eric lumbasi

Real incredible cool pace setter

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

#maskanibungoma youths let's keep engaging in order to change the narrative

[Maskani Ya Taifa 🇰🇪 @Maskani254]

Today, Maskani ya Taifa is kicking off a 3-day training with #MaskaniBungoma HUB members, beginning with a deep dive session on Social Media for Advocacy.

As civic engagement increasingly shifts to digital platforms, this session equips young advocates with practical skills to amplify governance conversations, design impactful campaigns, and use social media strategically to drive accountability and public participation.

Advocacy is no longer confined to physical spaces, it is digital, dynamic, and deeply connected to everyday life. When used responsibly, social media becomes a powerful tool for shaping narratives and advancing change.
#MaskaniBungoma

[Maskani Ya Taifa 🇰🇪 @Maskani254]

Today, Maskani Ya Taifa has kicked off an inception meeting and a transformative 3-day training in Kiambu County aimed at establishing the #MaskaniKiambu Hub and strengthening digital advocacy skills among young people in Kiambu.

The training will equip participants with practical skills on Social Media for Advocacy, empowering them to amplify community voices, drive civic engagement, promote accountability, and influence conversations that shape governance and social change.

In today's digital age, advocacy extends beyond physical spaces. Social media has become a powerful tool for mobilization, public participation, and shaping narratives that matter. Through this training, youth from various wards across Kiambu County will learn how to strategically and responsibly use digital platforms to create impact within their communities and beyond.

By strengthening their digital advocacy skills, participants will be better equipped to champion issues affecting their communities and contribute to meaningful social change.
#MaskaniKiambu

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @KeTreasury Conduct proper public participation to ensure projects to be funded reflect the will of the people @maskani254 #citizendebtmwatch

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @thekhrc @TIKenya @TISAKenya @Pawa254 @KeTreasury The process of public participation is not conclusively done as those chosen to participate are 'friends' of the convenors @maskani254 #citizensdebtwatch

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

@Maskani254 #citizensdebtwatch through the finance committee the role of oversight has been weak hence making it hard to curb the borrowing @maskani254

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @TIKenya @TISAKenya @IMLU_org @thekhrc With proper leadership in place the debt will be reduced @maskani254

[Abel kibet. @kibetabel5]

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @TIKenya @TISAKenya @IMLU_org @thekhrc But Kenyans forget so first, how did we grow our debt so first yet approaching 2030,we have little to show or say about borrowed money that was never used where needed, we need to be careful as Kenyansamd make sure we hid to accont those holding public office .
#CitizensDebtWatch

[Edah Ivy @Eddalynivy]

@Maskani254 @kawive @nisisikenya @OkoaUchumi_KE @TIKenya @TISAKenya @IMLU_org @thekhrc An informed public is key to responsible debt management. Citizens must understand, question, and monitor how public borrowing decisions are made. #CitizensDebtWatch

[Maskani Ya Taifa 🇰🇪 @Maskani254]

Over the past decade, Kenya’s public debt has risen sharply, driven by large infrastructure projects, fiscal deficits, and increasing reliance on external borrowing. Loans from multilateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, alongside commercial borrowing like Eurobonds, have significantly expanded the country’s debt obligations.

While borrowing can support development, growing debt levels are raising concerns about fiscal sustainability, transparency, and the long-term burden on citizens.

The national conversation on public debt has been growing, particularly around concerns that some loans may have been contracted without adequate transparency, parliamentary scrutiny, or meaningful public participation.

This debate has been amplified by the “Odious Debt” Petition (Petition E216 of 2025), which challenges more than Sh6.9 trillion in loans acquired between 2014 and 2024. The petition raises critical questions about whether some borrowing may have bypassed constitutional safeguards and whether citizens should be responsible for debts that may not have clearly served the public interest.

For many Kenyans, the debate around public debt is no longer abstract. Rising taxes, austerity measures, and economic pressure are increasingly linked to the country’s growing debt obligations.

Yet citizens often have limited access to clear information about how loans are negotiated, approved, and used, leaving major financial decisions largely outside public scrutiny.

At the same time, concerns persist about weak oversight mechanisms, gaps in transparency, and limited citizen participation in decisions about sovereign borrowing. Questions are emerging about whether debt-financed projects have delivered the promised economic and social benefits, and how Kenya can pursue development while avoiding unsustainable debt levels.

The #CitizensDebtWatch campaign is a citizen-driven effort to spark informed public dialogue on odious debt, responsible borrowing, and public accountability. It encourages Kenyans to interrogate the systems that shape sovereign borrowing and to ask critical questions:

1. What makes public debt legitimate or illegitimate in Kenya?
2. Are oversight institutions effectively scrutinizing government borrowing?
3. What role should citizens play in monitoring debt-funded projects?
4. How can accountability be ensured if loans were contracted unlawfully?
5. How can Kenya finance development while maintaining a sustainable debt-to-GDP ratio?

This campaign is not simply about debt; it is about democratic accountability and citizen oversight over decisions made in their name.

Join us this Thursday from 2 to 4 PM as we engage citizens across the country in the national campaign #CitizensDebtWatch.

Together, let’s deepen public understanding, demand transparency in borrowing, and strengthen citizen voices in shaping Kenya’s economic future. ✊🏾
#CitizensDebtWatch

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

https://t.co/A0WdsxiYEo Sirisia MP John Waluke speaking in Bungoma @genzforchange @SamGituku @EricLatiff @amerix

[NICK NABANGI @nabanginick1]

Waziri Namwamba: Construction of Masinde Muliro Stadium Kanduyi will continue after the Madaraka day national celebrations

MCIMUN Manchester United Amrabat Bruno

@westtv_kenya

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

https://t.co/QnaNv9ha3A @kipmurkomen @majimbo

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

https://t.co/DFtgtvbSvV @HonWetangula @Psirmoi @kip

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

https://t.co/DFtgtvbSvV @kipmurkomen @did

[DR.WAFULA SILALI @WafulaSilali]

@ericlumbasi2 @kipmurkomen @citizentvkenya @TrevorOmbija @HonWetangula ,talk to murkomen

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

@citizentvkenya @TrevorOmbija why tell us to send questions when you are reading those from waheshimiwa only!! Kimilili -bokoli - Bungoma road is pathetic

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

The state of Kimilili-Bokoli- Sikata road is in bad state under Kerra what is
@kipmurkomen
doing to help rehabilitate it
@citizentvkenya
@TrevorOmbija

[eric lumbasi @ericlumbasi2]

The state of Kimilili-Bokoli- Sikata road is in bad state under Kerra what is
@kipmurkomen
doing to help rehabilitate it
@citizentvkenya
@TrevorOmbija