thedancingpoet

Musician
Stream 'Ua' LP:

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

New album 'Ua' out 23.04 🌷✨️✨️✨️

[Alinur Mohamed @AlinurMohamed_]

If this video finds its way to State House WhatsApp group, game over.

[OCTOPIZZO @OCTOPIZZO]

I support investment that respects sovereignty, whether it comes from France, the United Kingdom, the United States, China, or any other global power. The concern has never been foreign investment itself, but the conditions and influence that often accompany it.

When external actors use economic leverage to shape a nation’s political direction, healthcare policies, economic priorities, or cultural identity, the relationship ceases to be genuine partnership. It becomes a modern form of control, one that differs little from colonialism in practice.

[#OromoProtests @SeiseBagbo]

I started a substack because i want to come back to long form writing.
My second article, "what is the role of the artist?" is up.

A read?

Link in the next tweet.

[Zoom Afrika @zoomafrika1]

How do I explain it to my kids?

[AJ+ @ajplus]

An Israeli developer is building vacation homes and luxury amenities on land in Kenya, which he hopes will draw both Kenyans and Israelis. But many Kenyans are outraged. @Dena explains why.

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

❤️❤️❤️🙌🏿🔥🔥🔥

[#OromoProtests @SeiseBagbo]

Day 12
Checkmate - Nai-Rob-Me

Today is the day for artists to stand on mad business. And this body of work as done by Checkmate and Noir is beautiful. My yearly read.

Checkmate is also a musician, and listening to Mtfzx made me think of him so much.

May the artists rise!!!

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

@OCTOPIZZO 👑✨️

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

❤️🤗✨✨✨
Asante sana

[potato_poteito @kar0ri]

When @CheckmateMido calls,I'll always answer. Brilliance 🤌🏾

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

Thank you so much to everyone who came through. Wednesday night was truly magical. 🙌🏿❤️🕺🏿✨✨✨

[Alliance Française Nairobi @AFKenya]

🎤 When hip hop and orchestra link up… noma sana!

🥁 Waridi III with @CheckmateMido wasn’t just a performance, ilikua fusion ya worlds.

Afro-hip hop verses, beatbox rhythms, and poetic storytelling found a new wave through Levi Wataka’s orchestral arrangements -🎺🎹

[Quaint Photography @PaulKMunene]

Waridi III by Checkmate Mido
at Alliance Française Nairobi
on 13th August 2025

https://t.co/xFhZpzAPaT

[Alliance Française Nairobi @AFKenya]

Waridi III with Checkmate Mido brought to you by Hii Stage ii. Afro-hip hop reimagined for orchestra by Levi Wataka. 🎺🎹 🎤 By the final notes, the audience was on its feet💃🏾

#CréationAfrica program. 🇫🇷

Catch the replay just here 👉🏽 https://t.co/NgcROwPDjl

[thedancingpoet @CheckmateMido]

Thank you for having us and helping us make it successful 🙏🏿✨️
To many more. 🕺🏿✨️✨️✨️

[C. Bii @Consultup_Film]

Am still awed that we managed to host an orchestra in The City of Champions. The Iconic @CheckmateMido and his team takes the credit of being the first in the history of orchestras in this town. Big up!

[Fatfrog @ImadeSd]

i didnt know that one billion is this much

ksh50,000
edwin sifuna
the DCI
ecitizen

[#LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia @wmnjoya]

In CBC she would have been told to pick a pathway. Sports or STEM, not both. #EducationCaptureKE

[Elsaphan Njora @elsaphan_njora]

The heartlessness. Guys. A mother is burying a 12 year old girl. Think about that. No one is talking about it in parliament. No one is talking about it in the senate. The president isn't talking about it. The IG isn't talking about it. The AG isn't talking about it.

[Amandeep Jagde @AmandeepJagde]

kenya police??? you mean the Navy Steals? (i'm working on new slurs for the hoelice)

[#MuthoniDrummerQueen @muthoniDQ]

Absolutely. What we MUST do is rid Kenya of Kanu-ism, Moi-sm, Ruto-ism, Kenyatta-ism, Odinga-ism, Matiangi-ism, Gachagua-ism... the WHOLE political class including their MPs, governors, MCAs, judges, their guys (like atwoli), ALL OF IT. Courage!

[George T. Diano @georgediano]

Imagine spending 1.2b from your own pocket to construct a church on a public land. And not just any public land, the Statehouse. At the same time, you request 270 million from supplementary budget for tax payers to buy your wife a new car & office furniture. Huyu ni Wazimu!!

[John-Allan Namu @johnallannamu]

The revelations in this investigation are troubling, but, we believe , are not confined to what happens at Alliance girls. Has something similar to what has been described in this story happened to you? You can write to us confidentially at [email protected]. All correspondence will be handled with care, and no information will be published without your explicit consent. Read the story here: https://t.co/r7eIUs8G68

[The People’s President @bonifacemwangi]

The state is creating chaos to justify youth killings.