Leslie Rono🇰🇪

I believe in the empowerment and mainstreaming of the marginalized
I am a Champion of change
Sign Language Interpreter passionate about Deaf empowerment

[MIDRIFT HURINET @Midrifthurinet]

Opportunity for Young Community Researchers!

Are you passionate about youth development, research, and creating positive change in your community?

The B.A.L.L Project (Building Active Youth Leadership through Non-Formal Learning) is seeking 10 Youth Community Researchers in Nakuru and Kisumu to support data collection, conduct interviews, and document the voices of young people driving social change.

Application Deadline: 30 July 2026

Apply now through the link provided and be part of the change!
https://t.co/afOCQIjA2n

#YouthEmpowerment | #ballproject
@EUinKenya | @EUErasmusPlus

[MIDRIFT HURINET @Midrifthurinet]

Our recent study report titled: Reporting, Investigating, and Adjudication of Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) in Kenya: Assessing the functionality of Child Protection Services through survivor journeys and Case Management Processes paints a picture of how Children affected by sexual exploitation and abuse continue to face barriers to protection, support, and justice.

As we continue advocating for safer environments where every child is protected , today at 11.00 am on @KTNNewsKE, join our lead researcher, Leslie Rono for more insights.

Download the report here https://t.co/dgGkBqUmuj

@Childlight_ | @Kenyajudiciary | @InteriorKE | @RIGHTFOUNDATIO1

[Karomo Richú @tonykaromo]

President William Ruto finally admits that the flurry of attention from Donald Trump and the ebola issue was all about minerals after all.

Ruto should go as soon as yesterday.

#RutoMustGo

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Child Sexual Abuse Report:

Report reveals rising cases of defilement and sodomy in Kenya

Sodomy identified as leading form of sexual violence against boys

Girls aged six to eleven found to be most vulnerable to abuse

Report calls for an end to out-of-court settlements

Stakeholders urge authorities to stop shielding perpetrators

#CitizenExplainer

[MIDRIFT HURINET @Midrifthurinet]

"We must action the recommendations from this study, with every stakeholder playing their part in strengthening Kenya’s response to Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse #CSEA cases,” - Leslie Rono, Lead Researcher at MIDRIFT.

Key recommendations highlighted in the study are expanding trauma-informed services through trained social workers and child-friendly court spaces; reducing prolonged case durations through stronger case-tracking mechanisms; and deploying mobile child protection outreach teams to improve access to reporting, medical care, and support services.

#childprotection #childsafety

[Joseph Omondi @josephakula2030]

Mental Health Thursdays.
No Health Without Mental Health: Promoting Well-being, Resilience and Dignity.
Every Thursday @Midrifthurinet Counselling Psychologists are available to attend to your Mental Health Issues.

[Leslie Rono🇰🇪 @LeslyRono]

@amerix Not always.

[Julians Amboko @AmbokoJH]

Should the taxpayer still bear the burden of proof in instances where a tax dispute with the Revenue Authority is based in pre-populated & third party data?

In my submission before the National Assembly's Finance & Planning Committee on behalf of the Tax Research Centre at @StrathU, I argue that Finance Bill 2026's proposals seeking to anchor Incomes & Expenses Validation in law will be incomplete if they do not include a proposal for the the Revenue Authority being saddled with the burden of proof in such instances.

Here's why:

· Finance Bill 2026 proposes to amend Sec75 of the Tax Procedures Act to provide that the Revenue Authority may use technology to pre-populate tax returns on behalf of a person required to submit or lodge a tax return

· Finance Bill 2026 further proposes that a person required to submit or lodge a tax return may rely on pre-populated return generated by the Revenue Authority to file their return

· Finance Bill 2026 proposes to amend Sec112 to provide that the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury may make Regulations for the procedure for the submission or lodging of returns based on pre-populated tax returns generated by the Revenue Authority

Here's where the problem is:

· In all this, Sec56(1) which provides that "In any proceedings, the burden shall be on the taxpayer to prove that a tax decision is incorrect" remains unchanged

· Sec56(1) is predicated on the fact that Kenya has been running on a self-assessment based regime & the data upon which tax disputes emerges was held by the taxpayer

· With Incomes & Expenses Validation & the onset of a Dual Assessment regime in Kenya, taxpayers are now exposed not just to errors of judgement & data on their part, but also errors of technology & transmission which are out of their control

· Can we really still have the burden of proof lying exclusively with the taxpayer in an environment where tax compliance has shifted from a function of record keeping to one where system integration reliability is now a key factor?

