@abuga_makori So how will jobless youth enjoy the stadium? How will they pay for tickets? How will they access for events or even hold those events? This could have been an industry in every county. Wrong priority. Time will tell this will be a white elephant.
And speaking of doctrine of discovery in knowledge: I have fought with communication students whom I supervise when they decide to write their thesis on music. In one case, a student was claiming to be the first ever in Kenya to consider hip hop as a form of education. I referred him to all the Kenyan scholarship by @jnyairo@Wordslinger__ even Prof Ntarangwi's whole book dedicated to Juliani. And get this: our department was in the 3rd or 4th year of teaching a class on hip hop with Pastor Curtis Reed. The student didn't hear a thing, didn't read any of the work. Another wanted to workshop musicians on how to compose music that will sell, and he was not a musician. He would struggle when I would say he has to engage the musicians as skilled practitioners, not people in need of assistance.
Of course students adopt this posture if, at the defense, they're going to be asked to identify "the gap," they filled.
That's why I'm saying that colonial education institutions has planted in Kenyans a problematic relationship to knowledge. Kenyans don't see knowledge as work and skill. Then add music to that mix, it gets even worse. Because we all sing and perform in some way, and many artists didn't study music in school, there's a madharau we Kenyans have for music knowledge. And that includes madharau for seasoned musicians who are walking libraries and teachers in their own right, without the endorsement of a degree from a colonial institution. I make that point in an article about an experience I had watching how Digo musicians practice music education in context of performance. Because we've relegated music to "talent", meaning no knowledge, as @KICDKenya itself said, we are very ignorant about music and don't respect it as a field of knowledge. So we don't bother to cross check our positions before we make consequential announcements.
The biggest question @WilliamsRuto and @UDAKenya should ask? What is development? Development is not what you say it is! It is what the people feel it is! So all this expenditure turning nothing to pockets means “no development” the crucial factor is missing. “My pocket”.
Maraga hata hafai kuzunguka akiomba kura .Sane human beings wanajua that's the person to save us .Tena mnataka akuje kuwaconvince .Tunafaa sisi sote tuwe Maraga Bloggers for free ata ukiwa mtaani just push for Maraga
At some point, we are going to have to publicly vouch for a leader we believe in and for me that person is former Chief Justice David Maraga.
And this is not about who is trending or making the most noise. It’s about what actually makes sense for this country right now.
We are dealing with a system that is broken at the core. Corruption has become normal. Public money disappears with no consequences. Institutions that are supposed to protect us have been captured. And every election cycle, we are given promises that sound good but change nothing.
What stands out to me about Maraga is simple, he is not selling us miracles. He is saying, fix the foundation first!!
~Rule of law.
~Respect the constitution.
~Independent institutions.
~Actual consequences for corruption.
That might not sound exciting, but if we are being honest, that is exactly what Kenya is bleeding from. You cannot fix the economy when money is being stolen. You cannot fix healthcare when systems are looted. You cannot fix education when leadership has no accountability. For once, here is someone saying ,let’s deal with the root.
And we have seen him before. When he was Chief Justice, he made decisions that were not popular, but they were right. He showed that the law can stand above power. That matters!! Because what we are missing in this country is not intelligence, it is integrity.
This does not mean he is perfect. No leader is. And supporting someone does not mean you stop questioning them. In fact, it means you hold them to an even higher standard.
But if we are going to move forward, then we have to stop playing safe. We have to start being honest about the kind of leadership we want.
For me, I choose someone who understands that without accountability, nothing else works.
That is why I am backing David Maraga.
How Much Money Did Dr. James Mwangi, the Equity Bank CEO, Make in 2025 From the Bank He Leads?
√ He is not the highest-paid CEO in Kenya, but he takes home roughly KSh 10 million every month, which totals about KSh 120 million per year.
√ If you add bonuses, gratuity, and other benefits, you are looking at roughly another KSh 43 million, bringing his total salary and benefits to about KSh 166.3 million, according to Kenyan Wall Street.
√ But that is nothing compared to what he made from dividends. James Mwangi holds a 3.39% stake in Equity Bank, estimated to be worth around KSh 8.7 billion. That stake yielded him about KSh 734 million in dividends.
√ So in one year (2025), he made approximately KSh 900 million (KSh 166M salary + KSh 734M dividends) from Equity Bank alone.
√ Remember, he is also a major shareholder in other companies like Britam, where he has a 2.97% stake.
√ Maybe people should stop fighting & killing each other over political seats and start aiming to become business and corporate executives. That is where real and clean money is...
Perhaps its time kenyans knew the Truth about this man,his Exellelncy Emeritus Maraga. I need you to understand the kind of man you are dealing with. Ndio itakapo fika siku ya kiama,msijekasema hamkujua mlichokua mnatazama,ama mlidanganywa,na heri mngalijua.
First on fore most,this is not a sponsored post,its just a take away based on my expirience around the man and his Team. All of you by now must have seen him doing trips around the country,kilifi,Meru,Bungoma etc having all sorts conversations with different people. But the most important thing to take note of,is the fact that all his visits,have been impromptu. Not even once,has money come out of his pocket,to go and mobilize people to make ‘ground ripe’ for his coming.
Not because he cant,but because he simply wont. If there is something i have seen him openly castigate,is pretence. He has refused to address fabricated crowds like his opponents from ODM,DCp or UDA. He calls it hypocrisy of the highest grade opium
He has refused to block roads to address people. His module operandi is grassroot mobilization. Having one on one interaction with people he has come to see. And so far,in every place he has gone,he has been welcomed whole heartedly. Kule kilifi walimpa ndizi nyingi sana
Though His approach is one that is quite unfamiliar with us, its very efficient. When David maragas name first floated,he was to come and take leadership,not politics. And Though there has been seasonal smere campaigns against him from opponents with fabricated crowds mocking him for not buying people to listen to him,he has made it clear that,that does not bother him.
And his biggest agenda Constitutionalism. As former member of the highest court in kenya,he understands that the policies are here. The only problem is those supposed to implement them,are bending them. He has no plan of taking you canaan,or Singapore. His plan is just one, to ensure that when kenya bows,it will bow to the highest mountain. For the benefit of us all
So,this man right here,might be our Emilio kibaki. Less talk,Less drama,less gimmicks,and more work.
David kenani Maraga!