Hussein Somow

environmentalist, sports fan, loves nature, anthropology, history and governance

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@anthony_kerui Poor location

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@IGIHANGANGE @ArthurMugabi_ @AkenjokiFarm33 @drmgeorgevet @DroIntrovert1 @EmmanuelTu28684 @muhoozi_mandela @IsaacItungo @IMpamize @Kasasiramicheal @Novine_Farm Q

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@akibaru What is the lifespan of the battery?

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@smutoro Belinda apewe kazi, anatosha.

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@sholard_mancity For the last 3 years Mandera County Government has paid 100% fees for all secondary school pupils. Ndidi is good at the art of self marketing, won't be surprised if he rises to the presidency.

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@Wanjiru2027 In Mandera secondary school is paid for by county government

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@Dr_AustinOmondi That's a lie

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@WMMartha In Central it's about renovation and beautification, in Northern Counties it's starting from zero. Just Google the number of public secondary schools in NEP before 2003 (when CDF was initiated) and compare to the current situation.

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@sholard_mancity I support your suggestion on reserving a quota for the local community, but to assume that NEP NG-CDF has not invested in schools is not factual. Just find out the number of schools in Mandera County before and after the establishment of the constituency development fund.

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@sholard_mancity The Operational cost is very high.

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@DavidNdii @DavidNdii with the cost of power in Kenya and the water shortage in Nairobi, will the dwellers of the affordable housing estates especially in Nairobi afford those services?

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@MasterMaliq Why do you care about the purpose for which a customer is buying your chicken?

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@WehliyeMohamed True position, if only the government could communicate the status in black and white.

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@AbdikadirMohami The probability of completion of the entire stretch in the next 3 years is 90%.

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My deepest condolences to the family, friends, and loved ones of @RailaOdinga . May he rest in peace and may his legacy live on.

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@nonewthing Saka, Rice, Saliba, Gabriel Megh top 4 players for Arsenal

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@MwangoCapital PPP or loan?

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@OpiyoWandayi Assembling is the right word, not manufacturing.

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@MombasaEmir Any difference with other foreign owned commercial farms in Kenya? They plant coffee in Kenya, export it at cheap prices, process it in their countries, and sell it back to us at very high prices.

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Yesterday, Kenya Power reported a staggering KSh 30 billion in net profit for the financial year ended 30th June 2024 up from a KSh 3 billion net loss last year. The main reason behind this performance was the massive increase in power tariffs implemented in April last year.

The year ended 30th June 2024 was the first year when the full impact of the tariff increment was reflected in Kenya Power's books. This resulted in sales rising by a massive KSh 40 billion.

The company mischievously failed to provide data on growth in units of power sold. The truth is that sales revenues rose due to the tariff review as opposed to growth in power consumption. They also failed to provide data on system losses which means that the profits weren't due to increased efficiency but a rise in power prices.

The second reason for the huge profits was a KSh 25 billion decline in finance costs following the appreciation of the shilling earlier in the year. Kenya Power has a lot of foreign currency denominated loans which are widely impacted by the exchange rate leading to losses or gains during conversion into shilling for financial reporting. Such gains or losses are just paper numbers as opposed to a real gain or loss in cash.

Regime bloggers will be all over parroting these results as a prove that the government is working. But how does increasing electricity prices amount to work? It would be an achievement if the results were due to higher power consumption and reduced system losses.

High electricity prices are killing our industries and causing high unemployment. Raising power prices isn't a sustainable way of covering up for the graft and inefficiency in our power sector.