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To Kenyan zombies: @WhatsApp messages are routinely accessed by the NIS, DCI and other state agencies 24/7. The purported end-to-end encryption is a myth which has led countless civilians into traps and jeopardy. @signalapp is much better, but even it is not ironclad.
Telephone calls on @signalapp are harder to record but even Signal isn’t full proof.
Be scrupulously meticulous and cautious. Don’t allow juvenile exuberance and primitivity to lead you to premature death. We don’t want you to be fed to River Yala crocodiles like Fred Matiang’i did.
My God… this is horrific 💔
🚨 Sister Recounts Horrifying Moment her Brother Wept as he was being prepped to have his Organs Harvested
Donna Rhorer— “TJ was crying on the operating table, his eyes were tracking me and they told me it was just reflexes— then during the heart cath, he was thrashing and crying, grabbing the doctors hands to stop him”… as they were preparing to harvest his organs after he had been FALSELY declared brain-dead.
TJ, who survived was present in the audience crying uncontrollably…
https://t.co/n3BEvxMk0E
Harvard needs 8% return every year just to keep the lights on. 5% spending plus 3% inflation. Miss that number and buildings stop, professors leave, research dies.
40% of the operating budget comes from one portfolio. Not tuition. Not grants. One fund.
Jake Xia manages that fund's public markets. He also teaches the math behind it at MIT for free. One of the top five most-watched courses on OpenCourseWare. Millions of views. Almost nobody changed how they invest.
Every year he hands students a blank page. Build a portfolio. No rules. Someone writes 100% Apple. Someone writes rare coins. Confident picks. Same blind spot, every time.
Not one student asks the only question that matters: how much goes in each position. They all pick what to buy. Nobody sizes it.
Sizing is the entire job. The answer won the Nobel Prize. It's called the efficient frontier. Xia draws it on the board in under a minute.
Five equations sit underneath it. Compound growth. Present value. The geometric mean. The Rule of 72. Real return. All older than any bank on earth. All fit on a napkin. None behind a paywall.
A "guaranteed 5% bond" during 4% inflation is a 1% return. The industry doesn't hide this. It just hopes you never run the equation yourself.
The lecture is free. The napkin is free. The only thing that costs anything is not knowing.
On Kenya Police, Dignity, Erick Otieno
I once narrated here, how on a journey to Lamu, the NIS trailed my every move, then a contingent of Kenya Defence Forces was sent to intercept the bus at Witu.
I was instructed to alight with my luggage, a police land cruiser arrived hidden in a cloud of dust, I was handcuffed, handcuffs removed, and vroom-safari-rallyed to Mpeketoni Police Station.
I spent half a day being interviewed by a team of security agencies officers as every piece of luggage, papers and currencies were scrutinised as Nairobi was on the line receiving updates and after a green light I was let go and a security agent escorted me to a taxi.
I proceeded to a cold tusker on the Lamu island and a story to narrate forever. On that day, only the Kenya Airforce and Navy were not involved in my predicament. And yes, the NIS had correctly observed me taking photos during my journey across Kenya, including, stupid me, of certain security installations across the security-sensitive bus-ride towards Lamu. Security agents immediately deleted them at Mpeketoni Police Station.
Back then, I emphasized how dignified those officers were and the amazing dignity with which I was treated for almost six hours. How thorough but dignified the Mpeketoni Police Station encounter was, as regards deep search, deep questioning and etc. that I can not narrate to not be re-interviewed at JKIA entry for sharing redtaped observations.
I just want to focus on dignity. There are many Kenyan security agencies agents and officers who handle Kenyans with dignity. Equally, there are many who do not. And there are those who murder Kenyans, case in point Erick Otieno.
Yes, Kenya Police may arrest us all citizens for all kinds of legal reasons. The arrest, transfer to holding facilities and processing should be done in a dignified manner. It is not difficult. I experienced it. But it needs the police to understand their training, to understand the laws they are breaking and for police to face consequences for breaking the law. Not, some police officers, but every single one of them who breaks the law.
Killing a 19 year old Kenyan gentleman is horribly evily sad, and for what exactly? Hamna watoto ama ndugu nyinyi? As Kenyans we have been singing this song for too long. The new government that takes over from the current regime after general elections next year should prioritize dignifying the lives of citizens. In-service re-training for all forces etc. Let me tag incoming President H.E. @edwinsifuna here.
And Kenya Police should be taught who their employers are. Erick Otieno, through taxes he paid, was an employer of the employees that turned against him and battered him leading to his death.
