Ian

Not DJT

[SokoAnalyst @SokoAnalyst]

Please make this song trend. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Julians Amboko @AmbokoJH]

As part of its manifesto ahead of 2027, Safina Party is proposing doing away with Value Added Tax (VAT) & replacing it with a 5.0% Sales Tax (see quoted tweet).

Today, through my colleague @MariamBishar, I asked the Deputy Party Leader about this proposal with my core argument being:

· Kenya had Sales Tax in place until 1990 & then repealed it as part of its mid-80s/early '90s tax modernisation programme
· The key reason for the overhaul of Sales Tax starting Jan 1st, 1990 was the challenge in the input-output credit mechanism

The Deputy Party Leader argues:

· The input-output mechanism could have been a challenge in the early '90s but not in 2026. We now have enough technology to address this challenge
· Their modelling suggests that a Sales Tax at 5.0% could yield ~ Kes 500.0 billion annually. For context, domestic VAT yielded Kes 355.26 billion in 2025/26

I still see a challenge with this proposal:

· Does Sales Tax live up to the tax base expansion mission in an economy that is hard pressed to go past ~ 6.0M active taxpayers?
· VAT creates an automatic cross-audit paper trail through the buyer-supplier chain, will a single stage Sales Tax accomplish the same?
· I am not persuaded by the input-output mechanism argument by the Deputy Party Leader. A single-stage sales tax lacks an integrated credit mechanism, the technological advancement notwithstanding
· Also, knowing our challenges with tax enforcement via tech (recurrent eTIMS & iTax outage being a case in point), I am not holding my breath about what could possibly be done around this

[Lynn Ngugi @lynn_ngugi1]

I hope this helps🚶🏿‍♀️

[Sifuna Updates @Goldfield6]

"Hon Edwin Sifuna should be in the presidential ballot 2027, its the only way to move our country forward," kibe mungai (Advocate of high court)

This is big endorsement to sifuna

[Mary Njoroge @Maryian96]

Bro......is this Riggy g in Narok? my lord hii imeenda kabisa! damn huyu mtoto wetu apana machezo buana.

[Linda Mwananchi @LindaMwananchi_]

We take this opportunity to thank @HEBabuOwino, @orengo_james, @CaroliOmondi, and all the leaders from Luo Nyanza for preparing the ground for our 16th August rally.

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

“Kuna wazee wengine wanazeeka vibaya sana. Hawa wazee wanatuambia ati kazi yetu ni kuwa watchmen,” — Edwin Sifuna fires back at outgoing COTU Secretary-General Francis Atwoli.

[Lightcast TV Kenya @Lightcasttvke]

NIKIKUWA RAIS HIYO BARABARA WALUHYA HAWATALIPA BARABARA YA RIRONI!~FEARLESS SIFUNA IN LUMAKANDA

[Edwin Sifuna @edwinsifuna]

Ati uongozi si ku dance? 😁😁😁 meza dawa ya arthritis ulale wewe mzee

[Edwin Sifuna @edwinsifuna]

You know the house, you know the bull. Ahsante sana Omwami @DrBKhalwale . Gift ilifika.

[Edwin Sifuna @edwinsifuna]

You don’t need a PHD

[The Blood Pressure Champion 🇺🇸🇰🇪 @zablonorina1]

These events by Sifuna are highly organized, well coordinated and, dare I say, presidential.

The attention to detail, the crowd management, the messaging and the overall execution are beginning to look less like ordinary political rallies and more like a serious presidential campaign.

Whether you support him or not, you have to acknowledge the organization. The political machinery is clearly taking shape.

[Hon Magak Michael @Maggackom]

Alafu, .... hooo, heeee, aaaah, ..... DP!

It's the Sifuna way or the highway!

[Henix Obuchunju @Obuchunju]

I don’t think people understand what it takes to pull such a crowd in Lumakanda, Kakamega, at this time of the day.

[SheddyZolani @BULEMLES]

It should concern genuine police servicemen/women that in their absence political rallies are peaceful without any death or injuries. @NPSOfficial_KE @kipmurkomen

[Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC]

Trevoh Chalobah has completed a permanent transfer to Como, bringing his time as a Chelsea player to an end after nearly two decades with the Blues.

Everyone at Chelsea would like to thank Trev for his years of loyal service and wish him the very best in his next chapter in Italy. 💙

[Linda Mwananchi @LindaMwananchi_]

Hapa Lumakanda, mvua na giza haikuzuia wananchi kujitokeza. 🔥

[Ian @_iano_ian]

@TrevohChalobah I hope Mason Mount is seeing this, this is how you do it. Arrivederci Chalobah, you will shine over there

[Trevoh Chalobah @TrevohChalobah]

After 18 years, it’s time to say goodbye to Chelsea. I arrived as a nine-year-old with a dream, and I leave as a man who’s lived that dream in ways I never imagined. This journey tested me, lifted me, and strengthened me. To every teammate, coach, staff member, and supporter, thank you for shaping me. I gave everything I had, and I’m proud of the person this club helped me become. To the young players: the path won’t always be smooth. But stay ready, stay positive, and keep your faith. God’s timing is always right. Thank you all, truly, with love and gratitude.

[Pauline Njoroge @paulinenjoroge]

Even the rain and darkness could not stop H.E Edwin Sifuna and Lumakanda residents.