Siangiki

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[kwamboka🌻 @thatgalwhitney]

Me flirting; 'Niko mzima nashukuru' the game has left me I'm afraid

[Vionna @Kurlycheeks]

My fave Kenyanism word: Rada? Depending on the context it could mean WTF? It could mean “seriously?”. It could mean “what’s up?”. It could mean “the hell’s wrong with you?” And you can understand it by the tone someone uses when saying it, and I find it so beautiful.

[Arkan Almasri 🇵🇸 @AlmasriHaifa]

Guess who survived three years of genocide and got the highest mark on the internal medicine exam in medical school in Gaza?

[Stephen Mutoro @smutoro]

Navile Achieng vs Safaricom — Did They Steal Her Concept?
🔴 In August 2025, she pitched a Gen Z strategy called “Tujitume Na Safaricom” to @SafaricomPLC, built around the “Vichwa Ngumu” ethos and specifically promoting their S-HOOK data bundles. Safaricom then launched the “Hook’d on Fresh” campaign (with Sprite) using what she says is her exact “Wanajituma” messaging and the S-HOOK selling point she pitched. She argues the timing — proposal reviewed, then campaign launched — proves misappropriation.
🔴 Safaricom’s Defence (April 17, 2026 letter signed by Melanie Koech)
🟢 https://t.co/VwMdJnSGY3 agreement was ever formed — the submission was unsolicited with no NDA or confidentiality undertaking
2.“Hook’d on Fresh” is Sprite’s campaign entirely, launched February 14, 2026 — Safaricom was merely a commercial partner
3.They had pre-existing youth initiatives (Safaricom Hook, Hook Circle, Google/Gemini masterclasses dating to 2024)
https://t.co/lwZa1Bisn4 substantive similarity — her proposal was event-based/AI-driven community activation; the campaign is a UGC social media competition
5.They never adopted or relied on her proposal
6.“Tujitume” and similar expressions are common, non-proprietary Swahili phrases

🔴 The Hard Legal Reality
🟢 Safaricom’s position is legally strong on the key points. Under Kenyan law and general IP principles:

🫆An unsolicited pitch with no NDA creates no confidentiality obligation
🫆”Tujitume/Wanajituma” are everyday Swahili words — not protectable
🫆The S-HOOK bundle angle is a product Safaricom already owned
🫆The campaigns are structurally different — hers was a physical festival/workshop model; theirs is a social media UGC contest

🔴 The Uncomfortable Truth
🟢 Safaricom admitting to a “comprehensive internal review” of her proposal, followed months later by a campaign echoing the same youth empowerment messaging and S-HOOK focus, creates an optics problem even if it creates no legal liability. The absence of an NDA is the fatal gap in her claim — without it, the legal door is effectively closed regardless of the similarity.

🔴 The Verdict: Likely not actionable theft in the legal sense, but a textbook case of why creatives must secure NDAs or formal partnership agreements before pitching to corporates. The moral grievance may be real; the legal remedy is very thin @Safaricom_Care @PeterNdegwa_ @OleItumbi @ntvkenya @CocaCola @MoICTKenya

[Drops Mike 🎤 @mikewachira]

Please share. @missingchild_ke please help !

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Kenyan engineer Joseph Nguthiru turns water hyacinth into biodegradable plastic, reducing mosquito breeding grounds, cutting plastic waste, and creating green jobs for the community.

[George Gichuhi @GichuhiGeorgie]

My daughter is still missing. We are continuing with efforts to find her.

#KOX #kenyansontwitter

[@Defenders Coalition 🇰🇪 @DefendersKE]

WINNER OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDER AWARD!

Congratulations to @LarryMadowo for winning the human rights defenders award, an award recognizing Individuals or movements who, within the past year, have demonstrated outstanding courage in addressing and challenging current human rights issues.

#HRDAwardsAt10 #MeettheHRDs #CourageHasAName

[Punstar @roywahome9]

Najua unataka kunasa wamama but ni mimi umenasa aki. Tuma location

[Ifure Usen @real_Ifyarts]

It took about 3 months to draw this, please use 1 sec of your time to like and repost. thank you.

[Larry Madowo @LarryMadowo]

Senegal’s president casually updates his social profile pictures to include the AFCON trophy behind him.

How do you say “come and get it if you can” in Wolof?

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

Father-son turns shoe repair shop into bags export business

https://t.co/uWabekCPEJ

[The Charity Guy @roxie_ug]

when this comes to your timeline and you can’t donate, kindly just repost please

[Dr. Njoki Ngumi @njokingumi]

One of the reasons he begged the court for leniency is that he is NOW a widower.

Cannot make this stuff up, truly.

[nana @naneinstein_]

I won’t shut up about this, pancreatic cancer kills a person in 4 months btw, it’s resistant to radiotherapy, and fucks two essential parts of the metabolism. this could change the world

[Tola🙂 @nichan_078]

@Hoopss An adult that wants to

[crochet hashira🧶 @Crochetelo_]

80 hours and 27 balls of yarn later= This handmade sweater.

It costs $0 to retweet and help reach my target audience. thank you 🫶

[Ifeoluwa @artbyxam]

9hours later and nobody has seen this.

[Siangiki @_oddlyvee]

@javahouseafrica honestly your Mbagathi road branch is literally the worst in customer service as well as food. No idea why there's no consistency in that branch. Please fix it! That's the one Java you can wait an hour for your meal only for it to be poorly made.

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

A Family from west Pokot celebrating after 2 of their sons graduated from the University of Nairobi!