Have you ever wondered what the difference is between people who went to Groups of Schools and YOU who went to school in groups like livestock?
Today, we’re making shoe polish from scratch that doesn’t only shine your shoes but also polishes your food.
Welcome to episode 3 of this mini series where I recreate the meals that raised or traumatized us in boarding school, and on the menu today we had Rice and Beans.
Explosions rocked Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital, overnight on 1 October 2026. An opposition alliance that Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed says is backed by neighbouring Eritrea claimed drone strikes, including one on military headquarters. None of the latter has been independently confirmed. Ethiopia closed its embassy in Asmara, Eritrea's capital, and expelled ten Eritrean diplomats; Eritrea severed all ties. Ethiopian federal forces have also advanced in southern Tigray, to within about 40 km of the regional capital, Mekelle. In short, and tragically, we are back to factory settings.
While Burkina Faso is refining gold and using it as their currency reserve, so as to strengthen their economic sovereignty, Kenya's 680B valued gold in Ikolomani is getting extracted by a British Mining company, Shanta Gold.
In Kenya gava rushes to complete projects in the last year of a Presidential term. This Has happened since COT2010.
Should we reduce Terms ro 3-4 Yrs so they can deliver projects faster?
Or should we bring in mid term parliamentary elections to put pressure on Ruling Parties?
The Nairobi Barber queen who has been shaving street kids for free made sure Johnte amefika kwao nyumbani. Mama yake was in tears. This has really touched my heart.
The court allows Okiya Omtatah's petition and holds that the result declared at the constituency level is final and binding, not capable of being amended, reconciled or any other fancy term they may want to use.
What does this mean?
With Section 39 declared unconstitutional, the constituency Returning Officers have no room to make any errors because the results they announce are final.
The IEBC as a whole has the role of tallying and verifying results, not just the IEBC Chair.
The IEBC chair still declares the final (national) presidential result as is mandated under Article 138(10).
Any media house or any organisation capable of posting agents at the 290 constituency tallying Centres can collate and have the presidential result on the same night after voting since most constituencies receive presidential results in that very same night.
Bottomline, that nervous 5 to 6 days period of waiting has now been drastically reduced to at the very most 2 days.
Constituency Returning Officers have a lot more responsibility on their hands and this comes with a bigger risk of prosecution should they commit any electoral offences including giving false figures.
The Maina Kiai decision still Stands as any conflict between the constituency result and what is declared at the polling station will tilt towards the polling station result being final and binding.
I believe Justice Gregory Mutai has done well!
UPDATE: DANSTAN OMARI GIVES ME 2 HOURS TO RETRACT MY MESSAGES, PAY DIDMUS BARASA SH100M FOR ALLEGED DEFAMATION
🌻A law firm just gave me TWO HOURS to delete posts and pay Kshs 100 million — or face "legal proceedings at my peril."
🌻Two hours. As if truth has a countdown timer.
🌻I asked questions about a doctoral progression riddled with documented contradictions — dates, boards, supervisors, timelines that don't add up on the university's own paperwork. That is not defamation. That is public interest scrutiny of a public official's public claims, and it doesn't evaporate because a demand letter arrived stamped "URGENT."
🌻If the credentials are as clean as claimed, the venue for that is a court of law, not a threat letter with a clock attached
🌻I will not be intimidated into silence, and I will not retract questions that are backed by the record. Bring the suit. I'll see you there — and I'll bring the documents too.
🌻Now that you have struck earlier, be ready for a cross-petition: I’ll be demanding for Sh0.5 billion in compensation. #KhupaKhuchee!
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