Kenneth murage

[St.Paul's University @SPUKenya]

Unlike Iran's strait of Hormuz, our intake is open, you don't have to give us 48 or 72 hours to open it, it's open 24/7

[WARÚHIÚ @kamauwaruhiu]

Deep down safaricom would want the money in your mpesa to have an expiry date . Lakini mungu sio mfupi kama ndegwa.

[IEBC @IEBCKenya]

CLARIFICATION

Should those who registered before 2012 as voters need to register afresh?

Not at all UNLESS they DID NOT register as voters from 2012 when the new Register of Voter (ROV) was established under the new Constitution of Kenya 2010 and boundaries delimitation of 2012.

REASON?
Because before 2012, the ROV was manual. In 2012, it went BIOMETRIC and so all eligible Kenyans were required to enrol and their Biometrics captured. This is the ROV that has been in place since 2013. As of the 2022 General Election, the Commission maintained an accurate and audited register comprising 22,120,458 voters.

So we have not asked ALL OLD VOTERS PRE-2012 to register a fresh. Just those few who might have missed to register in 2012 and who, subsequently, have never registered under the Biometric system to date.

No panic.!! Hapa kazi tu!

@IEBCKenya is Inclusive and Participatory as we deepen Kenya’s Democracy.

#ECVR2026 #YourVoteYourFuture #14thMayByelections #TalkWithIEBC #StopFakeNews

[` @lisaawrites]

An Arabic proverb says; “Keep your house clean like you're expecting guests.Keep your heart clean like you're expecting death.” This hits deep, a reminder we often forget.

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

Things My Mother Taught Me...

1. My mother taught me to appreciate a job well done. "If you're going to kill each other, do it outside. I just finished cleaning."

2. My mother taught me religion. "You better pray that will come out of the carpet."

3. My mother taught me about time travel. "If you don't straighten up, I'm going to knock you into the middle of next week!"

4. My mother taught me logic. "Because I said so, that's why."

5. My mother taught me more logic. "If you fall out of that swing and break your neck, you're not going to the store with me."

6. My mother taught me foresight. "Make sure you wear clean underwear, in case you're in an accident."

7. My mother taught me about irony. "Keep crying, and I'll give you something to cry about."

8. My mother taught me about the science of osmosis. "Shut your mouth and eat your supper."

9. My mother taught me about contortionism. "Will you look at that dirt on the back of your neck!"

10. My mother taught me about stamina. "You'll sit there until all that spinach is gone."

[Global Insight Journal @GlobalIJournal]

🇺🇸 US troops spooked by Trump’s warmongering in Middle East

Morale among US troops is sinking to a new low as Trump’s attempted blitzkrieg in the Persian Gulf turns into a bloody and costly quagmire, HuffPost reports.

Successful Iranian attacks on US bases in the Middle East shattered the US troops’ confidence. One US military official lamented that a ground operation against Iran would be “an absolute disaster,” pointing at the Pentagon’s inability to protect its own assets in the region.

Many US personnel are increasingly reluctant to do Netanyahu’s bidding instead of serving their own country. “I’m hearing out of service members’ mouths the words, ’We do not want to die for Israel — we don’t want to be political pawns,” said one US veteran and reservist who mentors younger officers.

The executive director of the Center on Conscience and War announced a 1,000% increase in conscientious objector applications. The deadly strike on the girls’ school in Minab, he notes, has become a breaking point for most of these new applicants.

Some service members also complained about the “lack of a clear, consistent narrative justifying the Iran war,” as HuffPost put it, with the prospect of risking their lives in a “poorly planned conflict” for “no identifiable strategic benefit” leaving them demoralized.

[Sony Thăng @nxt888]

Here is something American culture cannot process and has spent fifty years refusing to process:

Vietnam did not win because of luck.

Vietnam did not win because America made mistakes.

Vietnam did not win because of Soviet weapons or Chinese support.

Vietnam won because Vietnamese people were better at this war than Americans were.

Better strategists.

Better at understanding the terrain.

Better at sustaining morale across decades of unimaginable suffering.

Better at building an underground economy of resistance that no bombing campaign could touch.

Better at turning every American escalation into a recruitment tool.

Better at knowing what they were fighting for and why it was worth dying for.

General Võ Nguyên Giáp, who defeated both the French and the Americans, was a history teacher before he was a general.

He had no formal military training.

He studied the Vietnamese landscape, the Vietnamese people, the psychology of colonial occupiers, and he designed a strategy around all of those things.

He understood something American generals, with all their training, all their technology, all their experience, did not understand:

This war would be won by whoever could outlast the other side's will to continue.

Not firepower. Will.

And he was right.

He was right about the French.

He was right about the Americans.

The most powerful military on earth was out-thought by a history teacher from a colonized country.

That is not an accident of history.

That is not a mistake or a miscalculation.

That is what happens when you underestimate people.

When you look at a rice farmer and see someone beneath you.

When your own arrogance becomes your greatest strategic liability.

America's arrogance cost it Vietnam.

That arrogance has never been honestly examined.

It has never been corrected.

Which is why the same pattern keeps repeating in different countries with different names.

[Mike Bales 🫡🇺🇸 @MikeBales]

The other night my wife called the bar and said if I wasn’t home in 10 minutes, she’d feed the dinner she cooked to the dog.

I was home in 5 minutes.

I’d do anything
to protect that dog.

[Tshepo or Vusi @Mikedotcoza]

At this rate we might as well go back to 1986 and overturn Maradona's Hand of God against England.

