Grace Mwangi

Like a spring, the beginning of all things are small | Personal journal

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

A fresh court case has been filed to stop new luxury tourism developments in the Maasai Mara.

Lawyers and environmental groups say the approvals broke environmental laws and could threaten key wildlife migration routes

[KYK 🇰🇪 @KijanayaKabras]

Titus Njari Ndei, 41, led Kitengela landlords to build their own private sewer line after years of sanitation problems in the fast-growing town.
With the population ballooning, property owners had relied on expensive septic tanks that often overflowed and posed health risks.

Frustrated by the Kajiado County Government’s failure to provide a lasting solution, the landlords decided to take action.

The push started in 2013 when the county sued 22 plot owners for discharging raw sewage, contrary to the Public Health Act. They were released on bonds of KSh 180,000–200,000.

Two months later, the accused landlords mobilized under Engineer Ndei and registered the Kitengela EPZ Neighbouring Community Sewer Project. They secured approvals from EPZA, NEMA, and other authorities, then funded a KSh 85 million, 45-kilometre, 2-foot-wide sewer line running to the Athi River EPZ trunk sewer.

The project was funded by hundreds of landlords contributing KSh 250,000 each plus a KSh 1,000 registration fee, and paying EPZA tariff fees ranging from KSh 7,500 to KSh 74,000.

The completed sewer now serves 818 landlords and has eased the burden of paying KSh 200,000 every 2-3 weeks to the county for waste disposal. Ndei says the community initiative gives residents a chance to manage sanitation sustainably.

[Dr. Kipkoech Cheruiyot @kipkoecheruiyot]

Very significant in Marakwet culture, I am not sure if it extends to Kalenjin as a whole. If you hang around Marakwet elders, you probably heard this story:

They taught that rains begin soon when Kirgit ab Kogel (the smaller, male star) meets Korket ab Kogel (the bigger, female star). Once they part ways, the skies open and the rains pour across the land. The meeting must come first, if one overtakes the other again, it signals that no rain is expected. Let’s wait and see if it’ll come to pass.

[Young⁠ @Brayohki]

kuna vitu basic sana that people forget to check when they're buying a laptop, they always seem like minor issues but ni vitu zinaaffect it's productivity and value for your money
so I'll talk about a few that i know below... 🧵

[Kiambu_Finest @Nganga_one]

I truly believe everybody has their own time,kuna huyu dame homie who graduated in 2019 pale JKUAT,alitafuta kazi for 3 years akakosa,she stayed one year kwao then mzae wake akaamua kumuekea Mpesa na kacyber kadogo,she worked for one year akaona haileti so akafunga na kurudi.....

[Dr. Priyam Bordoloi @DocPriyamMD]

• Your body's core temperature is strictly controlled by the hypothalamus in your brain, which functions as your central thermoregulatory center, maintaining a baseline of 98.6°F (37°C).

• When you get an infection, your immune cells release inflammatory mediators called cytokines. These travel to the brain and trigger the release of Prostaglandin E2

• PGE2 physically acts on the hypothalamus and resets your internal set-point to a higher target...let's say 102°F.

• Here is where the paradox happens.
Your actual body temperature is still 98.6°F, but your brain's new baseline target is 102°F. Your brain now registers your normal body temperature as dangerously low. It thinks you are freezing.

• To "save" you, the brain triggers massive heat-generation protocols:

- Peripheral vasoconstriction (drawing blood away from your skin, making you physically feel cold).

- Violent, involuntary muscle contractions (shivering) to generate mechanical heat.

• You will continue to shiver and feel freezing until your core temperature finally climbs to that new 102°F set-point. When the fever finally breaks and the set-point drops back to normal, your body realizes it's too hot, which is why you suddenly start sweating profusely to dump the excess heat.

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[Grace Mwangi @CiruGrace]

@KahuTim @Gitz__ @Safaricom_Care That’s the divert number for when someone calls you and finds you’re unreachable. Unapata ile “I tried to call you…”

[rene.pdf (draft) @odanga_r]

This is one of my favourite pieces of trivia about Victorian Brits and 19C Europeans. They were hallucinating hypochondriacs who feared that the sun's rays in Africa and Asia could pierce their skulls and skin, and destroy their nervous systems making them behave badly.

