James Mutua

Husband and Father, Structural Engineer,

[FIA World Rally Championship @OfficialWRC]

Which round will we see you at in 2027? 🤩

#WRC

[Seamus Hughes @SeamusHughes]

Honestly, I’d quit lawyering if I got this order

https://t.co/aKsGNnNP3o

[waikwa @waikwawanyoike]

You never appreciate the depth and breadth of the delinquency of this regime until you have fully read the High Court Judgment on the GOK sale of Safaricom shares.

[John Ternus @johnternus]

Apple Fifth Avenue... what a morning!

[The Lead CNN @TheLeadCNN]

25 years after 9/11, CNN's Jake Tapper reflects on the nearly 3,000 lives taken that day — and the thousands more lost to wars and 9/11-related illnesses that followed. His argument: We can honor those we lost by questioning the decisions our leaders made, and continuing to hold those in power accountable.

[Ory Okolloh-Mwangi @kenyanpundit]

Why is SHA registration numbers and not services delivered the KPI?

[Odanga Madung @Odangaring]

Quite a surreal moment for me today..

@AnthropicAI released a threat intelligence report, highlighting how AI is now being used for disinformation campaigns ahead of Kenya's 2027 elections

In the article there is only one citation and its to the work that I did while @mozilla

[James Mutua @JamesMutuaEng]

Absolutely heart breaking story 💔💔💔

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

Dead In Bed For A Month:

The body of a 32-year-old woman has been found in a state of advanced decomposition, a month after she died inside her house in Lavington, Nairobi.

Mercy Maina Wachinga is alleged to have taken her own life, leaving behind a note explaining why she did so.

#NTVTonight @Ben_Kitili

[Apple Design @TheAppleDesign]

APPLE COOKED HARD WITH THIS TRANSITION 🔥

[John Ternus @johnternus]

iPhone Duo
iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max
Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4
AirPods 5

… and Joz

[iJustine @ijustine]

iPhone Duo is here!!

[James Mutua @JamesMutuaEng]

@citizentvkenya @SamGituku “It is not about happiness here!” - Huyu Sam is gonna finish me 😂😂😂😂😵😵😵

[Mavin Mabonga @Mabonga_254]

It’s about that time I dropped evidence that William Ruto has contracted the US based company to run his PR at Sh.22.575 per month for 12 months.

If I go missing, just ask William where I am.

[John Ternus @johnternus]

hello

[Not Tim Cook @TimothyCookothy]

Even though it’s my last day as CEO, I will remain on the board to ensure that Apple continues to raise its prices, regardless of who the CEO is.

[Office of The Director Of Public Prosecutions @ODPP_KE]

DPP secures 10-year sentence for Taveta telecom vandal

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has secured a 10-year prison sentence for a man convicted of vandalising telecommunications infrastructure worth more than Ksh.5.1 million in Taveta, Taita Taveta County.

Jacob Mutungi Matolo was sentenced by Senior Principal Magistrate Cecilia Kithinji after the prosecution proved beyond reasonable doubt that he tampered with and vandalised a telecommunications plant belonging to American Tower Corporation.

Matolo faced two counts of tampering with a telecommunications plant contrary to Section 32(c) of the Kenya Information and Communication Act, Cap. 411A, and stealing contrary to Section 268 as read with Section 275 of the Penal Code. He also faced an alternative charge of handling stolen property contrary to Section 322(1)(2) of the Penal Code.

The court heard that between April and July 2025, at Kidongu Communication Tower in Taita Taveta Sub-County, Matolo, acting with others, forcibly accessed the telecommunications facility and unlawfully vandalised and severed equipment valued at Ksh.5,118,546, with the intention of stealing it.

Investigations subsequently led to the recovery of the vandalised items from Matolo. The property was positively identified by officers from American Tower Corporation.

Prosecution, led by Principal Prosecution Counsel Charles Mogaka PPC presented four witnesses and produced documentary and physical exhibits in support of the case.

Hon. Kithinji found that the evidence presented by the prosecution, including witness testimony and exhibits, sufficiently established the accused's involvement in the offences and warranted his conviction.

Matolo was consequently sentenced to 10 years' imprisonment and the court granted him 14 days within which to appeal.

#HakiNaUsawa

[Sunny @sunnny1583]

John Ternus will officially become Apple’s CEO tomorrow.

A new era for Apple begins 💫

[Tim Cook @tim_cook]

Sending lots of love to the Apple community on my last day as CEO. My title changes tomorrow, but the love I have for the Apple community never will. Thank you for being a constant source of inspiration. My gratitude is endless, and I’m excited for the next chapter!

[Cerebral Assassin @xysist]

BS 5950 and 8110 are less economical but that doesn’t mean they are unsafe. If someone is not willing to transition, you cannot force them.

In a country where clients barely give one supervision contracts , one has to be conservative.

Lastly , Kenya is still adopting the Eurocodes and we barely have country specific Annex data like South Africa.

The framework is there but more needs to be done.

[Lilian Kilatya, PE @KilatyaLilian]

A QUESTION FOR CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS PRACTICING IN KENYA IN 2026

I recently learned that BS 8110, BS 5950 among other structural design standards remain widely referenced in structural design in several projects. For engineers who still use these obsolete standards, I am curios to learn, which factors influence this decision?

Let’s have a candid discussion.
I was recently contacted to review a design for a project in one of the leafy suburbs of Nairobi. The structural designs were dated August 2026 but referenced standards that were withdrawn in 2010.

Engineering standards have evolved over time stemming from years of research and innovative sustainable construction materials and practices. The conversation is currently gravitating to generation 2 Structural Eurocodes yet most of us have not embraced the first generation.

Adoption of Structural Eurocodes offer an international approach to European harmonized structural design with a keen focus to domestication through Nationally Determined Parameters published as National Annexes to the Structural Eurocodes.

Why use Structural Eurocodes?
1.More economical design approach
2.Flexibility, innovation and sustainability
3.Enhanced safety and reliability
https://t.co/sVeTMK2S1A competitiveness and mobility of engineering services and products
5.Compliance to the Kenyan Building Code 2024 https://t.co/TEs12MInRe
6.Compliance to the Kenya gazetted Standards (14th September 2012)

Why are you still holding on to your ‘exes’?
#SemaNami
#StructuralDesign
#Engineering
#Construction