The biggest lesson Ruto should pick from the Ol Kalou by-election is that the will of the people will always prevail.
You started losing the moment you thought you were bigger than the people. The moment you believed no one could question how you’re spending our taxes. The moment you surrounded yourself with yes men instead of listening to Kenyans. The moment you thought appointments and political games would divide people who are united by one thing: they’re tired.
The bribes didn’t work. The intimidation didn’t work. The goons didn’t work. Nothing worked😂😂
The moment you see Kenyans escorting ballot boxes to the tallying centre, they are simply telling you, “Come on, we’re not fools.”
No amount of money, threats or state power can defeat a people who have already made up their minds. WANTAM
William Ruto has no pathway or votes for another term. Even the goons and militias he has won’t help him.
The destruction his government has occasioned upon the nation is at levels we never imagined.
UDA is the worst government in the history of our country.
In a case I filed alongside BERNARD MUCHIRI MUCHERE and NAOMI NYAKERARIO MISATI challenging the constitutionality of privatising the Kenya Pipeline Company @kenyapipeline the High Court has explicitly preserved one substantive question for determination on merit:
"Whether the Privatisation of KPC, being primarily driven by IMF loan conditionalities and not an independent sovereign determination of public interest, violates the sovereignty of the people (Article 1), national values of patriotism (Article 10) and constitutes an unlawful abduction of state authority to an external entity."
The Court also directed the Government to produce, within 21 days, important documents relating to the privatisation. The Court has effectively invited the Petitioners to prove, through documentary evidence, that the privatisation was not a sovereign policy choice but a coerced compliance with IMF conditionalities, hence, a violation of Article 2(6) of the Constitution.
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Kenyan youth have serious talent & drive. If only we could get affordable access to sustainable credit, affordable power, encouraging tax policies, conducive business policies & environment, Kenya would be the manufacturing hub of the continent. This video is a true testimony of what we can truly become. @nwainaina@JimnahMbaru
Hello @WorldBankGroup . I don't know the time in America, but @IMFNews agrees with me that it's evening, so, good evening?
I heard that you were asking about expenditure abracadabra.
This is what happens when you give crooks illegal debts.
Explain to me how you expect Kenyans to pay you debts which have been used to service the lavish lifestyles of crooks like the ones in the image below.
As Kenyans, we have agreed that we are not going to pay debts we never incurred.
🚨IMPORTANT : This could be one of the most important anti-corruption proposals Kenya has seen in years.
Senator Okiya Omtatah has proposed giving senators real-time access to Treasury and county payments made to suppliers.
Think about that for a moment.
Instead of discovering corruption months or years later through Auditor-General reports, suspicious payments could be spotted as they happen.
Senators would also be able to verify whether projects being claimed actually received funding and whether taxpayers' money is reaching the ground.
I've said this for years: IFMIS payment data should be public.
Corruption thrives in darkness. Transparency forces accountability.
If you're genuinely tired of endless scandals, then this is the kind of reform that deserves support, not because of politics, but because it protects taxpayers' money.
Anyone opposing greater transparency should be prepared to explain why.
Senator Maanzo and Onyancha have supported.
@omwambaKE An MP buying 3 Land Cruisers just to survive the poor roads he was elected to fix?
Classic irony😂
They don’t want development, it kills their relevance. Poverty-stricken voters begging for handouts is what excites them most. Keep the people dependent, keep the power.
We need to talk about how to tackle the issue of political militia, we should start identifying them and exposing them to create a high social cost for anyone engaged in goonism. I’m sure if we use OSINT we can find their identities.
It is a mockery of public finance for international lenders to feign shock at Kenya's lack of spending plans now, after years of rubber-stamping illegal, opaque loans that bypassed constitutional oversight and pushed our nation into a debt trap. @WorldBankGroup@WorldBankAfrica #denibandia #OdiousDebtKe
THE TOUCHING STORY BEHIND MERCY NJERI: How a Standard Three Pupil Named an Entire Community
If you drive along Kabarak Road, just a few kilometers from Nakuru City, you will pass by the bustling Mercy Njeri Shopping Centre. Right in the middle stands Mercy Njeri Primary School and Mercy Njeri Secondary School.
Many people driving past assume the name belongs to a prominent colonial leader, a powerful politician, or a wealthy tycoon.
But Mercy Njeri was none of those. She was just a 10-year-old child.
Here is the heartbreaking but deeply moving history of how an entire community came to carry the name of a little girl:
🔹 A Family’s Fight for Survival
Born in Kiamunyi in 1975, Mercy was a perfectly healthy child until she reached the age of six. Suddenly, she began suffering from severe breathing difficulties and constant illnesses.
Doctors eventually delivered a devastating diagnosis: Rheumatic heart disease, commonly known as a "hole in the heart."
By 1985, her condition had critical. Doctors recommended urgent heart surgery in the United Kingdom. The cost? KSh 500,000—an impossible fortune for her family at the time. They organized local fundraisers, but the money raised was a drop in the ocean. Slowly, the family began to lose all hope.
🔹 The Day President Moi Stepped In
Then came Monday, February 4, 1985.
President Daniel arap Moi made an unexpected stop at Kiamunyi Primary School. Mercy was a Standard Three pupil there. Sensing a rare opportunity to save a life, the school’s headteacher stepped forward and explained Mercy’s medical crisis to the President, sharing her innocent childhood dream of one day becoming a doctor.
The story deeply touched Moi.