[Galactic Troubadour @NousHenosis]

Maj. Gen. McCasland was lead advisor for a UFO book that opens by tying UFOs to the astral realm/shamanism, stating “The appearance of the saucer is a manifestation of someone in a parallel universe using ceremonial magic to enter our world.”

He called them “mystical machines.”

[Aloice🀄 @KimmoSavage_II]

Hello good people... Here's my brother who has suffered since last after he got into an accident and experienced a fractured femur. After the accident we took him to MAMA LUCY HOSPITAL But the doctors were on strike -a certain doctor referred us to JUMUIA HOSPITAL ...

[Grace Mwangi @CiruGrace]

#DIARAwardsGala2026

Honoured to be in attendance

[Shama Daddy @Ntulele]

This is exactly how casting Spells works/witchcraft. It makes you manifest those ruins and the more you RT, the more people see it and y'all manifest it collectively which will eventually make it a reality. English language is a Spell-ing.

[SHAV★ @shavnyuy]

Laterite. Cut from the earth, stacked, left exposed.
No plaster. No paint. No finish.
The wall IS the architecture.
Kerala has built with it for centuries; it hardens on air exposure, gets stronger the longer it stands.
📍 Kannur, Kerala 🇮🇳
Architects: Elemental

[Mlungisi Ntshangase @Mlu__N77]

It is called isiqatha in South Africa and it's illegal🤣🤣🤣

[TheGladiator @TheGladiatorHC]

Francis Hunt says "somebody with incredibly deep pockets is buying December gold calls at $15,000 and $20,000 strike prices, on an industrial scale"

At first I thought this was degenerate gamblers, but now it's looking like people who knew the world was going into a world war.

[StockMarket.News @_Investinq]

Oil up, Markets down, the chaos has officially arrived.

Stop watching the red candles and start watching the legends.

WATCH & SAVE the only strategy that survives a crash.

[Keith Foskey @YourCalvinist]

This morning I said to my 3 year old that if he would just listen to me his life would be so much better.

Then I imagined God looking at me like this…

[I @W_Asherah]

Have Kenyans considered that all the tree cutting is desertifying the country - and we'll soon be climate refugees in Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia because they'll have arable land that we don't have?

[𝙴𝚖𝚒𝚛 of #𝟶𝟶𝟷 @MombasaEmir]

Iran is making a simple, reasonable demand, since they have jailed their corrupt tea cartels, can Kenya also jail its own tea barons before they can lift the ban and resume importing from Kenya! tumeshindwa na tumekataa
Because of that tea farmers are suffering from lost exports.

[Muriaso @muriaso]

House hunting tip 101
Before signing that rental agreement, check the electricity meter setup!

Many rental plots and appartments use Last Mile Connectivity (LMCP) prepaid meters. This can quietly inflate your power costs even if you're buying tokens directly from KPLC. Here's why you MUST verify.

Under LMCP, households get a subsidized connection around KSh 15,000 fee advanced as interest-free Stima Loan. No upfront cash, but KPLC deducts 50% of EVERY token purchase to repay it until cleared often 2-3 years. So if you buy KSh 100 tokens, only KSh 50 worth of actual units. The rest pays off the landlord/property's subsidized connection.

As a Result, you pay the same or higher for tokens, but get fewer units compared to a normal non-LMCP meter with no loan deduction. Tenants effectively foot the bill for the subsidized meter/connection the landlord benefited from without any discount on your end. It's like paying extra rent disguised as power costs.

Pro tip to test before selecting a house:
Buy a small token, say KSh 100 directly via *977#, M-Pesa (paybill 888880), or app, using the meter's number. If you get normal units e.g., ~5-6+ units (depending on band/tariff), it's likely a standard meter and you are good to go.

If you get half the expected units i.e., only ~2-3 units or less, it's under LMCP with Stima Loan deduction. Walk away or negotiate lower rent to offset.

You should ask the landlord/agent upfront
if the meter under Last Mile Connectivity, or has any outstanding Stima Loan?. Alternatively, dial *977# and select manage meters/token to check details. If it's LMCP and loan is ongoing, factor that into your budget, or push for landlord to clear it by paying lump sum at KPLC office.