Usiogope!
- Apr 24, 202318x their median
MALINDI CULT DEATHS: IGP JAPHET KOOME ASSURES ACTION AGAINST PERPETRATORS AS DEATH TOLL HITS 58 The Inspector General of the National Police Service Mr Japhet Koome, has this morning led a security delegation to Shakahola forest in Malindi, Kilifi County, at the site where https://t.co/lqTn1YF6Bu
- Oct 6, 202618x their median
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐๐ก ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ง๐จ๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ก ๐ ๐ข๐๐ข ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐ A murder suspect who went on the run after the brutal killing of a Form Four student in Molo has been arrested, following a sustained manhunt by detectives. The suspect, Walter Kipkoech, 23, was traced to a hideout in Lagwenda village, Kuresoi North, where detectives from Molo, alongside their counterparts from the Crime Research and Intelligence Bureau (CRIB) at the Regional Criminal Investigations Headquarters, Rift Valley, smoked him out of his hideout. Kipkoech had reportedly fled immediately after the killing of 18-year-old Joy Wangui, a Form Four student at Molo Secondary School, whose lifeless body was discovered inside a house in Kiambaa area, Moto Location. Her brother, who had briefly left home for a nearby shop, returned to a horrifying scene: his sister lying in a pool of blood in the kitchen, her head severed from the body. The responding detectives found the murder weapon, an axe, a panga and two knives, all bearing bloodstains, near the body. The deceasedโs head was later discovered in the corridor, where a message had allegedly been scrawled on the wall using blood: โI love you Joy but never cheat, am sorry.โ Preliminary investigations established that Kipkoech was the deceasedโs boyfriend, as detectives pursued a possible relationship dispute as the motive for the killing. When the long arm of the law finally caught up with him, Kipkoech was wearing a blood-stained boxer, a white T-shirt bearing the deceasedโs name at the hem, and black jeans with visible dry blood stains. The suspect was escorted to Molo Police Station, where he is undergoing processing pending arraignment, as detectives continue with investigations as they piece together the events leading to the horrific killing. The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) conveys its deepest condolences to the family, relatives and friends of the late Joy Wangui, whose life was tragically cut short. As the family grieves this devastating loss, the DCI remains resolute in its pursuit of justice and will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that all circumstances surrounding her death are brought to light and that whoever is found responsible faces the full force of the law. #FichuaKwaDCI. Call 0800 722 203 (Toll-free) or WhatsApp at 0709 570 000 to report anonymously. Usiogope!
- Oct 25, 202618x their median
๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐ก๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐๐ฒ.๐ณ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ง๐๐๐๐ก๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ง๐๐ ๐ง๐ข ๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐๐ข๐จ๐ก๐ง Detectives from the Banking Fraud Investigation Unit (BFIU) have arrested a suspect accused of brazenly spending over Sh6.7 million that was mistakenly credited to his bank account. The suspect, Dickson Yiaile Sitei, was apprehended on Saturday, 24th October 2026, along Lantana Road in the heart of Westlands, Nairobi. It all unfolded on 18th November 2025, when a company was busy processing 74 electronic payments. Among these was a legitimate rent payment of Sh72,000 owed to Sitei for the companyโs Suswa shop. But an error during processing led to a monumental blunder: both the rent and a staggering Sh6,744,354 intended for another company found their way into Sitei's bank account. When the company sought to reclaim its funds, Sitei didnโt just acknowledge the windfall; he allegedly spent the excess cash with no remorse. This reckless decision led to a swift investigation, culminating in the case file being forwarded to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP). Upon meticulous review, the ODPP instructed that Sitei be charged with the following offences: Intentional Withholding of Erroneously Delivered Payment, in contravention of Section 35 of the Computer Misuse and Cybercrimes Act, No. 5 of 2018, and Money Laundering, contrary to Section 3(b)(1) as read with Section 16(1)(a) of the Proceeds of Crime and Money Laundering Act, Cap 59A. Currently, Sitei is behind bars, undergoing processing as he awaits arraignment. The DCI warns that money mistakenly credited to your account does not become yours simply because it is within your reach. The law demands its return, and those who deliberately withhold and spend such funds will face the full force of the law.
- Sep 28, 202616x their median
Sasa Mondayly, weekend imekua aje? Tuko live na hii risto ya ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ฉ ๐๐จ๐ฒ๐ฌ/๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฅ๐ฌ. Boss man amesema leo chanua mraiya kinagaubaga, na kama kawa niko hapa kuwapasha chai moto. Hawa wasee wanaishi deep inside a world of ๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ฑ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ฌ, ๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐ ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ซ๐-๐๐๐ญ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ , G๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ฅ๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ that remains the real flex. They make you question, ๐๐ก๐ฒ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐, ๐๐จ๐? and to a point some of you Mondayly mna wa follow kwa mtandao. Yetu tu macho! Dashboards huwa blazing with phantom profit. Like really, who does show off? Ata wewe Mondayly, hutangaza mshahara yako online? Meanwhile, their lifestyle drips ๐ฉ๐ซ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ ๐๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌรฉ ๐ฌ๐ก๐จ๐ฐ๐๐ซ๐ฌ, ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐๐ค ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ , ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐๐ค๐ฌ, ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ (๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ก๐ข๐ซ๐๐), ๐ง๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ซ๐ง๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฌ ๐ค๐ฐ๐ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐, ๐ก๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ ๐ฐ๐๐๐ค๐๐ง๐๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข ๐ฌ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฐ ๐๐๐ฆ๐จ๐ข๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ and weekend dress code ni ๐ฆ๐๐๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ข๐ญ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐ '๐ข๐ง๐ฒ๐จ. The aesthetic is complete: a gleaming ride, hood buried in stacks, bottles lined up like soldiers, and the caption: ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐ฐ๐๐ฅ. Yet the other side is heavy: ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐๐๐ข๐๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐จ๐ง๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฆ๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ซ, ๐ฉ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐๐จ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐ฐ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐ญ๐ฌ, ๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐๐ซ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ฌ๐ก๐ฐ๐๐ฌ๐ก. They call it smart money or arbitrage, but behind some of that flex is social engineering, fake platforms na watu wanaoshwa. Many fall. Others drag people down with them. ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ง๐๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ฌ๐ฒ ๐ ๐จ. Plus lifetime dire consequences. And as mhenga alisema, โ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ฆ๐๐ ๐ค๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ ๐ก๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ฐ๐.โ Our gated community is ready for those culprits. Mondayly, you know what to do kwa comments. Real talk. ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ซ๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐๐ญ๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ .
