Sojourner

The best that ever lived

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

A child asked his mother if they could buy a pair of Jordans for another kid at school,who was being bullied because of his sneakers

[Amb Lynette Mwende Ndile @LynettemwendeL]

The room wasn’t built for us. We built ourselves into the room.

As a young woman in STEM who studied aeronautical engineering, I never imagined diplomacy would be my runway 🛫
But the precision STEM taught me - I use it every single day at the negotiating table. Coupled with public policy, I celebrate my work as a diplomat-practitioner on this International Day of Women in Diplomacy
#DiplomacyInActionKE

More importantly, I can’t help but to think about every woman who sat across that table before me and refused to shrink. Who drafted agreements, forged alliances, and shaped the world order, often without a headline.
I carry them into every room I enter.

To every young girl in STEM: your path may surprise you BUT Your skills will not waste.
Diplomacy needs your systems-thinking mindset, your precision, your vision, and your fire.
I’m proof. The table is wider than it’s ever been and we’re still expanding it. 🌍🇰🇪✨

Happy International Day of Women in Diplomacy! Kenya is at the table 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪

#WomenInDiplomacy #STEM #YoungLeaders #InternationalDayOfWomenInDiplomacy #AfricanWomenLeaders 🙏🏾

[Sojourner @SharlomK]

@BarackObama Hi Obama. I would like to visit the Chicago Barak Obama Center .
Please send me an OFFICAL INVITE-@ [email protected]

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

Michelle and I loved reading to this bright group of kids today!

We hope this new Chicago Public Library branch at the Obama Presidential Center will be a place where folks come to read, check out books, and connect with one another for years to come.

[Slim @onu_slim]

Dangote has done three things in the last 72 hours that the Nigerian government could not do in 60 years.

He cut aviation fuel to N1,650 per litre, slashed diesel and aviation fuel prices at ex-depot level, and filed a lawsuit to stop NNPC and private marketers from importing fuel that his refinery is already producing in surplus.

Now the oil marketers are crying monopoly.

Let us be honest about what monopoly means in this context. For 60 years, a cartel of fuel importers held Nigeria hostage, collecting $10 billion annually in subsidy, keeping state refineries deliberately broken, and charging Nigerians premium prices for refined crude they sent abroad themselves.

Nobody called that a monopoly. Nobody filed a lawsuit about market stability when ordinary Nigerians queued for fuel in an oil producing country for decades.

One private refinery starts cutting prices, increasing supply, and going to court to enforce a law that already says imports are only permitted when local supply is insufficient, and suddenly the marketers have discovered the language of competition and consumer protection.

The law is clear. The Petroleum Industry Act only permits fuel imports when domestic supply cannot meet demand. Dangote’s refinery is supplying over 90% of Nigeria’s daily petrol consumption. The legal basis for those import licences does not exist. He is not asking for a favour. He is asking for the law to be applied.

The marketers built their business model on Nigeria’s inability to refine its own oil. That inability has been solved by one man with private capital. Their business model is obsolete and their objection is not about market stability. It is about market access to a rent they no longer deserve.

[🇨🇳 Guo Shen 郭深 @GuoShenCN7]

🚨 stop scrolling.. do you understand what this CEO delegation actually means in dollar terms..

because most people are only thinking about the handshakes..

these 12 companies have a combined market cap above $10 trillion..

every single CEO on that plane needs something specific from Beijing..

Musk needs China to keep building Teslas without a 100% tariff eating the margin..

Huang needs chip export licenses that let Nvidia sell into the world's largest AI market..

Cook needs Apple's $70 billion China supply chain to stay intact..

Fink and Solomon need Chinese financial markets to open so Wall Street can actually operate there..

Boeing needs China to unfreeze $50 billion in plane orders sitting in a backlog since 2019..

and here's what nobody wants to say out loud..

every one of those CEOs is on that plane because they already calculated that staying home costs more than the flight..

the combined revenue exposure to China across those 12 companies is over $300 billion a year..

that's not a diplomatic trip.. that's a $300 billion ask dressed up as a state visit..

if Xi says yes to even half of it.. the trade war framework changes overnight..

if Xi says no.. 12 of the most powerful CEOs in the world flew to Beijing for a photo op..

and markets will price that answer in real time.

if you're not following me you're finding out about this 48 hours late from someone who read my post..

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

Asante @WilliamsRuto, asante Kenya!

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

Trans Nzoia Governor George Natembeya decided to take part in a challenge with his county CECs and top officials, but a number of Trans Nzoia residents are not taking it lightly.

[William Samoei Ruto, PhD @WilliamsRuto]

Invest in Kenya; our clarion call to Investors

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

Let’s be honest.

Angola can supply Southern Africa with oil.
Nigeria can supply West Africa .
Congo and Sudan can supply East Africa .
Libya & Morocco can support .

Instead of importing from the Gulf,
Africa can supply itself.

What’s missing is execution.

[Marcel van Oost @oost_marcel]

🚨𝘽𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙆𝙄𝙉𝙂: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled EU–INC, a new framework that lets you launch a company in 48 hours for under €100

Starting a company across the EU today = 27 legal systems, 60+ company structures 🤯

That might be about to change…

The European Commission just introduced 𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝗰., a new optional corporate framework designed to make Europe actually function like one market.

