Born in 1971 in Bungoma, Jacob Juma rose from humble beginnings to sudden wealth by his mid-20s through powerful political connections, including Cyrus Jirongo and Chris Okemo.
He built King Business Park, owned property in Karen and Bungoma, and married Miriam Wairimu, though other women across East Africa later claimed children by him. After securing a lucrative niobium mining license in 2012 that was later revoked, he became a relentless whistleblower, publicly accusing William Ruto, Evans Kidero, and others of corruption.
Labeled a “griot of corruption” for naming names others feared, he refused to stay silent despite warnings. On May 5, 2016, he was shot dead in his bulletproof car on Ngong Road, Nairobi.
His unsolved murder left him remembered as both a man shaped by patronage and a defiant challenger of it — a warning, a mirror, and an enduring question in Kenyan politics.
A new wave of Kenyan youth protests is shaking up the status quo, challenging unpopular tax proposals and making headlines. Here’s what’s happening:🧵(1/8)
This is just the beginning of #totalshutdown to
1. End Corruption
2. Reduce government wastage
3. Reduce number of MPs
4. Reduce the counties.
5. Remove Senators, Women Reps
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THIS COP HERE IS A MURDERER. HE KILLED OUR COMRADE.
TAG @IPOA_KE WE NEED THIS GUY IN JAIL. WE WILL NOT REST
RIP Rex
#totalshutdown
Every "Mashujaa Day" I celebrate an individual who has impacted society significantly beyond politics. In 2022 it is Prof. Bethwel Ogot. One of the most prolific writer of Luo, Kenyan, African history alive. He is my role model + my Gold Standard for achievement in academia.
1."You are too expensive!". A client walks into my office. Gives me details of what s/he wants built. I calculate the built area + approximate construction costs - to enable him/her understand financial implications of their decisions. The client disappears. I was too expensive!
I am a broken father. I have lost my son. The negligence at @thenairobihosp has cost the life of my dear son Ryan Hawi. The doctor injected him with the wrong dose. Now he is no more. I need #Justice4RyanHawi
This is how it started
#JaMaranda; In Company Of Erstwhile Classmates In Maranda ( Class Of 89), We Called On Our Then Principal, Ezekiel Akunja Rachuonyo, & His Wife, Mary Akunja, Who Also Taught Us. Took Such Gifts As We Could. We Thank Mwalimu For Making Us Who We’ve Become🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
The owner of this house is the president of these people who live in these shacks: His name is Cyril Matamela Ramaphosa from Venda: Mr President @CyrilRamaphosa the people of Alexander are still waiting for million houses you promised them during campaign, Marikana widows😭😭😭😭