Ahsan Manji

“The highest form of bliss is living with a certain degree of folly” - Erasmus

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

We trade sunlight for silicon, flowers for fuel, and soil for steel — and wonder why our pockets stay empty. What we produce is perishable, what we need is permanent. Until we build, not just grow, we’ll always be net importers of our own future. #Kenya

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

And we need large enough markets so that investment in the full value-chain can occur

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

#Africa’s inclusive growth path = Agriculture & Manufacturing (The benefits of agglomeration) - For this we need the human capital which we have with our demographic dividend

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

1/3 of East Asia’s past success came from the fact that it had a huge young demographic - But we need the investment in education and less trade barriers to be equally successful

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

@RwandaInUSA @MusoniPaula @wef @RwandaICT @AmbMukantabana @RwandaInGeneva @aasiimwe Rwanda once again does Africa proud. This is leadership & foresight. It’s just not as widespread as it should be on the continent. We need more leaders like @MusoniPaula

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

“Creative writing is a proxy for thinking”. Read, Distill, Release. @StevenBartlett #WEF2026

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

@KAPS_ltd 1hr to get out of JKIA due to your own inefficiencies & complacency? Tailback of cars KM’s long? Not a great way to welcome Tourists, let alone (mere) Citizens 🙄

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

Kenya bows its head today. Raila Odinga — a patriot, a fighter, a founding father of our democracy. His dream lives on in us. 🇰🇪 RIP Baba

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

Never bet against @elonmusk now sit back and watch!💪

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

The dead outnumber the living, fourteen to one. We ignore the accumulated experience of such a huge majority of mankind at our own peril. - - Nial Ferguson

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

There is no worse place to shop at than @footlocker Terrible service, dismal understanding of the products they stock, and a complete lack of care for the very people that keep them in business - their customers. @footlocker should not exist in today’s world

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

A trade deficit isn’t the problem — wasting it is. The #US funds innovation with its deficit; #Kenya funds dysfunction. The issue isn’t borrowing — it’s what you build with it.

[Shane Parrish @shaneparrish]

People who treat AI as optional rather than fundamental are likely to find themselves out of a job.

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

@MwangoCapital @MaudhuiHouse @nderi_j @StellarSwakei @WillisOwiti @NSE_PLC @NSE_Investors @KimaniStephanie @mwaniki_joseph @bonnieoyunge_ @the_acemt An incredible milestone! The strong brands we built are entering an exciting new chapter with @BidcoGroup - Grateful to our amazing team and partners who made this journey possible. Excited for the scale, innovation & growth ahead! #FMCG #BuildKE

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[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

Africa can produce 1000x its anticipated #RenewableEnergy needs by 2040, yet it attracts less than 2% of financing of the required technology. - Fantastic interview by @lynn_ngugi1 https://t.co/TJhvnTHRb8

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

Always be curious. 🧐

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Deregulation and reducing government spending leads to prosperity

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

@shaneparrish Relentless it is!

Yes to the diary style. - Anything from you is WELL worth it!

[Ahsan Manji @AhsanManji]

Our direction of travel should be towards the right! 🇰🇪

[Karel van Oosterom @KvanOosterom]

This is the Netherlands.
Our Prime Minister of fourteen years leaves office.
On a bicycle.