DON DENNIS

God first|#MUFC|crack head|Hustler| Baba Scott

[Bishop♎ @barrack_gumba]

When disgruntled Kenya Air Force soldiers staged a unsuccessful coup on 1 August 1982, President Daniel arap Moi grew extremely paranoid.

He therefore did not allow any civil servant to wield immense power like the way Mbiyu Koinange, Mzee Jomo Kenyatta's brother-in-law and Minister of State in the Office of The President and Geoffrey Karekia 'GK' Karithi, the Head of Civil Service and Secretary to The Cabinet had during President Jomo Kenyatta's reign.

He went to regional kingpins.

That's how Joseph Mulu Mutisya, Ezekiel Bargetuny and and Kariuki Chotara became the eyes and ears of the president on the ground. ...

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[Conrad Kulo @ConradKulo]

That viral clip of the guy asking if Ruto would trade one of his own children to the public for 2 million shillings is the most profound thing you will watch today. It completely exposes the sickening arrogance of state payouts. Human life isn't a budget line item.

[Don Bull @mainandegwa232]

This is a rogue police unit at work in Nrb.If you ask em,they feel POWERFUL but history suggests that once their job is done, they'll be sacrificed like units before them.

Lemmi tell ya a story of the KWEKWE Police SQUAD-Kenya's deadliest police unit who all died mysteriously🧵

[Bishop♎ @barrack_gumba]

The tenure of James Njagi Njiru at the National Guidance ministry came to an abrupt end after President Daniel arap Moi abolished it in 1989 following a gaffe.

He was also the MP for Kirinyaga Constituency.

The President had visited Meru District and after addressing a meeting at Kinoru Stadium, decided to fly back to Nairobi in a military helicopter and allowed Njiru to use his official limousine to get back to Nairobi.

On the way, Njiru committed an unforgivable sin.

When he got to Wang’uru Township in Mwea, he ordered the presidential motorcade to stop since there was a cheering crowd that demanded to be addressed by the President.

Or so they thought. 😂😂

Njiru could not resist and decided to address the gathering from the top of the presidential limousine.

If you understood Moi, you are likely to guess what he said.😂😂💔

Back to the story...

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[Keith Ang'ana @AnganaKeith]

In Michael Kirwa’s article (@MichaelxKirwa), he shares interesting stats about all the players with East African roots in the World Cup, as well as other nations with foreign-born players, including the city that has produced most of the players at the World Cup (Paris).

[Keith Ang'ana @AnganaKeith]

In John Kamau’s article, he writes about how State House has been the ultimate centre for tenderpreneurs, from Giacomo Compagnola during Jomo’s years, to Kamlesh Pattni in Moi’s years, the Kamani’s & Artur’s in Kibaki’s years, and finally Chivayo in Ruto’s tenure.

[DON DENNIS @Dennis12th]

We appreciate Mr. Masoud @KeNHAKenya weighbridge at Kanyonyo on the Thika Garissa highway. Very calm, very informative n very disciplined. Thank you sir

[Keith Ang'ana @AnganaKeith]

In John Kamau’s article, he writes about the period in 1985 when the CIA & Mossad sneaked in some Israeli officials from Khartoum into Kenya, without the knowledge of Kanyotu (the Special Branch Head) or anyone else.

[Sultan @Modern_Jurist]

1/ In 1985, CIA & Mossad pulled off a daring extraction right under Kenya’s nose bypassing one of Africa’s most feared spymasters, James Kanyotu.
Daily Nation has the story today. Here’s what happened: 🧵

[BRAVIN YURI @BravinYuri]

KTN News decided to bless Ruto with a very good piece of his consistency in telling “alternative facts” and “Six months” promises.

The Gallery of Ruto lies it is. Wapi salute na makofi.

[Tilingi 🐘 @ArapTilingi]

Prof Hamo together with DJ shiti bumped into a street Worship team in Nakuru. They joined the team and Hamo pulled his magic leaving Shiti surprised.