Kenyans are tired of singing this song forever. But we shall not stop fighting for justice - come what may(!~¤). Na mtuambie bei ya uoga mnaojaribu kutuuzia. May Erick Otieno not rest in peace. May he, together with all others brutalised to death, forever restlessly haunt those who killed them and their offspring. Eternally. ⚖️
I always call-out idiots on both sides of the political divide and I'm measured in my condemnation of both. In addressing the political elites from Mt. Kenya, I address them taking cognizance of their education and general outlook. After all, i met many in University of Nairobi as a student and a teacher. I always take judicial notice of their political awareness and education. The rare moments i address Hon Sudi and his ilk, i address him as I address the herdersmen who look after my camel in Bangal...slowly, carefully, a calibrated mix of multiple languages here and there, few sign language, draw images on the sand, show photos from phone while gesturing and nodding...hopping and praying the message will not be lost in translation. It isn't easy but we have a cardinal duty to breakdown difficult ideas and simplify it for the less fortunate members of our community who were born before President Mwai Kibaki introduced free compulsory primary education. Both Hon Sudi and My herdersmen in Bangal are smart, good and decent men. Unfortunately, both just didn't have relatives to take them to primary school. It will cruel on our part to treat my herdsmen and Hon. Sudi as children of a lesser god. I for one refuse to do so!
Prof Anyang’ Nyong’o: Borrowing money to invest in infrastructure is very positive; you are getting into debt for the right reasons. We have JKIA. If you compare it to Addis Ababa airport, we are doing very badly. A lot of planes would rather choose Addis as their airport than Nairobi because there are certain services we don’t have. If we borrowed money to improve our airport and get more business at the airport, very soon we would be making money to invest elsewhere #CitizenExplainer
#BREAKING
I have learnt from Kenyan contacts between 40-50% of senior and mid-level Somali officials serving in government in Mogadishu may own a Kenyan passport or ID, fraudulently acquired.
This is astounding.
The Kenyan Immigration, Intelligence and Security Services are all now working in coordination to quietly cancel these IDs and passports.
A second high-ranking Somali official was turned back from JKIA this week for owning a Kenyan passport.
Meanwhile, Somalia has summoned Kenyan ambassador in Mogadishu to protest this embarrassing incidents at JKIA.
I married from Mrima over 30 years ago.
My beautiful children are half-Kikuyu, half-Somali.
And I am immensely proud of their dual heritage.
I know of significant numbers of Somali men who have done the same.
Duale has always had his foot in his mouth.
He does not speak for Somalis.
Don't let his misguided comments sow ethnic division and hatred.
Somalis and Kikuyus are all Gods children.
They are all beautiful and intelligent people.
Former Central Bank of Kenya, Dr. Andrew Mullei, on being hired by former President Mwai Kibaki & first African Governor, Duncan Ndegwa, & later on becoming Head of Research at the apex bank at under Phillip Ndegwa.
He recounts International Monetary Fund's (IMF) concerns around hard currency inflows into Kenya from coffee exports & their potential for triggering inflationary pressures in the economy.
Credit: @CBKKenya
I was a journalist during El Adde attack, which is Kenya's worst military defeat. Up to 400 KDF soldiers were killed. What makes it hurt even more is that KDF were betrayed by the very community it was protecting. Here is how it unfolded, step by step: 🧵
(If you're wondering why your'e seeing this thread again, X sent me a graphic content warning on the last one and I had to pull it down)
For us parents raising children with disabilities, @edwinsifuna called us for a meeting in his office with @CrystalAsige after I tweeted him explaining all the challenges we face. They listened to us
A week later amendments to the PWD bill were done
It's now an Act of Parliament.
Standing in court today for 8 innocent Kenyans whose only "crime" was walking into a house of God with Senator Edwin Sifuna and me.
Ruto’s regime has gotten so paranoid that going to church in Kisumu is now treated as a state offense. Weaponizing the police won't hide your failures, William Ruto. Drop the trumped up charges and release our supporters now !
@ntvkenya@citizentvkenya@K24Tv@WilliamsRuto
HII NI INGINE MWECHECHE 🔥🔥
This is George Natembeya;Older than Edwin Sifuna. Richer than Sifuna. More experienced than Sifuna. Before Sifuna emerged, many people including me saw him as the Luhya kingpin.
But the moment he saw that the stars had aligned in Sifuna's favour for the sake of unity in our community, he chose to put personal ambition aside. He left everything behind and decided to support his younger brother, even if it meant becoming mtu wa mkono. To him, the unity of the Mulembe Nation is more important than titles, power, or personal ambition.
That is true leadership.
When I grow up, I want to be like George Natembeya.
Kenyans shouldn't begrudge Sen Sifuna for his meteoric political rise. We should instead celebrate it. It's always a good thing when a young man gets a break in politics or any career for that matter and thrust himself into the national limelight. Remember, Sifuna hasn't elbowed anyone. He simply claimed a space that was empty since Hon. Kijana Wamalwa died two decades ago. For too long, Western was bereft of a political heavyweight that sat at the national table as of right. Sifuna seems to be the new kid on the block. And to be fair to the young man, his appeal goes beyond Luhya land.