To live deliberately. To live deep and suck out all the marrow of life. To live so sturdily and Spartan-like. To reduce life to its lowest terms. ๐ฆโต
Ruto is becoming so unpopular that he now appears to be searching for easier people to blame, and Burundians have suddenly become convenient targets for a government that has failed to create enough jobs for Kenyans.
A Burundian doing mjengo, selling coffee, washing cars, working in a hotel or taking a low paying job is not the reason millions of Kenyans are struggling, and pretending otherwise is just lazy politics meant to redirect anger away from the people actually running the country.
Kenyans are everywhere in the world doing exactly the same thing, taking jobs in America, Europe, the Gulf, South Africa, Australia and other countries, yet Ruto now wants Kenyans to behave as if migration only becomes a problem when the immigrant is poor and African.
If Ruto thinks chasing Burundians from small jobs and businesses will suddenly make Kenyans forget taxes, unemployment, corruption, collapsing purchasing power and the cost of living, then his political advisers are badly misreading the mood of the country.
No Kenyan who has spent three years complaining about this government will suddenly wake up and vote for Ruto because a Burundian mason, waiter or shopkeeper has been chased away, because people already know who controls the economy and who has been making the decisions hurting them.
Burundians did not introduce these taxes, Burundians did not create this unemployment crisis, Burundians did not borrow these billions, and Burundians are certainly not the reason Ruto has become deeply unpopular.
Kenya should be very careful with this nonsense, because xenophobia usually begins with politicians telling frustrated citizens that foreigners are stealing their opportunities, then the anger grows until innocent people who came here simply looking for work become targets.
Ruto can campaign against Burundians from now until 2027 if he wants, but xenophobia will not manufacture votes, and blaming poorer Africans will not erase the record Kenyans will actually judge when they enter the polling booth.
Day 42 of #RemindThem
His name is Vincent Ayomo, 28 years old.
Vincent was shot dead by William Ruto's killer militia in Kitengela during a Linda Mwananchi rally.
#RutoMustGo
This is a community in Kenya facing water shortages.
Good thing we have Talanta stadium, Affordable houses, 602M for the unconstitutional office of the Prime Cabinet Secretary and an extra 10B for Statehouse.
This is my community in Kenya where access to clean water both for drinking & domestic use is a challenge leading to women & children spending more time to look for it,,,
It's evident that climate change is here, it's consequences are dire only if we act the things will be good
Wale watu wanatuambia wameunda kazi mingi kabisaaaa in the history of Kenya ndio bado wanataka East Africans warudi kwao sababu wanachukua kazi za kuzungusha Kahawa, njugu and other unskilled jobs.
This morning the Government of Kenya began enforcing a crackdown against immigrant small traders, using a law that does not exist.
It is merely based on a September announcement by President Ruto that hawking and small-scale retail would be reserved for Kenyans, with enforcement from 7 September. In the same address he directed Parliament to accelerate the Local Content Bill, 2025. That Bill has not been passed.
A directive read at State House does not amend the Constitution, and it does not release Kenya from the East African Community (EAC) Common Market Protocol, which explicitly guarantees the free movement of persons, labor, and goods.
We cannot profess to lead a regional Jumuiya while simultaneously subverting its foundational frameworks, and President Ruto cannot purport to credibly champion continental initiatives, while simultaneously inciting domestic actions that subvert the tenets of Pan-Africanism.
Kenyan traders are drowning, and that pain is real. But close every foreign-run stall tomorrow and the price of maize does not move by one shilling, because the cartel that sets it is Kenyan and it has friends in government.
What killed Kenyan small businesses this year is a matter of public record: pending bills the state refuses to pay, county licence fees that rise without service, credit no trader can carry, and a revenue authority that pursues a mama mboga while fortunes leave the port undeclared.
The Governmentโs own figures show foreign nationals were about 1.6 per cent of the workforce in foreign-invested enterprises in 2024. This was never where the jobs went. A government that cannot give you a market will always offer you an enemy to blame. This is scapegoat policy.
It is unconscionable for a regime to actively export young Kenyans as low-wage laborers abroad while its leaders profiteer from private ownership of labor externalization firms, only to turn around and criminalize fellow Africans seeking a modest livelihood within our borders.
Ruto's "Bottom-Up" economic framework promised to ordinary hustlers has instead yielded record youth unemployment, unlawful abductions, and a tragic loss of life.
To saddle this nation with an astounding Ksh 5 Trillion in debt over a mere four years, with no tangible, worthwhile results to show for it, and then appear to blame small scale traders from Jumuiya for the economic mess is a disingenuous move.
The primary catalyst for the extreme economic misery witnessed on Kenyan streets today sits in the highest office of the Executive.
It is a gross betrayal of trust to look the Kenyan poor in the eye and pretend to protect them through xenophobic crackdowns, while simultaneously overseeing a systemic, annual loss of over Ksh 1 Trillion to state-sanctioned
corruption and wastage including the Ksh 33 Billion spent by Ruto, well above the budgetary allocation for State House.
A government that is at the forefront of propagating xenophobia will not hesitate to turn those same divisive tactics against its own citizens along ethnic, religious, or other identity lines.
Kenyans will not fall for this cheap diversionary and divisive tactics.
Under my leadership, we will respect our legal and regional commitments, and account for the resources of the Kenyan people.
We must be a country confident in our ability to solves our problems internally while looking Africaward for the friends we need in forging global strength. #Ukombozi
Day 41 of #RemindThem
" Tuko hapa ama tutazidi kuua wengine wengi," William Ruto's killer militia.
She was only asking to give medical attention to young Kenyans who were injured during the peaceful protests.
#RutoMustGo
Hours after KTN exposing Peter Kaluma as a goon, and one who paid goons to kill and rape people in Homa Bay, Nation Media invited him to talk about good governance... Garbage...
KRA can now cross-check your business records with data from eTIMS, customs and withholding tax.
For example, if you declare lower income than what your eTIMS records show, KRA can flag the difference.
(Businesses will need to ensure their records match what KRA already has).
A new report has revealed that despite Airtel Kenya stating it received a 25-year license, the regulator indicates the approval process is still pending.
The application remains open for public review until late September before a final decision is made
Nairobi 2027 Land Rates take effect Jan 1, 2027.
Here is the new rates by flat sizes:
โ 1/4 acre or less: Sh2,560
โ 1/4 to 1/2 acre: Sh3,200
โ 1/2 to 1 acre: Sh4,000
โ Over 1 acre: Sh4,800