[Morgan J. Freeman @mjfree]

The Iran war is going so bad for Trump right now he might need to release The Epstein Files as a distraction.

[Paul Rees. ex Rucksack. @HannahIamthest1]

Old Seán lived on a small farm in rural Ireland with only his faithful dog for company. After many years together, the dog finally passed away.

Heartbroken, Seán went to see the parish priest.

“Father O’Malley,” he said sadly, “me poor dog has died. Would it be possible to hold a little Mass for him?”

The priest shook his head.
“Ah now, Seán, the church doesn’t do services for animals. But there’s a strange new church a mile down the road. Who knows what they believe in, they might do something like that.”

Seán nodded.
“Alright, Father, I’ll try them. Do you think €5,000 would be a fair donation for the service?”

The priest nearly fell out of his chair.

“Holy Mother of God, Seán! Why didn’t you tell me the dog was a catholic?” 😆

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

We have managed to uncover Traffic (Minor Offences) Rules and the charges motorists face following the rollout of the new NTSA Instant Fines system.

Save the thread below:

[Roger Ledbetter @rledbetterCPA]

Teaching my daughter about payroll withholding

She did chores all week so I owe her $10

I hand her $7

> this isn't $10

"right, I withheld the rest"

> what does that mean

"I kept $3 of your money"

> but it's my money

"It was your money"

> what are you even doing with it?

"Funding household infrastructure"

> what

"The roof over your head. The hallway you walk through to get to the bathroom. The door locks that keep strangers out"

> you're charging me for the hallway

"I'm charging you for access to the hallway. The hallway itself was a capital expenditure"

> you're my dad. you're supposed to---

"I'm also your government"

> what if I don't want to pay for the hallway

"Then I can't guarantee the hallway"

> it's a hallway. It's already there

"For now"

She asks what else the $3 covers

"Meals, dispute resolution, nightlight maintenance"

> dispute resolution?

"When your brother takes your toys and I make him give them back. That's taxpayer funded"

> that's just parenting

"That's the Department of Justice"

> what about meals. You already feed me

"That's a social program. Not everyone qualifies"

> I'm your daughter

"Which is why you're currently enrolled"

She wants to see where the money goes

I tell her that would require a FOIA request

> what's that

"A form asking me to show you what I do with your money. Processing time is 6 to 8 weeks"

> 6 weeks to see where my $3 went?

"Could be longer. We're understaffed"

> there's two of you

She asks how she gets any of it back

"It's already spent"

> you spent my money already?

"We had a budget shortfall"

> you just took it 20 seconds ago

"And the deficit existed 30 seconds ago. The timing worked out"

> so I'm not getting it back

"I didn't say that. You might qualify for a refund"

> of my own money

"Correct. You just have to fill out a form telling me how much you made"

> you know how much I made. You paid me

"Right but I need you to tell me how much I paid you"

> so you already know the answer

"The point is compliance"

She asks what happens if she gets the number wrong

"Penalty"

> from the money I don't have because you already spent it?

"We could set up a payment plan"

> I'm 8

"Monthly installments. Very manageable"

> you're going to penalize me for getting wrong a number you already know and then make me pay you back with money you took from me

"Now you're getting it"

> I want to talk to mom

"Mom's not a qualified representative. She can't help you here"

She stormed off to her room saying how this is extortion

Slammed the door

That's my little citizen

I've never been more proud

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

“The best math you can learn is how to calculate the future cost of current decisions.”

[🎸 Rock History 🎸 @historyrock_]

He plays like he's been through 2 divorces, has 4 children, cirrhosis, and smokes 4 packs a day

[𝐈𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞 𝐊𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐛𝐮𝐫𝐠 @iamklausenburg]

1. The cat that thinks about his future does not eat a pregnant rat.

2. When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

3. A child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth.

4. If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.

5..Rain does not fall on one roof alone.

6. The lizard that jumped from the high tree said he would praise himself if no one else did.

7..Until the lion learns to write, every story will glorify the hunter.

8..Wisdom is like a baobab tree; no one individual can embrace it.

9. He who learns, teaches.

10. A single bracelet does not jingle.

11. The ruin of a nation begins in the homes of its people.

12. When spider webs unite, they can tie up a lion.

13. A person who carries an egg should not dance.

14. Do not call the forest that shelters you a jungle.

15. When the roots are deep, there is no reason to fear the wind.

16. The fool speaks, the wise listens.

17. Even the best cooking pot will not produce food.

18. He who climbs a good tree deserves a push.

19. The sun never sets without fresh news.

20. However long the night, the dawn will break.

21. Fools talk. Cowards are silent. But a wise man listens.

ENCOURAGEMENT :-

African proverbs carry deep wisdom about patience, community, humility, and foresight.

They remind us that life is built on relationships, discipline, and learning from experience.

Reflect on them, apply them, and allow their wisdom to guide your decisions and growth.

Breathe*

[Ahmednasir Abdullahi SC @ahmednasirlaw]

Another distressing video on the state of Hospitals in Mandera. It is time for H.E @WILLIAMSRUTO to appoint a fact finding mission on where devolution money, equalisation and CDF goes in Northern Kenya.

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

Talent alone is not enough to win. You have to love to compete, have grit and be fearless.

[Dr Penking™ @drpenking]

See how Al Nassr celebrated AFCON come back

[Ja Loka @_fels1]

Sometimes things end. Despite our best efforts and best interests, things end. Maybe, because something else beautiful is about to begin.