[Murage Ngunjiri @jmuragengunjiri]

"Chair si uharakishe session tupigie Ruto.....Lazima Tupigie Ruto simu tumuambie hawa kuna motion they are trying to bring

Ata wamuchomba..."

Alafu Tukisema that Parliament is an Extention of Statehouse wanapinga..

Aibu sanal

[Bishop♎ @barrack_gumba]

When President Daniel arap Moi ascended to power in 1978 following the death of Jomo Kenyatta, he had feared for deep people like Isaiah Mathenge, Geoffrey Kariithi, and Bernard Hinga.

Lee ​Njiru in his literature explains that early in 1977, then Vice-President Moi had called for a reorganization of Kenya’s taxation during a meeting in Machakos, arguing that it was punitive and was driving young entrepreneurs out of business.

In response, Kariithi, who was the Head of Civil Service at the time, had come out guns blazing. Kariithi had issued a stinging statement blasting Moi for his views, but Moi had kept silent because he knew the best option was to bide his time. ...

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[Gitz  @Gitz__]

AMKENI! While you were watching the World Cup, they passed the Finance Bill 2026.

122 Voted YES
40 Voted NO
187 MPs were absent (Which means they silently sold us out)

We are NOT letting this slide. We need the list of all 309 MPs immediately. Expose them.

[Bishop♎ @barrack_gumba]

One day, Machakos KANU branch chairman Mulu Mutisya dropped by Professor Philip Mbithi’s office at Harambee House without appointment.

The professor, following Moi's mantra and advice of refusing to meet people without appointment, declined to see him.

Later in the day, the President requested Prof Mbithi to be at State House the following morning to discuss an impending cabinet reshuffle which he was to discuss with the head of state.

At State House, the professor was kept waiting for an hour only to discover the person the President had been talking to and laughing with all through was Mulu Mutisya.

When Prof Mbitihi mentioned to the President that the Machakos politician had been to see him the previous day, but he didn’t meet him as he had come without appointment, the President replied:
'Professor, how can you ignore Mzee Mutisya? He is the man who told me to give you the big job you have!'

Having finished drafting list of the cabinet reshuffle with the president to be announced the following day during the one o'clock news bulletin, Mbithi requested for a day off and headed to his rural home in Kimutwa.

The following day, the professor got to feel the full weight of the invisible powers that be when he tuned his radio at one o’clock to hear his name first in the list.

He had been demoted to be Kenya’s representative to the EAC headquarters in Arusha. When he called the President on the usual direct line to enquire whether there had been a mix-up in the list, the phone was answered at some hair salon in Kenyatta Market.😂😂💔

[Finance Historian @BoardLotSultan]

The Kingmaker’s Blind Spot:
-Paul Wanderi Ndung’u wasn’t just a billionaire; he was the ultimate "Kingmaker" of the Uhuru Kenyatta era.
-From hosting strategic meetings in his Gigiri office to bankrolling the Jubilee campaigns, he believed he was building a protective moat around his wealth. He was wrong. 🧵
https://t.co/FwpPcQQxeT

[Ⓝⓖ'ⓞⓡⓞⓡⓘⓔⓣ🐐🇰🇪 @baroswahjr]

"You can't delegate upwards, I'm senior than you!" DP Kindiki to CS Joho in Mombasa.

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

Edwin Sifuna cooking Gladys Wanga over SHA which is not working.

I have never seen her this humble.

[𝙋𝘼𝙐𝙇. 𝐎. 𝐍𝐄𝐊𝐎 @ouma_neko]

A petrol station in Garissa nearly applied for a boxing license after an ordinary fuel transaction turned into a live-action sports event.

According to eyewitnesses, an AP officer fueled his vehicle and was asked the most feared question in modern Kenya:

"Afande, unawezaonyesha M-Pesa message?"

At that moment, negotiations collapsed faster than Arsenal's title hopes.

