#standupforoursoils

views expressed here are my own

[Forbes @Forbes]

David Beckham retired from professional soccer in 2013 at age 38, after earning more than a half-billion dollars on and off the field. He was a global celebrity during his playing days. Unbelievably, he has become more famous after retirement—and much richer.

Read more from our conversation with him: https://t.co/kqWx3jiHis
(Photo: Matthew Brookes For Forbes)

[Tim @TimurNegru]

A 243-acre private Greek island is going to auction in November for €247k ($287k). Three years ago it was listed at €8 million.

The island is Makri, in the Echinades archipelago, roughly 30 km east of Kefalonia. There are three abandoned buildings on it: a stone house, a water cistern, and a chapel.

€1,000 per acre for a Mediterranean island sounds absurd and it is, but the main reason it's so cheap is that it's classified as private forest and sits inside Natura 2000, the EU's protected habitat network. So you can't build a resort on it. You can do agriculture and put up minimal structures, and that's about it.

Everyone's debating what people will do once AI and robots handle most of the work and places like this start to look like an answer. It's a Mediterranean island where you can live off-grid, grow food, raise animals, and have a real physical life.

Would you go for it?

[Jentezen Franklin @Jentezen]

God is never late with His promise. He’s always right on time.

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

Kenyan researcher Professor George Njoroge wins Sh446 million award alongside UK scientist Professor Robert Bristow, for advancing early detection of oesophageal cancer.

[PS, Dr. Paul Ronoh @DrRonohpaul]

This #InternationalTeaDay2026, the global celebration comes home to Momul Tea Factory, Kericho county!
Welcome all!
@hktdc @ChaiGoldKE @KTDAHoldingsLtd @MomulTea @TeaBoardKenya @WilliamsRuto @KetepaLtd @TemecLtd @CS_MoALD @kerichocountygv @citizentvkenya

[Yoweri K Museveni @KagutaMuseveni]

Today at Nakasero, I met Mr. Aliko Dangote and we discussed the proposed East African regional refinery.

I informed him that from the very beginning, we have always opposed the export of raw materials without value addition. That is why Uganda delayed oil production because we insisted on first having a refinery. Without refining our oil, it would not make economic or strategic sense to simply export crude oil while others benefit from the finished products.

I, therefore, welcomed the idea of a bigger regional refinery because our objective is African integration and shared prosperity. We cannot continue operating as fragmented and weak markets. If East Africa works together, such projects become more viable and beneficial to our people.
Uganda is ready to support the regional refinery initiative while also continuing with the development of our own refinery in Hoima.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

BREAKING: The Supreme Court has just made a massive ruling on YOUR pension money.

Attorney General Dorcas Oduor and 3 others LOST the case while defending the government’s position.

For years, the government treated pension money deducted from workers’ salaries as if it were public money.

That is why pension schemes faced endless bureaucracy, procurement rules, delays, and costly approvals before investing your savings.

The Association of Retirement Benefits Schemes challenged this in court.

They lost in the High Court.
Lost again in the Court of Appeal.
But on 15th May 2026, the Supreme Court finally ruled in their favour.

The court declared that pension schemes sponsored by public entities and state corporations are PRIVATE TRUSTS, not government money.

Meaning?

Your pension is YOUR money.
Not the government’s.

Trustees can now invest faster, avoid unnecessary procurement bureaucracy, and potentially grow retirement savings better for millions of Kenyans.
This is one of the biggest financial rulings most wananchi have never heard about.

[Astrol Petroleum @astrol_info]

Tunajua the fuel situation imekuwa ngumu, bei imepanda, shortage inauma. But at Astrol, hatujawahi kuacha. We will go the extra mile so you don't have to stress.

#AstrolDiesel #BusinessFuel #KenyaHustle #fuelup

[Crushers GC @Crushers_GC]

🚨👀 BREAKING: Bryson DeChambeau is changing his putting stroke the day before The PGA Championship. The data exposed a major flaw that couldn’t be ignored…

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

Crown Paints Kenya has rewarded its top-performing dealers with a five-day luxury trip to Morocco as part of its TAJI recognition programme.

The initiative, now expanded across Kenya, Uganda & Tanzania, is part of the company’s broader push to strengthen dealer partnerships, reward sales performance & support regional growth.

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

Coca Cola and Farmers Choice have some small business opportunities open for entrepreneurs:

—Coca Cola are looking for stockists in rural areas, minimum investment Sh300,000.
—Farmer Choice are looking for pork butchery partners, minimum working capital Sh50,000.

[The Oligarch @NytoP2PMwangi]

Whoever came up with the phrase cheap is expensive certainly never fueled at Astrol Petrol Station.

1. It is 100% Kenyan, founded in 2000 by the late Thayu Kamal Kabugi and is now run by the son, James Mwangi.
2. They not only own the land their stations are built on to cut costs but also manage their stations directly rather than franchising.
3. Their fuel contains a high 91 PON rating, which is higher than the premium fuels around, including V-Power.
4. They are not only 2 - 7 shillings cheaper but also never hoard fuel whenever there are shortages.

We don’t appreciate such companies enough

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

Breakdown of Safaricom Group's Sh428B revenue:

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

John Mwendwa, Kenya Investment Authority CEO, to French investors: If your strategy is simply to extract and exit, then Africa is not the continent for you. Come to build value and strengthen supply chains

#AfricaForwardSummit2026

[Pesa Wall @PesaWall]

M-PESA revenues as compared to Kenyan Banks' annual total income:

[Citizen TV Kenya @citizentvkenya]

Kiarie Back From Africa Skate Games:

Skater wins double gold

Kiarie ranked 106th in the world

#CitizenTonight

[Kenyans.co.ke @Kenyans]

Janet Ingwesi wins Gold & Silver for Kenya at the African Wrestling Championships in Egypt

[Kairetu 👩🏾‍💻 @Mwende_Mugambi]

In today's Daily Nation paper!

Super proud of the journey @Mizizi_Africa has had💜

To more growth🥂

[Kevin Kiarie Ruhiu @KelvinuhK]

Special Thanks To my Family for Standing with me Through Out The Journey and For Receiving me at the airport Today.

[X Girls @thesoragirls]

@elonmusk Unkind truths build functional systems every time. kind lies drag everything down. Spot on! 📈💡