11-08-

It's a boy

[Engineer @EugeneSphere]

So Kasongo had planned to launch a market in Trans Nzoia that was built by county government next week

Today, Natembeya woke up and allocated all the stalls to the traders.Meaning Kasongo will launch an already functional market.

This is the kind of pettiness i signed up for 😂

[Ike @ValerieUTD]

They forget how it started for Ronaldo at Manchester United. He wasn't protected. He was hunted, even inside his own dressing room.

2005-2006. Ronaldo was 20.

At that time Ruud Van Nistelrooy was the star. 150 goals for United, but he was obsessed with beating Thierry Henry for the Golden Boot. He wanted every ball in the box, early, no tricks.

And there was this 20-year-old kid from Madeira doing stepovers in training. Doing elasticos. Holding the ball one second too long. Not crossing immediately.

Ruud hated it. He complained every day: "Cross the ball! Stop showing off!"

One day in training at Carrington, Ronaldo did a trick, lost the ball, Ruud snapped. He screamed at him in front of everyone and said: "Go cry to your daddy, Carlos Queiroz."

That was not banter. Ronaldo's real father, Dinis Aveiro, had just died months before from alcoholism. He was 20, alone in England, his father gone. And his own teammate tells him to go cry to his daddy.

Ronaldo broke down.

And who stood up? Rio Ferdinand.

Rio was one of the only defenders who understood him. He had seen Ronaldo cook Gary Neville, cook Ashley Cole in training, he knew this kid was special and just needed protection. When Ruud said that, Rio leapt in. Reports said they had to be physically separated. Rio grabbed Ruud and told him never to speak to the kid like that again.

That fight split the dressing room. Sir Alex had to choose: the 30-year-old finisher who wanted to be Henry, or the 20-year-old kid who would become history.

Ferguson chose Ronaldo. He sold Ruud to Real Madrid that summer.

If Rio didn't defend him that day, Ronaldo could have left. He could have gone back to Portugal broken. But one man protected him, and that loyalty is why Ronaldo still calls Rio his brother today.

[Rutendo Matinyarare @matinyarare]

𝗪𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗘 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗛𝗘𝗔𝗗𝗦?

The answer is simple. We live in a modern era where vaults, doors to homes, offices, bunkers and safes require biometric access through the eyes and fingerprints.

Lulu and Wicknell's eyes give access to places where they hid a lot of loot. In military terms, if you defeat your enemy, the next move is to take all the loot.

[Fabrizio Romano @FabrizioRomano]

🚨 Manchester United have now 6 points in 6 Premier League games, only 1 win against Ipswich at home and 0 wins in their last four games.

The worst Premier League start in United history since 1986.

[Biiyam Education @bii_yam_edu]

Hip
In Angle

[Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald]

Had it not been for Boris Johnson and Victoria Nuland -- who personally forced Zelensky to reject the deal Ukraine and Russia were about to sign in Istanbul in 2022 -- this horrific war that has killed more than a million and consumed much of Ukraine would have been long over.

[Boris Johnson @BorisJohnson]

It is sickening that the USA is now lifting sanctions on Russian fuel, and transparently ridiculous to blame Ukraine for the spike in prices that obviously began with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Putin is murdering innocent Ukrainian civilians every day. The Ukrainians are fighting for their lives. And yet the White House is apparently determined to force American drivers to bankroll Putin’s slaughter. It won’t work and I doubt it will make much difference to the price of fuel.

If we want Russian oil and gas back on the world market then let’s end this war - with a free, sovereign and independent Ukraine.

[Secretary Marco Rubio @SecRubio]

The United States strongly condemns the recent attacks on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by the terrorist Houthis, including today’s strike on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh that took numerous innocent lives, including an American citizen.

These reprehensible attacks demonstrate a blatant disregard for innocent civilian life. They must stop now.

We stand with the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people and extend our condolences to the victims and their families.

[BRAVIN YURI @BravinYuri]

Francis Atwoli meets H.E Edwin Sifuna at #Machokaat50.

[Hakuna yengs hapa @ImbayiK]

Shame on Jeff, Churchill and that Igunza guy. We didn't pay even a shilling for your nonsense.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

The ridiculous arguments by Ambani’s army of Internet shills make no sense

On the one hand, they say Starlink couldn’t possibly compete with the amazing low prices offered by Ambani’s de facto monopoly in India and then, in the same breath, they essentially claim that Starlink would be too strong of a competitor! This is absurd hypocrisy and hyperbole.

The reality is that competition would greatly benefit the average citizen in India by giving them more choices, as it always does. Ambani’s profits will be lower, but he is not going out of business. And, obviously, if Starlink is too expensive in India, no one will buy it, so SpaceX will need to make pricing affordable.

[BRICS News @BRICSinfo]

JUST IN: 🇺🇦🇺🇸 Ukraine says it is surprised by President Trump's deal with President Putin to lift sanctions and buy Russian diesel.

[AbbieZuena @abbiezuena]

Fred obachi celebrations-50yrs behind the mic!

Wananchi wamemshow akumbuke yeye ni Edu na wao Ndio Sifuna!

[Mbiti Mwondi Maino,MD @mbiti_mwondi]

Do you need anything else to know @Aluta_ke is big?
Having a great time with @edwinsifuna @fredomachoka

[Sky News @SkyNews]

"I think it's time for Ukraine to get a new president."

US President Donald Trump hits out at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, criticising him for targeting Russian refineries and saying he should be replaced.

Latest: https://t.co/LFWT0RHvhc

📺 Sky 501 and Virgin 602

[Lyra 🌸 @lyra_harper_]

HOUSE or DOG ? YOUR BRAIN ALREADY PICKED.

[Jamie Carragher @Carra23]

@piersmorgan @rioferdy5 @Cristiano What an absolute phoney you are 🤯

[David Ornstein @David_Ornstein]

🚨 EXCL: Cole Palmer strengthens commitment to Chelsea by signing new contract until 2034. Adds 1yr to previous deal on improved terms; recognition of importance to #CFC. Continues drive to extend key men after James, Caicedo, Pedro & Neto @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/fs4JMIT1IC

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🚨🇷🇺🇺🇦 Seconds from death: Russian soldier meets enemy assault team on the stairs...

WILD bodycam footage reportedly catches a soldier calling down to troops, expecting friendly forces.

Seconds later, he realizes he is staring straight down at an advancing Ukrainian squad and a point-blank firefight erupts.

The sad reality of modern war is watching someone’s last seconds play out on your phone screen.

Writer: Bri