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[KTN News @KTNNewsKE]

The Ministry of Education has announced plans to gradually phase out physical examinations from the education system in a move aimed at cutting the huge costs associated with printing and transporting exam papers across the country.
https://t.co/1Cmh49dtly

[Fact @Fact]

Roughly 6 billion people on Earth own a phone, but only 4.5 billion have access to a working toilet.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

If South Africa doesn’t change its super racist Apartheid 2.0 laws, the country must be sanctioned

[Eric @amerix]

In 2002, I bought my Safaricom line.

Ksh 2499.

I still use it.

It came in a metallic tin, with a booklet (a user manual), and a template for the SIM card.

It was preset on the Taifa Tariff.

Ksh 36 per minute billing during peak, and Ksh 27 per minute billing during off-peak.

Per-minute billing means that even if you talk for 32 seconds, you will be charged the per-minute rate.

At that time, KENCELL (later CELTEL, then ZAIN and now AIRTEL) was everyone's favourite carrier.

Safaricom was struggling to attract subscribers due to KENCELL's awkward commercials that portrayed Safaricom's network as sluggish and chaotic.

But, 2 months later, Safaricom reduced the price of its SIM cards to Ksh 99.

I almost went mad after spending KSH 2499 just two months earlier.

There were massive lines in Safaricom shops in Nairobi and Nakuru.

Nakuru, Kenyatta Avenue, next to Merica Hotel, was impassable for 1 week. There was a Safaricom shop there, and later a Samchi Telecom shop.

A lot of people had bought phones and kept them at home, especially Motorola T190 and Siemens C35, because they couldn't afford SIM cards or the cost of making calls.

A Motorola T190 was selling at KSH 17,999.

A Siemens C35 was selling at 11,499.

Safaricom immediately began selling locked mobile phones that could be used only with Safaricom SIM cards.

Later that year, Kibaki was overwhelmingly elected president, and his regime liberalised the telecommunications industry, and we began advancing in telecommunications technology.

We have come from far!

[Fathers Diary @Fathers_Diary]

A man without money is a man without a voice. You could be the smartest man in the room, but if your pockets are empty, no one listens. Family and relatives are only nice when you have something to offer. Get up every day and work like hell. The world is very cruel to a poor man.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

CS Chirchir has announced plans to deploy traffic cameras on major roads, linked to smart driving licences and a digital app.

Offences would be detected automatically by the cameras, fines would be issued instantly, notifications would be sent via the app, and there would be no roadside arrests for minor violations.

In principle, this could reduce police harassment, bribes, and corruption, and align Kenya with modern road-safety systems used in Europe.

But a just system is not defined by its efficiency; it is defined by its fairness.

Will the cameras be accurate?
Will citizens have a clear right to appeal?
Who guards the system from abuse?

Kenyans do not fear order.
We fear power without accountability.

If implemented with integrity, this could reduce corruption, save lives, and restore dignity on our roads.

If implemented poorly, it risks becoming an invisible policeman, everywhere, unquestionable, and unforgiving.

The issue is not whether we modernize.
The issue is whether modernization will serve the people or merely control them.

[Thuranira @Thuranira_1]

If you’re injured in an accident, your health comes FIRST. But once you’re safe, don’t forget this:
1. Keep ALL your medical records
2. Get a P3 form from the police
3. Save every receipt.
4. Get an honest lawyer(extremely important)

These simple steps can make or break your compensation case later.

[Julia McCoy @JuliaEMcCoy]

We are sending our kids to school to memorize facts that AI can retrieve in 0.3 seconds.

We're grading them on essays that AI writes better than their teachers.

We're preparing them for jobs that won't exist by the time they graduate.

The entire education system is training humans to compete with machines at what machines do best.

That's not education. That's sabotage.

The schools that survive will teach thinking, not memorizing. Creating, not repeating. Discerning, not obeying.

Every other school is a museum that doesn't know it yet.

[Shubhvani @shubhvanii]

Pre-wedding medical tests for couples:

-HIV test
-STD test
-Fertility test
-Genotype test
-Blood group test
-Chronic diseases
-Thalassemia test
-Hepatitis B and C tests
-Mental health assessment

Don't just waste time on pre-wedding pictures.

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

If you own land in ushago,

And that land is:
- Outside a municipality
- Outside a town or urban area
- Classified as agricultural land
- And below 50 acres

When you sell it,

- You pay zero Capital Gains Tax.

Regardless of the value.

So, when KRA calls to demand their share,

Explain to them those facts.

And you will walk away with your money intact.

[MP Arizona☀️🏳️‍🌈💙🌵🐕🐕‍🦺🫂💦🏜🐟🌴🎙🌎🌻♍️🌊 @AzPetrich]

Friendly reminder: It took South Koreans 6 hours to stop an insurrection attempt, 10 days to impeach, and 3 weeks to arrest their President. He was sentenced to life in prison a week ago.

[UlizaLinks @ulizalinks]

A lifeless body was reportedly lifted onto a boda boda for transport to the morgue, drawing attention from onlookers in the area.
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#BreakingNews #BodaBoda #CommunityNews #MorgueTransfer #LocalUpdate

[Midas Touch @Erick_Ndash]

This should be preceded by a substantive law to prevent misuse and abuse of the intended cameras by police

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Government to deploy body-worn cameras for traffic police, expand CCTV and speed cameras, President Ruto says move to enhance crackdown on road carnage and bribery.

[KTN News @KTNNewsKE]

The Iranian Ambassador to Kenya, Ali Gholampour, has sought to reassure Nairobi that Iran’s missile systems cannot reach Kenyan territory, amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.
https://t.co/x16Aso1G4k

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

US President Donald Trump has warned that attacks on Iran will continue until all of Washington’s objectives are achieved and has promised to avenge the deaths of three American soldiers.

🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage: https://t.co/QK44UeJ2gx

[Okiya Omtatah Okoiti @OkiyaOmtatah]

I am deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Hon. Johanna Ng’eno, Member of Parliament for Emurua Dikirr, following a helicopter crash yesterday 28th February 2026.

We have lost a devoted servant of the people. I extend my heartfelt condolences to his family, the people of Emurua Dikirr, and all who perished in the tragic crash.

In faith, we commend his soul to the mercy of Almighty God. May the Lord grant him eternal rest, and may perpetual light shine upon him. May Christ comfort all who grieve.

[China Now @ChinaNow24]

JUST IN

Reports: Chinese satellites help Iran locate US bases in the Middle West

[Iran Military Media ☫ @IRMilitaryMedia]

LEAVE #DUBAI AND #ABUDHABI NOW!

[Kenyan Facts 🇰🇪 @KResearcher]

There was a time this was a legal way to travel in Kenya.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

$4.22 head massage on holiday