[Leslie Rono🇰🇪 @LeslyRono]

@VyKing_13 @AokoOtieno_

[MIDRIFT HURINET @Midrifthurinet]

#IkoKaziKe

MIDRIFT HURINET is inviting all qualified persons to apply for the role of External Evaluator for the Building Active Youth Leadership through Non-Formal Learning (B.A.L.L) Project.

Deadline for applications: July 1st, 2026

Full job details:
https://t.co/P5XtKga5IJ

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

Turkana, I'm back!

Not long ago, the #UkatibaCaravan brought me to your county. The warmth you showed us has stayed with me since.

Now I return with a deeper message: #Ukombozi.

Ukombozi is about ending corruption and state capture. It is about tackling youth unemployment and building a new Kenya where systems actually work, where leadership truly serves the people, and every Kenyan has a fair chance to thrive.

This is the Kenya we want to build together.

Join me this Sunday, 24th May, at Moi Gardens, as we begin the movement to liberate our country right from the cradle of mankind. Kenya, the dawn has broken. Kumekucha!

#UGMParty #Ukombozi #Maraga2027 #Kumekucha

[Mike Netter @nettermike]

A 16-year-old student (now 22) from Limpopo, South Africa, has received attention for a safety device she designed. Her name is Bohlale Mphahlele. She created the idea for a device called the "Alerting Earpiece." It is a small device shaped like an earring. The goal is to help people in dangerous situations.

She got the idea because of high crime rates and gender-based violence in South Africa. She wanted to design something small, simple, and easy to use.

The design includes a small camera, a GPS tracker, and an alert button. The idea is that the user can press a hidden button. The device would then take a photo of the attacker. It would also send the user's location to trusted contacts and emergency services.

The device is still in development: The prototype has won awards (including bronze at the Eskom Expo) and international attention, but it’s not yet commercially available.
It will hit the market sooner than later show how one idea from one person will eventually effect the lives of many
Stay tuned to stay safe on this

[Lee @VyKing_13]

@amerix

[Uraia Trust @UraiaTrust]

📢 Call for Proposals!

Uraia Trust invites firms to submit bids for the End of Project Evaluation of the RITAI project.

📥 Download RFP & ToR via link https://t.co/YZQyJaiYlz
📧 Send details to: [email protected]
#CallForProposals #RITAI #Accountability #uraiatrust

[Leslie Rono🇰🇪 @LeslyRono]

@jaokojohnmark B .

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

I’m ready to work! #ResetRestoreRebuild

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

Fellow Kenyans, I need you to help me reset, rebuild and restore Kenya.

I have chosen to run a campaign that is funded by you, ordinary Kenyans.
I am appealing to you to make a donation to the campaign.

If my campaign is funded by donations from you, the everyday Kenyan, then it becomes OUR campaign. And I will be accountable to you, the everyday Kenyan.

You can donate any amount.

Simply log in to
https://t.co/Qnx8YlRZfQ.
Or go to Mpesa Paybill: 4164137
Account Number: 4164137

#TuSkume

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

My fellow Kenyans, thank you.

From Mombasa to Moyale. Lodwar to Lokichang. Nairobi to Namanga, ordinary Kenyans have contributed KES 7,836,150 to our campaign.

Not from the powerful.
Not from the well-connected.
From you.

These funds have carried our #UkatibaCaravan through 27 counties, listening, mobilizing, and urging Kenyans to register as voters.

Only 20 counties remain. And I am asking you, once more, to help us finish what we started.
Every shilling counts.
Just go to https://t.co/Qnx8YlRZfQ
Or M-PESA Paybill: 4164137 , Account: 4164137

This is a people's campaign. Let us keep it that way.

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

I have followed closely the #TukoKadi campaign by young people and applaud you for your leadership.

The @IEBCKenya must change tact and bring forward their 30th March date for mass voter registration to meet the current demand.

We need a Commission that is agile and that adapts to the demands of its clients- the voters.

This is the time for the Commission to be innovative!

Go out to the places where youth are! Caravans, concerts etc are options. #UkatibaCaravan

[Leslie Rono🇰🇪 @LeslyRono]

@UraiaTrust Thank you for sharing. When is the deadline @UraiaTrust #IkokaziKe