It is unfortunate that these are the people we rely on to give a snapshot of pre colonial culture and practices. I think no matter what, its always going to have a bias. The issue is just about trying to parse out the bias and where its likely to emerge.
Related— A missionary named Steer had already made abridged Swahili translations of Shakespeare in the 1860s and it was already in use as instructional material to learn Swahili and evangelism in Zanzibar. Colonial authorities found a generation already familiar with this work.
A banger.
I too would vote for Kamau,
My system 1 is caught up by this.
Makes me laugh, it'll turn into an earworm playing in my head for free.
I'm no longer weighing the right candidate for me but who I like more.
Democracy is screwed.
The Law Society of Kenya has received confirmation of the death of our colleague, Advocate Esther Wairimu Keige, after weeks of anxious searching and fervent hope that she would be found alive. We extend our heartfelt condolences to her family, friends, colleagues at the Kenya Forest Service and the entire legal fraternity during this painful time.
This unspeakable atrocity comes an agonizingly brief forty-eight hours after the legal fraternity was thrown into deep mourning following the brutal assassination of Advocate Edward Muthee Kariuki in Athi River. The targeted, calculated extermination of two distinguished ministers of justice within a single week is not a statistical coincidence; it is a declaration of war against the rule of law, an explicit attempt to terrorize the Bar and a terrifying indicator that Kenya is rapidly descending into an era of unchecked criminality and institutional collapse.
OUR EXECUTIVE DEMANDS TO THE STATE:
1. Immediate, High-Level Joint Investigation: We demand that the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Internal Affairs Unit (IAU) immediately establish an independent, multi-agency homicide team to aggressively unmask not just the physical perpetrators of these two murders, but the intellectual authors, financiers and state or corporate beneficiaries behind them.
2. Forensic Audit of Contested Land Files: We demand a comprehensive, transparent forensic audit of all active land acquisition, leasing, and alienation files handled by the Kenya Forest Service legal department over the last twelve months to identify the specific corporate interests that precipitated Advocate Wairimu’s death.
3. Guarantees for Public Sector Advocates: The Executive must immediately provide institutional security and protective coverage for all advocates serving in public regulatory bodies who face illicit pressure and structural threats while defending public assets from corruption.
When the protectors of public interest become the prime targets of fatal state-linked or cartel-driven syndicates, the democratic fabric of our republic is effectively torn apart. The Law Society of Kenya states unequivocally: we will not be intimidated, we will not look away, and we will not allow the blood of our colleagues to be shed with impunity.
SOLIDARITY: Kenya has maintained its longstanding support for Cuba at the United Nations, voting against a US procedural motion to halt further debate on the General Assembly agenda item on the American embargo against Havana.
‼️Publicly available information:‼️
Pabari Investments Limited (also known as the Pabari Group) is a Kenyan family-owned business and investment firm. The company is run by the Pabari brothers, Rajesh Pabari and Kaushik Pabari, who serve as the key principals and directors of the group.
In this disclosure, Pabari Investment Limited has submitted privately initiated infrastructure bids to the state-owned Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) to develop strategic electricity grids.
❗️Public records link the principals associated with Pabari Investments Limited—specifically Bhavesh Pabari and related entities (Pabari Group)—to major corporate fraud, financial disputes, and market manipulation.
⚠️Market Manipulation & Fraud:
The company's key figure, Bhavesh Pabari, was sanctioned by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for engaging in fraudulent and unfair trade practices, including synchronized, cross-matched trades designed to artificially inflate the volume and price of securities. The penalty, upheld by the Supreme Court of India in the case Securities and Exchange Board of India v. Bhavesh Pabari, finalized doctrinal questions regarding how severe financial penalties should be calculated.
(Source: Indian Kanoon https://t.co/aaDVWQzD1E)
(Supreme Court on discretion to impose penalty under the SEBI Act https://t.co/Gezijh3svw)
⚠️Pabari Investments Limited has been linked to major financial scandals and banking fraud, primarily concerning hundreds of millions in unrecovered and improperly disbursed loans.
⚠️The core allegations stem from their dealings with state-linked banks and involve significant economic crimes investigated by anti-corruption authorities.
⚠️The most significant investigations involving the Pabari Group (Pabari Investment Group / Welwyn Co. Ltd.) and allegations of financial misconduct center around:
⚠️⚠️ The SBM Bank Loans: The Pabari Group (led by directors Messrs. Kaushik and Rajesh Pabari) was granted multi-million dollar loans, notably a $27 million facility, by SBM Bank (Mauritius) Ltd without sufficient tangible collateral.
⚠️⚠️ Money Laundering & ICAC Inquiries: These irregular, "toxic" loans became the subject of sweeping probes by the Financial Crimes Commission in Mauritius (formerly known as the Independent Commission Against Corruption, or ICAC) and remain a deeply controversial subject in Mauritian parliamentary inquiries.
⚠️⚠️Recovery Disputes in Kenya: In addition to the Mauritian banking probes, Pabari Investments has faced several legal and debt recovery disputes in Kenya with institutions such as Absa Bank Mauritius Limited, as well as local employment and civil litigation in Nairobi.
SBM-BANK-MAURITIUS-LTD-v-ICAC-2.pdf https://t.co/CtxsvE9ILf
SBM-BANK-MAURITIUS-LTD-v-ICAC-1-1.pdf https://t.co/ebywhDSqjH
Nairobi employment and labour relations court (elrc) : ELRCC/E1187/2025 Allan Masoni Misiko Vs Pabari Investments Limited. 6. ELRCC/E1110/2025 Peter Mokua Osiemo Vs Spire Properties Kenya Limited . https://t.co/cELhK5Z5V3
⚠️⚠️Omnicane & Kwale Land Disputes (Kenya): Pabari Group’s joint agricultural and sugar investments with Mauritian company Omnicane suffered major disruptions due to local land disputes, leading to a high-profile court case where the Kenyan High Court ordered the government to pay 24 billion in compensation.
Source: The Eastleigh Voice https://t.co/TxNJpL1CkM
I apologise, we had to block Nigerian residents from the faucet because most of them were withdrawing the $5 that was meant to be for testing the product.
After weeks of anxious searching since 9th June, Esther Wairimu Keige, Advocate has sadly been found dead in Gatundu Forest.
My deepest condolences to her family and loved ones during this profoundly difficult time. May they find strength in the face of this devastating loss. May those responsible be identified, brought before the law, and held fully accountable.
Rest in peace, Counsel🕊️💜.
A bad rule can corrupt good people. If the system rewards delay, people will delay. If it rewards blame-shifting, people will blame. If it rewards emotional performance, people will perform. Stop expecting virtue from structures that make vice profitable.
Kenya's government plans to use more than Sh1 trillion held by SACCOs to help finance major development projects through the National Infrastructure Fund.
The move is set to be backed by the new Cooperatives Bill.
❌️💧Meta's closed loop cooling system at a new data center in Wyoming unlawfully released a rare bacterium into a city's wastewater system, contaminating the reuse system, prompting months of cleanup, its permit revoked, and a suspension on more data center discharges. 🧵