On November 20, 2018, a post published by The Kenyan DAILY POST claimed that Professor Edward Kisiangani’s daughter, identified as Barista Bella, was using the social platform Tagged to attract men for sex. The article presented the allegation as a reaction to photos it described as steamy.
The write-up said Bella had previously been linked to Citizen TV Swahili anchor Swaleh Mdoe, though it did not provide evidence for that claim. It also portrayed Tagged as a site used by women seeking paid sex, language that reflected the publication’s own framing rather than a verified finding.
The post did not include a response from Kisiangani, Bella, or Mdoe. Instead, it urged readers to view the images it had attached and repeated the accusation that the photos were meant to lure men.
The article appeared under the archive date Tuesday, November 20, 2018.
