Martin Kinaro

🤖Technologist, 🪴Naturalist, 🧘Human,
Software Developer🌍.
☀️Energy & 🌲Environmental solutions enthusiast.

[RAWSHIELD @Rashnaking]

@IShowSpeedHQ Speed been chased by the dead.

[Omosh @omondike_]

This is going to be a long Post. I've actually avoided talking about Spiro but today I've time.

Let’s call this what it is: modern-day bondage dressed up as innovation.

Yes, batteries are expensive.
Yes, EV batteries need maintenance.
But ownership control ≠ empowerment.

Imagine buying a phone for KSh 95,000 and being told:

The battery is not yours

You can only charge it at approved centers

If you don’t use it for 5 days, the company takes the phone

And if you complain, they say “We’re making smartphones affordable”

You’d call that madness.

Why @spirokenya holding batteries is NOT rider-friendly

1. You don’t own the means of production
A boda boda rider’s bike is their livelihood. If you don’t own the battery, you don’t own the bike — you’re just renting survival.

2. Control disguised as affordability
Keeping the battery lets Spiro:

Decide when you work

Decide where you charge

Decide how much you pay

Decide when you’re “inactive”

That’s not accessibility. That’s remote control.

3. Repossession logic makes ZERO sense You pay 95,000 for the bike.
The battery belongs to Spiro.

So explain this slowly: 👉 If the battery is theirs, why repossess the entire bike? 👉 Why not just repossess the battery they own?

Simple answer: because the bike is collateral.
The rider is trapped.

4. 5 days of no charging = punishment People get sick.
Bikes break down.
Business slows.
Fuel boda riders can park for a month — no one repossesses their legs.

But here? Miss 5 days and you’re treated like you committed a crime.

5. This isn’t EV innovation — it’s digital micromanagement GPS tracking
Forced swap stations
Usage surveillance
Automatic penalties

You’re not a partner. You’re a data point with debt.

The ugly truth

Spiro didn’t retain batteries to “help riders”.
They retained batteries to:

Lock riders into dependency

Eliminate rider bargaining power

Guarantee lifetime payments

Make exit nearly impossible

That’s not green mobility.
That’s green-colored exploitation.

If affordability means you never truly own what you pay for, then that’s not access — it’s servitude.

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

The university funding model has backfired!

[TorBox @TorBox]

Database Offline

It seems that the world's internet is offline. AWS which our database runs on, is currently offline.

[Martin Kinaro @Kinaro_M]

Hey everyone 👋 I will be attending ReactDevsKe Meetup — February 2025 event at Nairobi via @Kommunitycom Join us! - https://t.co/1lpApaPsRU

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Kenya keeps extorting and harassing visitors at the airport.

It’s about to get worse with mandatory phone IMEI registration

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

National Police Service Commission approves the promotion of 1,957 police officers in efforts to motivate officers; 87 females and 1,870 males

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

Our tracking website for stalled projects is now live. Not even Itumbi will bring it down.
There's no escape route for William Ruto.

[James @MrJamesKe]

You think we are crazy when we standing up for our country? Listen to this.
#NaneNane #NaneNaneMarch

[Africa's Talking @Africastalking]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is transforming industries by connecting devices, systems, and services, enabling unprecedented levels of data collection, automation, and analysis. For CTOs, adopting and optimizing IoT technologies presents unique challenges and opportunities. This round table discussion focuses on key strategies, best practices, and tools for successfully implementing IoT solutions.

Live on Youtube:
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[Not For Beginners @notforbeginnerr]

@SarojKarki65 He played Messi better than messi😂😂
https://t.co/Loeal7QKla

[JaredFPS @JaredFPS]

Interstellar is my favorite movie all time and never once thought of this theory. Seriously mind blown.

[Roger Taracha @Roger_Taracha]

The ICT Bill has returned! 👀

If you work in tech in Kenya, it's time to fulfill your civic duty by engaging in the public participation process.

[Manifest_Lord @Manifest_Lord]

Osho a.k.a Acharya Rajneesh was a spiritual teacher, and philosopher who taught transformative journey beyond the ordinary.

His religious cult made national news in US as they become globally powerful scaring the government.

Find out how a common man build such an empire and the dramatic events from its rise to today.

[khalif kairo @KhalifKairo]

This tweeps who are attacking people are the ones who have been paid.
By undermining the most influential voices and causing division.
Msikuwe mafala,

[FearBuck @FearedBuck]

when Gunna’s guitarist dropped one of the smoothest transitions ever https://t.co/L5isineur8

[Martin Kinaro @Kinaro_M]

I can't stop laughing 😂😂. Ugandans seeing a movie here

[Khavi @1960dude]

To Ugandans we are Movie Characters. Naisha bana😂😂😂

[Martin Kinaro @Kinaro_M]

Honestly this cracked me up.😂

[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

I swear, Kenya is hilarious! 😂

[Cyprian, Is Nyakundi @C_NyaKundiH]

This is epic! #RejectFinanceBill2024 #OccupyParliament

[Martin Kinaro @Kinaro_M]

Check out this campaign on Galxe: https://t.co/Y5Tm66tCud via @Galxe https://t.co/vy8RjFufLe