Here’s what stands out:

→ Set up a company in 48 hours
→ Cost: < €100
→ Fully online, no minimum capital
→ One single framework across all EU countries
→ Easier share transfers & fundraising
→ EU-wide employee stock options (huge for talent)

Especially the EU-wide stock option plans, taxed only when employees actually sell (instead of when granted) is huge.

This makes it far easier for startups to attract and retain top talent, finally putting Europe closer to the US playbook.

Source/More info: https://t.co/8pI4gv0Hh7

In short: This is Europe trying to compete with the simplicity of a Delaware C-Corp 🇺🇸

And honestly… it’s long overdue.

For years, European founders had 2 choices:

1. Stay local and deal with fragmentation
2. Move to the US to scale

𝗘𝗨 𝗜𝗻𝗰. is trying to remove that trade-off.

If executed well, this could be one of the most important structural changes for European startups in decades.

What do you think?

[Dating Dynamics @Dating_Dynamics]

A therapist who spent 40 years counseling couples on the brink of divorce wrote down the one conversation she wishes every couple would have before they get married.

She said: "If you have this conversation honestly, you will either save yourself decades of pain or build a foundation that can survive anything."

Here is the conversation…

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

James Orengo spoke today, and his words carried a difficult truth.

He said Oburu Odinga was born inside power, raised near its center, yet mostly remained in its quiet shadows, unlike Edwin Sifuna, Babu Owino, and others who stood where the streets burn, and history is written.

Tear gas is not a qualification for leadership. But it has a smell you never forget. Police cells are not classrooms, yet they teach the price of speaking for the people.

Raila Odinga (Baba), Sifuna, Babu Owino and many activists did not inherit their voices; they forged them in struggle, in fear, in resistance.

Today, as Kenyans speak out against police brutality, it feels natural that the youth listen most to those who have faced the batons, not just the microphones.

Perhaps that is why Edwin Sifuna’s voice echoes so strongly among young people; it sounds less like power speaking and more like experience remembering.

[Sojourner @SharlomK]

I concur with these sentiments. It is our time Young people

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

I’m seeing suggestions that Edwin Sifuna should deputize Kalonzo Musyoka, Rigathi Gachagua, or Fred Matiang’i in 2027.

Why must the younger generation always be told to stand behind leaders who have already had decades at the top or even served under Moi?

Kenyans are not asking for recycled politics. We are asking for a new beginning.

If Kalonzo, Gachagua, or Matiang’i truly want a better country, nothing stops them from supporting younger leaders, too. Leadership is not a lifetime entitlement.

What Sifuna, Babu Owino, and others of his generation should do now is unite with like-minded young leaders across the country. Imagine Sifuna, Babu Owino, Ndindi Nyoro, Irungu Kang’ata, and others forming a new force focused on the future, not the past.

Kenya does not lack experienced politicians. It lacks leaders willing to pass the baton.

We cannot keep recycling the same names and expect different results.

This country belongs to the present generation too.

[Edwin Sifuna @edwinsifuna]

Thank You Kitengela. Inspite of all the harassment, intimidation and violence from this morning you showed up. They first destroyed our dais and sound equipment in the morning, the state goons have now teargassed a peaceful assembly and brought it to an abrupt end. We shall not relent.

[African Hub @AfricanHub_]

He is 21 years old.

He toured 20 African countries.

He showed the world that Africa is not just huts or jungle, but rich culture, vibrant people, modern cities, and genuine joy.

He ate local African delicacies with respect instead of mocking them.

He maintained sexual discipline throughout the entire tour.

He gave global visibility to everyday Africans, not only celebrities.

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

For anyone who would like to hear Mark Carney’s outstanding Davos speech in full here it is. This is what true global leadership looks like.

Canada should be immensely proud today, because they are leading the fight back when others dare not.

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/BExGV2YIDq

[Salman Sima @SalmanSima]

Toronto stood unbreakable at the heart of freedom's fight for Iran. Waves of proud Iranians and their allies flooded the streets, boldly raising the timeless Lion and Sun flag alongside Canadian, American, and Israeli flags. This is a great unity against tyranny.
A closer look: No keffiyehs, symbol of rape and torture. No Jihadi flags.
A liberated Iran stands as a beacon and a vital interest for Western civilization.

[Goldie Ghamari | گلسا قمری 🇮🇷 @gghamari]

Over 100,000 Iranians and allies came together in Toronto to March in support of Iranians in occupied Iran.

No violence.

No terrorist Jihadi keffiyehs.

They were chanting in unison:
"Javid Shah!"
"This is the final battle, Pahlavi will return."

[Sojourner @SharlomK]

Iranians Deserve a better regime, the voice and will of the people cannot be subdued. #IstandWithIran2026

[Sana Ebrahimi Ledene @__Injaneb96]

Anti-regime protests by the Iranian diaspora in Vancouver.
Iranians across the world are standing up for our people inside Iran, millions held hostage by the evil Islamic regime. The fight is global, and it won’t stop.

#IranRevolution2026
#IranMassacre‌