The corruption of any nation begins with that of a few individuals. If the collective conscience of that nation is alive, the pressure of public opinion keeps those persons in check and prevents the nation as a whole from becoming corrupted.
No wonder we don't get the best deals out there in international boardrooms. How can we, if the best we can send to represent and negotiate on behalf of Kenya are ICC suspects, NYS scammers, drug lords, and generally economic saboteurs? 🤔
There is no reason for north eastern counties not to achieve this. Gone are the days of blaming marginalization but the leaders there are deaf, dumb and blind when it comes to accountability
A Kenyan who can attack a peaceful Burundian or Congolese brother simply trying to earn a living will also attack a fellow Kenyan if the opportunity arises in 2027. May Peace, Love and Unity be with us.
Today, a Rwandan trader in Mwiki was robbed of his bucket of mandazi, two thermos flasks of black coffee, and the money he had made selling to honest people.
The thieves were chang’aa addicts who thought they had found an easy target.
Unfortunately for them, they found the wrong neighbourhood.
I responded immediately from Maji Mazuri. One robber left the encounter with fewer teeth than he arrived with; another went home with a head injury. Meanwhile, we raised KSh 3,500 for our fellow African trader to help him get back on his feet.
Let me be very clear: we are not going to stand by while criminals prey on hardworking Africans trying to survive.
A man wakes up, makes mandazi and coffee, carries his little business on his back and comes to Kenya to earn an honest living. The least we can give him is security and dignity.
To the mugukaa, miraa, & chang’aa gang: mandazi is not your inheritance, coffee is not your birthright, and Mwiki is not a free-for-all buffet.
We are Africans before we are anything else.
We welcome our brothers and sisters from across this continent, and we will defend their right to work peacefully.
Kenya must never become another South Africa where fellow Africans are attacked simply because they crossed a border looking for a better life.
We can be tough on criminals without becoming cruel to foreigners.
Leave hardworking traders alone.
Let them hustle.
Let them eat.
Let them go home safely.
My cousin Grace Nga'nga hapa mimi utanisamehea.
Kenya cannot be a country where the powerful are given a red carpet while the vulnerable are given a red card. If an armed group RSF that was accused of atrocities can sit at the table of diplomacy, we should be very careful about turning an ordinary Burundian trader trying to put food on the table into the face of Kenya’s economic problems. You cannot use a sledgehammer to swat a fly while leaving the elephant in the room untouched. Enforce the law, yes but do it fairly, consistently and without scapegoating foreigners who are simply trying to survive.
The RSF is welcome in Kenya, but not the Burundian street vendor. A militia that has killed and discriminated on the basis of ones ethnicity and race has the diplomatic red carpet rolled out for its leaders. Yet the scapegoat for a struggling economy is the Burundian street vendor.
Dear world,
It is us again, Kenyans, we would like to clarify that these are the PRESIDENT'S remarks and NOT OURS. We would like to distance our selves from them.
Infact I stand with my Rwandan Kinyozi
I have never seen Nairobi more dysfunctional than it is today. Hakuna street lights, trash everywhere and the tip of the iceberg, unregulated construction
Nairobi Governor Johnson Sakaja is betting on his new ‘Let’s Talk’ podcast to sell his record and win a second term in 2027, but Kenyans have criticized it as a desperate strategy that is unlikely to persuade voters who can already see the state of the city for themselves.