Evarastus Obura

I am a development practioner, a community educator passionate about mentoring a generation of young people who are concious about sustainability of nature.

[Whitley Fund for Nature @WhitleyAwards]

Kenya's @akwany of @EcofinderKenya featured in @Forbes by science contributor @ligaze. Read Andrew's stories here https://t.co/UJ1SepXJwM.

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

Leonard Akwany | Sir David Attenborough presents the 2023 Whitley Award ... https://t.co/qZIhdFzIBq via @YouTube

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

@Tellamahn @JulianiKenya FYI Juliani as an artist can only use his space to advance a course he believes in which as far as I know he has done so well. Muache kuwa too toxic he can only do so much as an artist.

[Eidolon Monitoring Network @eidolonnetwork]

It's really interesting to see where and how #Eidolon 🦇🦇 roost in Yaounde, and there is a lot of flight activity in the day - they seem super nervous and sensitive to disturbance @JulesAtagana @dechmannlab @AVijiji @RwandaWildlife

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

@MikeSonko Hon. Keep doing what you can. Duniani Kuna watu na vyatu.

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

@king_kemboi This is very simple matrices using row reduction. Mswaki! This is a case of wrong choice of course. What then if you start dealing with a mix of vectors and calculus to determine real life situations or having to balance an axle through application of power mechanics😅

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

I hope this letter gets to you. I know many other Kenyans whose plans have been scattered because of these delays and who are suffering silently. I don't suffer in silence.

Yours disappointed and broke mother of four,

Amakove Wala
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

All I am asking for is a change in the system to 1) get people to pay when they are due for the appointment 2) refund the application fee to people like us who give up when given a 2 year date. This is simply daylight robbery.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

Dear Madam Ambassador, the embassy is making billions of shillings from Kenyans through this delays in appointments. I am not that desperate to get an American VISA. I know my daughter will be disappointed.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

3) I have absolutely no intention of absconding my beloved motherland and my other 3 children and businesses. I was told to apply for an expedited appointment and I did. The response from the embassy was swift. Appointment denied.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

Lo and behold, the next available slot for an appointment then was May 2024! I was in shock. Of what use was this appointment when 1) the event was in November 2022; 2) The VISA fees are only valid for one year;
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

I needed specific passport photos. I then applied in the system for both of us. The total amount of money for the VISA was Ksh. 38,400 (~240USD) I had to borrow from one of the companies I run with my nanny to pay for it.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

She had put in so much into this competition.
When we came back, I immediately embarked on a journey to start the VISA process. I needed an invitation letter from Global Scholar's Cup which was sent immediately.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

So much so that she and her teammates from another school (she was the only one from her school) qualified for the grand finale called the Theatre of Champions in Yale, USA, to be held in November 2022. We all celebrated. She cried.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

. Something that she had worked really hard for. I received immense support from my friends and even Kenya Airways, The Pride of Africa, to carry the Kenyan flag high while in Dubai. And carry she did!
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

In June 2022, one of my daughters (I have a son and Triplet daughters) qualified to attend The World Scholar's Cup Global Round in Dubai, a debate and creative writing competition. I scraped and scrounged and she attended the competition.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Amakove Wala @lizwala]

I do not have any future plans to relocate. One of my businesses is Wanderlust Diaries Ltd whose sole purpose is to promote Kenya to Kenyans and we have done it so successfully that Meta gave us a grant to scale it up.
@USEmbassyKenya
@kot
@StateHouseKenya

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

Why Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5 are causing fresh U.S. outbreaks https://t.co/TS3EGNvfHr via @NatGeoMag

[Kariùki Ndang'ang'a @ndanganga]

CONSULTANCY – DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SMART SPATIAL MONITORING AND REPORTING TOOL FOR SÃO TOMÉ AND PRINCIPE https://t.co/OFKluJZsAi

[Evarastus Obura @Evmose]

@OkoreLutherMK Yeah! Put a brake on them bedbags.