Rachel Sittoni

Scholar| Violence| Informality| Youth-State |PhD Cantab

[Rachel Sittoni @Rsittoni]

Enshittification of postcolonial writing reloaded.

[Ikhide R. Ikheloa @ikhide]

"To be published in Granta in many ways announces that one has arrived, at least in the metropolitan Euro-American context. What happened next with Jamir Nazir’s winning story is, therefore, not only a scandal about AI fraud, but is also a revealing episode in a much longer history of how elite, metropolitan literary institutions have read—and misread—writing from the postcolonial world."

Lina Aboushok writing in @africasacountry

This is such a beautiful and thought-provoking essay on the AI-Granta controversy. Impressive and intimidating that such a rigorous work could be produced at such short notice. #RESPECT

Read and enjoy!

Read: How to read postcolonial writing https://t.co/ac6bXzQAEv

[MOgada @m_ogada]

When you have a confluence of green finance, blue economy, green hydrogen, carbon trading, christian clergy, a random European "venture capitalist" and opiyo wandayi ,one must ask: "HOW MANY RED FLAGS CAN CONGREGATE IN ONE PLACE??

[#LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia @wmnjoya]

The levies, VAT, greed, theft and hubris that increase the fuel price have nothing to do with the Strait of Hormuz.

[Ciru Muriuki 🇰🇪🪬 @CiruMuriuki]

My thoughts would never fit on here, and doing a thread was too much work. 😅
https://t.co/E4IeyeSbWv

[ibrahimkhanofficial @Sh_Ibrahimkhan]

It's a classic sign of a colonized mind when someone mistakes "serving the master" for a business strategy. No one is telling you not to sell your chicken; we're telling you to stop being dazzled by the "Macron" brand and missing that the bill is charged to your children.

The math you're missing: While you're excited about the profit from one meal, the government is signing Ksh 116 billion in fresh debt. That debt will hike your taxes and push fuel to $98 a barrel. By the time you finish that dinner, the inflation from these lopsided deals will have swallowed your "chicken profit" ten times over.

Real Pan-Africanism isn't about refusing to trade; it's about refusing to be the waiter in your own house while a fading empire dictates the price of the chairs.

You aren't a "hustler" you're a distraction. Some people aren't being "colonized again" because they never stopped being colonized.
Africa comes first, or it doesn't. Pick a side.
#AfricaForwardSummit

[Rapcha The Sayantist @IAMRAPCHA]

I've said this before and I'll say it again

Entertainers are the glue that holds corrupt politicians together

They are brought in to fill the social void that is supposed to represent people's approval

[The Elephant @theelephantinfo]

RACHEL SITTONI - Social Justice Centres: The Wellspring of the June 2024 Protests @Rsittoni
https://t.co/2HFi2qpdzr

[Nanyuki Billionaire🇰🇪 @lewis_ngunyi]

I've just run into the soft copy of this newspaper

https://t.co/Wrm0KlW9O8

It's an audit report by Okoa Uchumi.

EVERYONE NEEDS TO READ THIS!

[Rapcha The Sayantist @IAMRAPCHA]

Why can't you find yourself a job abroad, and let kenyans elect someone who will create jobs for them at home?

[Rapcha The Sayantist @IAMRAPCHA]

The "private sector" 👇🏽

[Baraza Media Lab @BarazaLab]

For many, Kifo Kisimani was first encountered as a set book. It was read aloud in class, underlined in biro, questioned in exams, then tucked away as school years moved on.
The story, however, stayed behind. Its questions about truth, fear, silence, and responsibility continue to linger, especially now.
This weekend, @HiveofTheArts stages the full production of Kifo Kisimani, authored by Prof. Kithaka wa Mberia and directed by @KigonduW. The team brings their own memories of the text into rehearsal, returning to it not as students but as performers, and opening it up to a wider public.
🗓 August 2 and 3
🕑 Showtimes: 2:00pm and 6:00pm
📍 Jain Bhavan Auditorium, Loresho
��� Tickets available on https://t.co/QRCXHCQijw and at the gate
#KifoKisimani

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Kenyan government expands the definition of terrorism to include protesters

[dennis ombachi OLY @ombachi13]

It’s called compassion fatigue, it’s also part of a tyrant’s playbook, overwhelm them with sadness and sad news that it becomes the norm rather than abnormal.

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Boniface Mwangi is not a terrorist

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

A new report reveals Kenya’s govt quietly securitized Sh7 from every litre of fuel to raise Sh175 billion, borrowing against future taxes without Parliament approval.

This move adds hidden debt Kenyans must repay through higher fuel prices.

[Auma Obama @AumaObama]

#freebonifacemwangi #activismisnotacrime

[Jerotich Seii @JerotichSeii]

CJ Maraga restores my belief in a better Kenya. Where our children will not be shot and killed. Where the Constitution guides and leads us. 🇰🇪✊🏾

#Maraga
#Maraga2027

[Mack @whatMackSays]

Again I ask, what is a "stray bullet"??

[Hanifa 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩 🇰🇪 @Honeyfarsafi]

We remember your name, Bridgit Njoki❤️❤️

[Hanifa 🇵🇸 🇸🇩 🇨🇩 🇰🇪 @Honeyfarsafi]

This is @WilliamsRuto ‘s legacy. Never forget !!