The signs of a sovereign odious debt default are now very clear, even for those who have no brains, because a government that has borrowed everywhere, taxed everything, sold public assets, squeezed workers through deductions and now wants SACCO savings is no longer looking for development money, it is looking for survival money.
Banks built a comfortable debt circle with government, where lending to the state became easier, safer and more rewarding than taking risks with SMEs, traders, farmers, contractors, manufacturers and ordinary Kenyans trying to keep their biasharas alive.
That relationship slowly choked the real economy, because banks preferred government paper, Treasury kept borrowing, SMEs were starved of credit, small borrowers were punished, and Kenyans who could no longer breathe inside the banking system ran back to SACCOs.
SACCOs became the last refuge for people abandoned by banks, the place where teachers, police officers, nurses, boda riders, matatu people, farmers, mama mbogas and small traders could still save slowly, borrow with dignity and keep families moving.
Now the same government that helped banks turn debt into a feeding system is following Kenyans into SACCOs, looking at the savings people built from salaries, farming, biashara, side hustles and painful monthly deductions.
This is the last nail.
SACCO money is not idle Treasury money waiting to be touched, it is private sacrifice by ordinary Kenyans who saved for school fees, land, homes, hospital bills, emergencies, small businesses and survival in an economy already squeezed by taxes, loans and bad policy.
A government that cannot explain where borrowed billions went cannot be trusted with SACCO billions, especially when the same infrastructure language has already been used for years to hide wastage, inflated contracts, brokers, political friends and budget games.
This is how a country tells you quietly that lenders are tired, banks are already overfed on government debt, taxes are no longer enough, public assets have been lined up, and the last pool of money outside Treasury’s direct hands is now being targeted.
The money is finished, and now they are following Kenyans into the last safe corner they had left.
Broad daylight robbery with violence at ChaiiWali Cafe, General Mathenge Drive, Parklands. The robbers escaped on two motorcycles. Are there surveillance cameras on this road? Can the Police arrest these robbers?
A sharp decline in student numbers has hit universities four years after President William Ruto’s new funding model was introduced, exposing deep cracks in the system.
Data from the Ministry of Education shows that university enrolment has fallen to a seven-year low.
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“The signs that we are seeing, including these goon attacks in different places, obviously point towards a violent election.
And we are telling Kenyans please don’t sit quiet as politicians take us towards that direction, if this trend continues, it is evident that Kenya will not have free, fair, and peaceful elections.
We must stop this in it's track. We must make sure that this goonism culture is eliminated immediately. Otherwise, the 2027 elections promise to be extremely violent if we don't stop this culture.”~ @husskhalid
There is no service in Kenya Police Service.
This is a killer militia weaponized by the state to kill innocent Kenyans questioning the status quo.
#EndPoliceBrutalityKe#RutoMustGoNow
Im just getting to understand this. This lady her name is Halima
DCI arrested her yesterday claiming she has been posting data that is a “threat to national security”
Now the data we are talking about here is President Rutos flight records. Ruto uses private jets
Mark you,This is data that is openly available to everyone globally in almost 18 different apps including Flightradar24
Flightradar24 uses network supplied by over 50,000 ground recievers operated by Aviation companies and individuals.
If you want to know where air force is right now,you can just search it up.
Doesnt @DCI_Kenya know this?
So why are they frustrating this woman
And even the account they claim has been posting such,is not hers.
Its still tweeting even after having her in detention.
Why??
If Ruto does not want to be tracked when hes going to sin abroad,let him use His expensive V8 to go Netherlands.
His Government is ran by illetrates and murderers.
What a Shame on @DCI_Kenya
Release this woman.
To show you how barbaric the Ruto regime is: we are informed that the DCI arrived at Halima Ngache's place, took her phone, and abducted her, leaving her young son at the door completely confused.
They even seized the laptop, phone, and tablet of a friend of hers, leaving that friend with absolutely no way to call for help.
They reportedly carried out this raid using a white Subaru. The friend immediately began a desperate search, going first to Central Police, she wasn't there.
They went to Urban Police-nothing. They met the CCIO, who told them to check Nyali Police Station-they found nothing.
They moved on to Bamburi, Mjambere, and returned to Central-still nothing. Finally, they checked Mbaraki, and still found absolutely nothing.
As we speak, even her family has no idea where she is being held. I have spent the whole of today making frantic calls in Kenya, but we have nothing. Halima Ngache has been abducted. The DCI hasn’t even bothered to explain where she is. The issued a vague statement.
We must speak up for Halima. Whether or not someone is linked to a government-critical account should never be a basis for an enforced disappearance or arbitrary detention. We must Speak up!
NTSA Director General: We are using KCB mode of payment to an Individual account to protect Kenyans from Fraud in Ecitizen.
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Huyu jamaaa mlisema ako na degree ghani? 🥺Juu hii reasoning ata si ya daycare owner
KTN has obtained information on an alleged chain of abductions within the country’s security systems, including details of a secret unit reportedly designated to deal with individuals deemed problematic to the government.
@MrNoahKipkemboi#KTNPrime
This is illegal arrest and malicious prosecution.
You cannot charge someone with wrong use of social media.
Social media is a free space for Kenyans to express themselves and share information.
Kenyans should know every step Rachel Ruto's killer husband makes.
Hata akienda Sabina Joy, Kenyans are supposed to be aware.
Bwana #FreeHalima . Thugs like Duale are still spewing tribal bigotry and are yet to be arrested.
#FreeHalima
I visited Davis Lichuma at Nairobi Women Hospital today.
He’s not able to talk.
You don’t need to be told what he’s gone through.
His frequent tremors when asleep, most likely “post traumatic stress disorders” (PTSDs), tells it all.
Davis has been tortured.
This is not acceptable and those behind it must be held accountable. We cannot be a nation that tortures, maims and kills its youth just because they seek good governance.
Comrade Lichuma has been found.!!!!
He is currently at the Nairobi Women’s Hospital receiving care, though he is in a really bad condition and he looks visibly shaken.