Instead of producing the sacred screenshot, Afande allegedly decided to solve the matter using government-issued confidence and a surprise punch.

Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that the petrol attendant had apparently spent his free time watching Mike Tyson highlights and shadowboxing behind the station.

The attendant reportedly threw the fuel nozzle aside like a wrestler removing his jacket before entering the ring.

What followed was not a fight.

It was an advanced practical lesson.

Witnesses say Afande was promoted from customer to punching bag within seconds.

Nearby motorists who had come to buy fuel immediately abandoned their vehicles and secured front-row seats.

One boda boda rider allegedly switched off his engine and declared:

"Hii sio Shell, hii ni SuperSport."

The beating became so educational that Google Maps almost updated the location from "Petrol Station" to "National Boxing Academy."

By the time coworkers intervened, Afande had allegedly memorized all the stars visible in the Garissa sky .

Were it not for the intervention of one Mohammed, the officer would have continued receiving free lessons in Physics, Geography and Advanced Air Navigation.

Investigations are ongoing to determine whether the dispute was about fuel, M-Pesa, or an unauthorized boxing tournament.

[Bishop♎ @barrack_gumba]

President Daniel Toroitich arap Moi and Nicholas Kipyator Kiprono Biwott first met in the mid-1950s when Moi was Biwott’s primary school teacher at Tambach Government School in North Rift.

They would hook up again in early 1960s when Biwott was through with secondary school education and was looking for a scholarship for college education abroad.

By then, Moi had risen to be Education minister in the coalition government just before independence with Mr Kenneth Matiba as his permanent secretary.

Education ministry was housed at one of the most prestigious addresses and tallest buildings in town then - the five-storeyed Gill House on Tom Mboya Street.

Years later, Matiba would recall Moi entering his office at Gill House one early morning holding Biwott’s hand.

Moi had instructed his PS:

'Ken, get this young man a scholarship to study abroad. He was my favourite student when I taught at Tambach......'

It was done.

Within weeks, Biwott was on a plane to study in Australia on a full government scholarship.

It is in Australia where he met an Israeli girl who he would later marry and bring home.

In later life, the Israeli girl would lead Biwott to make friends with her kinsmen who would chaperon him to a Canaan whose roads were paved in gold.

Back in Kenya, Biwott, courtesy of his old teacher, was straight-away employed by the government and posted as a District Officer (DO) in Meru.

When Moi was appointed Vice-President, he could think of no better personal assistant than Biwott.

He snatched him from Bruce McKenzie, the then Agriculture minister.

Biwott proved as useful to his new boss in his official duties but more so in the back channels.

With powerful forces around State House determined to deny Moi resources that would make him a political threat, it is Biwott who secretly established liaisons with middle-level civil servants to ensure that Moi at least got Lazarus’ crumbs from the high table.

Biwott was also strategic such that while picking crumbs from under the table, he learned lessons that would prove useful when his boss would take over at the high table and Biwott would sprint away with the whole loaf – including the wrapper and knife.

It is about the same time when Biwott partnered with Israeli businesses which taught him to smell a good deal from miles away and follow the money.

Inevitably, Biwott would be Moi’s automatic right hand man when he took over the presidency.

But unlike many who got close to Moi only to burn their fingers, Biwott had studied the boss well enough to know he had an instinct not to wholly trust anyone let alone share power.

Thus while others like Charles Njonjo, Geoffrey Gitahi 'GG' Kariuki, Simeon Nyachae and Hezekiah Oyugi came so close to the fire as to get burned, Biwott kept a safe distance - not too near to get burned and not too far to freeze.

Biwott also borrowed two vital lessons from Machiavelli:

One, that power isn’t necessarily the reality of it. The perception that you have power at times is more effective than power itself.

Lesson number two was that in power play, being feared is better than being loved.

That's how the TOTAL MAN survived the politics of this country. Sketchy and ended up taking a whole village to Australia.