Wasting no time, the President immediately mobilized funds and invited Mercy’s father to State House Nakuru. He personally covered the entire cost of the surgery and all travel expenses. On March 14, 1985, a hopeful Mercy boarded a plane to the UK.
🔹 Tragedy and a Lasting Legacy
On March 29, 1985, Mercy underwent a delicate, grueling 12-hour heart operation. Sadly, her body couldn't hold on, and she passed away that very night.
Her body was flown back, and she was laid to rest on April 6, 1985, at her family's home in Kiamunyi. In a rare and profound gesture of solidarity, President Moi attended the funeral service.
During the burial, the emotional headteacher made a humble request to the Head of State: Could the school be renamed in Mercy's honor?
President Moi agreed.
🔹 Living On Forever
Mercy didn't live to become a doctor, but her name achieved immortality. Today, her memory is preserved through:
✅ Mercy Njeri Primary School
✅ Mercy Njeri Secondary School
✅ Mercy Njeri Shopping Centre
✅ Mercy Njeri Road
To this day, Mercy’s family continues to give back to the school to honor her name, recently renovating and furnishing two classrooms, with plans underway to build a modern library for the learners. Her father remains deeply humbled that his daughter’s name became the pillar of the community.
A reminder that some souls are too pure for this world, but their names echo forever. 🕊️
THE SHYLOCK NEXT DOOR
You would never let someone use your ID to borrow money from a Shylock, then expect you to repay the loan. You would call it THEFT.
So why are we so quiet when it happens to our country?
Kenya’s public debt now stands at about KSh 12.8 trillion. This year, about 91 percent of the taxes we collect will go to paying debt, not improving hospitals, schools, roads, or supporting counties.
We feel it every day through higher taxes, delayed county funding, delayed and reduced capitation, struggling public services, and fewer development projects.
Debt is not the problem. Debt without clear results is.
Every Kenyan is paying for these loans. Every Kenyan has the right to ask one simple question.
What did we borrow all this money for?
Your name is on the bill. Your voice should be part of the conversation.
#KenyaDebtCrisis #OdiousDebt #DeniBandia #GetitDone #ReKe
🚨NEW: Moses Wetangula continues to openly campaigning for Ruto’s re-election, completely ignoring active court orders barring him from political activity.
His excuse? "Ruto has delivered."
Let’s be honest about the brutal reality in this country:
If a common mwananchi disobeys a minor court order, you are thrown into a police cell before you can even explain yourself. Absolute zero mercy.
But if a politician does it? It’s just "politics as usual." At worst, they issue a fake, PR-driven apology and keep doing exactly what they want.
The law protects them, but binds us.
When did we agree that laws only apply to the poor?
Are we genuinely stuck with this two-tier justice system forever, or is there actually a way out? They have to go home in 2027.
Europe and America developed by burning coal.
But when it is Africa burning coal to enrich Africans, the Europeans and Americans become bitter and jealous because they believe Africans should remain poor.
They even fund activists to fight the industrialisation of Africa.
🚨IMPORTANT: THREAD 🧵
I reread George Orwell's Animal Farm yesterday & here's a summary matching Kenya & Africa exactly.
It was published in 1945, yet parts of it felt surprisingly relevant while reflecting on Kenya since 2022.
Orwell's biggest warning wasn't about animals, it was about how power changes people, and how ordinary citizens slowly stop noticing.
Read the thread to the end, then decide for yourself.
A Baba/Sifuna story that reminds me why I believe Sifuna is the right presidential candidate!
Do you remember when Sen. Edwin W. Sifuna announced Raila Odinga as ODM's presidential candidate on 1st April 2021, only to later issue another statement saying it was an April Fools' prank?
From what ave been told, the thinking at the time was that although there was enthusiasm around Baba's candidature, ODM also had to remain true to its democratic principles by allowing space for any member with presidential ambitions to express their interest. And so even after Baba gave Sifuna the then SG the green light to announce it he later recalled it and the announcement had to be withdrawn under the guise of a prank.
Fast forward to Linda Mwananchi.
One thing I have deeply appreciated about Sifuna and the leadership around him is that they have deliberately created an environment where young people are encouraged to speak, question, disagree, and contribute.
They understand firsthand how important it is for young people to express themselves. They don't police every opinion or silence you because your views are emotional, idealistic, or even politically inconvenient.
Instead, they listen.
And when the moment calls for guidance, they simply say:
"Unajua tumekuwa kwa siasa miaka mingi na tumeona mengi... usijali, tutakufunza yale tunaweza."
To me, that is leadership that teaches instead of intimidates. Leadership that mentors instead of silences. Leadership that understands democracy begins with the freedom to be heard.
That is why a Sifuna Presidency matters.
Because a leader who protects your right to speak before attaining power will most definitely protect your freedoms after attaining it.
And for me, that is exactly the kind of President Kenya deserves.
#SisiNdioSifuna #LessonsFromSifuna
"Lazima Tukomboe hii Nchi" ~ Statement by our 6th @edwinsifuna
No amounts of goons or intelligence of goons and violence against us will stop us from engaging Kenyans!
The govt wants to install fear and we have no luxury to grant them fear!
#SisiNdioSifuna#LindaMwananchi
Lukaku es hijo de migrantes y ha denunciado la doble moral que sufre en Europa: "Cuando marco, me llaman delantero belga. Cuando fallo, el delantero de ascendencia congoleña". Ha eliminado a EEUU del ultraderechista Donald Trump y se lo ha dedicado haciendo su bailecito. Grande.