Baba Yenu

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[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

Remember the rush to swap old thousand-shilling notes?

30 September 2019 was the last day the old KSh1,000 notes were valid. @CBKKenya said 7.4 million of 217 million notes never came back, leaving KSh7.39 billion worthless.

#TodayInKenyanHistory #Money

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@MwangiHub If the estimated losses of nearly $6 billion a year to corruption are accurate, three corruption-free years could fund a refinery owned by us, the people and without borrowing. Angalia hizo estimates, Kenya pesa iko, shida ni mikono inaipitia.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

Kenya’s SGR timeline:

2009 — Kibaki: Government signed an agreement with CRBC for feasibility studies and preliminary design.

July and October 2012 — Kibaki: Mombasa–Nairobi construction and equipment contracts signed.

November 2013–May 2014 — Uhuru: Groundbreaking held, followed by financing agreements with China Exim Bank.

31 May 2017 — Uhuru: Mombasa–Nairobi line inaugurated.

2015–2019 — Uhuru: Nairobi–Naivasha extension contracted in 2015, construction launched in October 2016, and the line opened on 16 October 2019.

March–July 2026 — Ruto: Naivasha–Kisumu–Malaba extension launched in March; construction commencement reported in July.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@MwangiHub Wadau, take it easy kwa Space.. 😆 Smile, kula apple, check on a friend. Thank God uko na bundles za kushare thoughts. Hatutamaliza shida za Kenya leo. Msikasirike mpaka mnasahau kesho bado taxes zinakungoja.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Hiyo ya Dangote pia itaishia kuwa storage facility ya ku back up ile ya Changamwe.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

People are entitled to different political, religious and other views. Lakini hii serikali ina-underperform. Na report card haiandikwi na feelings, hata mtu akiwa diehard. Na Dangote amekuja kufanya biashara, sio harambee. Faida yake ndio agenda, kazi yetu tuhakikishe we agree and follow blindly. 😂

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Dangote’s planned Lamu refinery: $16bn. Kenya’s estimated annual corruption losses, according to EACC’s chair: over $7.7bn. Curbing roughly two years of that leakage equals Kenya meeting the refinery’s cost.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Tutanunua fuel ya Dangote, tuipeleke Changamwe ku-store, halafu middleman auzie UG. Sisi tubaki na tank, yeye abaki na bank. 😂

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Dangote’s planned Lamu refinery: $16bn. Kenya’s estimated annual corruption losses, according to EACC’s chair: over $7.7bn. Curbing roughly two years of that leakage equals Kenya meeting the refinery’s cost.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Changamwe refinery began operations in 1963, expanded in 1974 and stopped refining on 4 September 2013. Today, it stores and distributes fuel, with about 284 million litres of storage in use. Its installed refining capacity remains idle.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Hii space leo inashinda iki drop ama ku hang!.... Not sure why. Na msiniambie ni update App!..

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

Two years after a mid-race blunder cost her a medal in London, she led from the gun.

On 30 September 2019 Beatrice Chepkoech won the world 3000m steeplechase title in Doha in a championship record of 8:57.84.

@WorldAthletics #TodayInKenyanHistory #Athletics

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

He spoke up for justice when it was risky to do so.

Archbishop David Gitari died in Nairobi on 30 September 2013. Primate of @AnglicaninKenya from 1997 to 2002, he is remembered for his fight for multiparty democracy.

#TodayInKenyanHistory #KenyanHeroes

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Dangote’s investment deserves scrutiny too. Bringing jobs doesn’t exempt an investor from questions about competition, public subsidies or the terms of the deal. He has his share of controversies from prior business dealings pia.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Lakini kama mpaka tunaulizwa in public kama tunataka our drunk dad asucceed, si amefail tayari? 😂 Hii ni results announcement, si opinion poll.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

I agree. We keep acting as if basic government functions are achievements. They're not. Fighting corruption, providing quality education, and delivering healthcare are the bare minimum any government is elected to do.

SHA replaced NHIF and officially went live on 1 October 2024, and in two days it marks two years of operation. The question is simple: can Kenyans honestly say healthcare is significantly better today than it was before SHA? If the answer is no, then slogans and statistics mean very little.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Transparency isn't optional but for Kenyan's that doesnt even exist for us even though we will eventually be footing the bill.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita The Naivasha–Kisumu SGR’s original commercial contract was signed on 24 March 2016 under Uhuru, with Ruto as deputy president. Ruto launched construction on 19 March 2026. Contract signing and construction launch are separate milestones.....

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

@mcpipita Last Mile electricity began under Uhuru’s administration, with Ruto as deputy president. AfDB approved funding on 19 Nov 2014; the loan agreement was signed on 18 Dec 2014. It predates Ruto’s presidency—credit for continuing it is different from credit for starting it.

[Baba Yenu @MasenoG]

Affordable housing started under Uhuru in 2017, when Ruto was deputy president. Ruto continued the programme, launched additional projects and introduced a new funding framework through the 2024 Affordable Housing Act.

The original Rironi–Nakuru–Mau Summit road agreement was signed on 30 September 2020 under Uhuru. That deal was later terminated, and Ruto’s administration pursued a replacement with revised financing and scope.