- Aug 11, 202615x their median
STATEMENT ON ALLEGATIONS BY FORMER DP RIGATHI GACHAGUA https://t.co/BITaGSA33S
- Oct 23, 202314x their median
MARTIN NYUGUTO Meet the unshakeable detective who has spent his entire 31-year career busting criminals and solving the countryโs most complicated murder puzzles. https://t.co/ZpVf8uyYPZ
- Sep 28, 202614x their median
PRESS STATEMENT https://t.co/4vH6B4OLPg
- Oct 19, 20267.0x their median
Happening Now Mackenzie, his wife and 29 other co-accused persons arrive in Mombasa High Court ahead of today's judgemnent. They are charged with 191 counts of murder. https://t.co/rGj4az61Dw
- Sep 8, 20266.9x their median
ARREST OF SUSPECT OVER INCITEMENT OF ETHNIC HATRED Detectives drawn from DCI Buruburu have arrested a 32-year-old man over remarks intended to incite ethnic hatred, hostility and violence against Burundian nationals living and working in Kenya. The suspect, Kevin Odiwuor Otieno, alias Engineer Kevin, was arrested in connection with remarks he made at Jacaranda Grounds in Kayole during a Bunge la Mwananchi event. The remarks were captured on video and subsequently circulated widely on social media, prompting investigations by DCI detectives. Preliminary investigations have established that the utterances were directed at Burundian nationals residing in Kenya and engaged in various economic activities, including employment. Detectives are examining the circumstances and intent behind the remarks as part of investigations into possible offences relating to hate speech and ethnic incitement. The suspect is expected to be charged with hate speech contrary to Section 13(1)(a), as read with Section 62 of the National Cohesion and Integration Act, alongside any other appropriate charges that may arise from the ongoing investigations. He is scheduled to be arraigned in court tomorrow. The DCI reminds members of the public that while freedom of expression is constitutionally protected, it does not extend to hate speech, ethnic incitement or advocacy of violence. Kenya is a diverse nation that is home to people from different ethnic communities and nationalities, including foreign nationals who reside and work in the country. The targeting of individuals or communities on the basis of their nationality or ethnicity, particularly where such conduct is intended to promote hatred, hostility or violence, will not be tolerated. Members of the public are further cautioned against taking the law into their own hands or engaging in acts that could undermine peace and public order. DCI detectives will continue to monitor public and online spaces for content and conduct that threaten national cohesion, public safety and peaceful coexistence. Those found culpable will be dealt with in accordance with the law, without fear or favour. Members of the public are encouraged to report information relating to hate speech, ethnic incitement or any other criminal activity anonymously through the #FichuaKwaDCI DCI toll-free hotline 0800 722 203 or WhatsApp 0709 570 000. | Usiogope!
Ranked by total interactions across everything we have tracked for this account, which is a longer history than the 30-day window the rates above use. The multiple compares each post to this account's own median.
Recurring topics
The most frequent hashtags in the sampled posts. They describe what this account writes about; they are not a performance signal, and the catalog-wide breakdown on the hub shows how little hashtag count moves.
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Reading these numbers
A typical post picks up 132 interactions against 2.0M followers, an engagement rate of 0.007%. Measured over 99 original posts, its engagement rate beats 28% of 21,624 tracked accounts of a similar size, which puts it in the middle of its size range rather than at either end. Posts are seen about 51K times each, and 0.261% of those impressions turn into an interaction. That is about 2.55% of the follower count, which is the gap between an audience on paper and an audience in a timeline. Posting runs at about 5.2 posts a day over the last 30 days, with activity on almost every day in the window. Most posts go out around 05:00 UTC, and Thursday is the busiest day of the week. Of the 99 posts sampled, 98% carry an image or video and 27% are part of a thread. The account's strongest tracked post pulled 2.7K interactions, about 20x its own typical post. Recurring topics include #judgementdayishere, #fichuakwadci, #judgmentdayishere.
- What is DCI KENYA's engagement rate on X?
- DCI KENYA (@DCI_Kenya) has an engagement rate of 0.007%, based on the median interactions across 99 original posts from the last 30 days against 1,988,535 followers. Replies, reposts and quote-posts of other people are excluded from that sample.
- Is that a good engagement rate?
- At 0.007%, DCI KENYA sits above the 10th percentile of the 217,745 accounts in this comparison. Those comparison accounts are all large ones, because our scanning cadence is weighted towards big accounts, so this is a ranking among peers of similar scale rather than a ranking across X.
- Does @DCI_Kenya have real engagement?
- Its engagement rate beats 28% of the tracked X accounts closest to it in follower count (21,624 accounts), which puts it in the middle of its size range group. Ranking inside a size band matters because engagement rate falls as accounts grow, so a raw rate would mostly re-measure the follower count. It is a starting point for a look at follower quality, not a verdict on it.
- When does @DCI_Kenya post?
- Most posts go out around 05:00 UTC, and Thursday is its busiest day, at roughly 5.2 posts per day across the measured window.