GMartin

not one to duck smoke

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@KenyaPower_Care help, I can't access postpaid bill via app or ussd

[Hannes Kächele @hannes_1961]

RIP ONE TON

The end of an era!

He fell asleep and never woke up again!

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

Stop Google from limiting APK file usage - Sign the Petition! https://t.co/ZcEVxLEBga via @ChangeOrgKE

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

F-Droid, the open-source Android app store, calls Google's developer verification an "existential threat" to alternative app distribution. The EFF warns it creates a pathway to censorship. https://t.co/cnTSDK30AU #KeepAndroidOpen

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@WashiraX what will stop KRA from passing this loss to taxpayers? can they pass it to taxpayers? what does this mean for Hustler Fund defaulters?

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

Tip for accountants.

Right now, I know you are racing to beat the 2025 filing deadlines.

Hata Mimi. Tutatoboa tu.

Now, KRA requires you to upload to itax all purchase invoices that didn’t go through eTIMS. And there’s a cap of 10 MBs.

But your files are bigger.

So right now, everyone:
- Runs online
- Uses free PDF compressors
- Downloads, uploads to itax and forgets

That is extremely dangerous.

• Those free sites are not free. They are harvesting data from those invoices:

- Emails, phone nos
- Nature of business
- Transaction values
- Business size
- Supplier details etc

They then sell to all manner of buyers including hackers.

If your invoices run into millions, you’ve just marked yourself as a target.

Next thing:
- Phishing emails
- Data leaks
- Possible fraud

So what should you do?
- Buy PDF software
- Compress files from your computer

I love Nitro Pro.

Never upload your clients’ financial data to random websites.

Data is money.

Twī hamwe?

[Kenya Wildlife Service @KWSKenya]

𝐏𝐔𝐁𝐋𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐓𝐇 𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆
This morning at around 0800hrs, a hyena was found feeding on dumped poultry remains in Kamenu Location, Thika West Sub-County, Kiambu County (near Thika). The animal was surrounded by residents, chased, killed, and slaughtered before response teams arrived. Several individuals fled with parts of the carcass, including internal organs.

Members of the public are strongly warned not to handle or consume any meat from the animal.

Hyenas are scavengers and may carry dangerous diseases such as Rabies, Anthrax, Brucellosis, and foodborne infections like Salmonella infection and E. coli infection.

𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐲:
-Do not consume the meat
-Surrender it immediately to authorities
-Seek medical attention if exposed
-The killing and consumption of wildlife is illegal and punishable by law.

Protect your health. Say No to Bush Meat.

#TunzaMaliYako

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@NSSF_ke help

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink @elonmusk another day no reply no contact center to reach in Kenya just poor service. Starlink has always been hype 1/10.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink It's been about 3 weeks since I encountered a billing issue. support say check with Mobile money provider @Safaricom_Care but we have a confirmation message. @elonmusk Honestly this service sucks balls and we need local support, grok doesn't do a thing on the website.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

I don’t believe the Kiptoo & EPRA story. Not even a bit.

First: “fake fuel.”
Later: “fuel hoarding.”
Now: "importing oil illegaly"
Tomorrow… it will be something else.
We need to wake up.
Top officials are rarely arrested because they suddenly became criminals overnight. And in Kenya, high-profile arrests are rarely as straightforward as they appear.

More often than not, it’s because:
👉 someone refused to cooperate
👉 A deal went wrong
👉 or someone didn’t “share” properly

Sometimes what looks like enforcement... is something deeper playing out behind the scenes.

I could be wrong. But this doesn’t add up.
It feels less like justice,
and more like power games.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@TheNairobiTimez I wont say it's convenient. It served it's purpose. time to rebrand. remind me do churches pay taxes on tithe/donations etc?

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink It's been about 3 weeks since I encountered a billing issue. support say check with Mobile money provider @Safaricom_Care but we have a confirmation message. @elonmusk Honestly this service sucks balls and we need local support, grok doesn't do a thing on the website.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink @grok It's been 7 days please give me a human agent who will help me with my payment issue

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink it's been over 48hrs since we tried to pay using mobile money. help.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@elonmusk @Starlink transfer of your kits is not efficient or transparent. is there a reason why there is no page dedicated to transferring & accepting transferred kits? The cancellation of service to allow transfer opens room for double billing. feedback from a concerned user

[Yoko @Kibet_bull]

KRA are now tracking my 100 shillings but they won’t track the 6.3B that was withdrawn from Ecitizen to a private account.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@Starlink @grok It's been 7 days please give me a human agent who will help me with my payment issue

[IT Unprofessional @it_unprofession]

I used to think “work-life balance” meant finishing work at 5.

Then I realized my real problem wasn’t hours, it was boundaries.

I’d close my laptop and keep working in my head until midnight.

Running fake arguments. Replaying meetings. Drafting emails I’d never send.

Now my rule is: if it can’t be written down as a task, it doesn’t get space in my brain after hours.

Worry is not a deliverable.

Anxious overthinking has never once closed a deal, shipped a feature, or fixed a bug.

Action tomorrow? Yes.

Mental torture tonight? Hard pass.

Turns out, “log off” is mostly an inside job.

[GMartin @gitongamartin33]

@citizentvkenya I started following your show #kenyasgold and there's this episode that had bwana CS @DrOparanya. I have an issue where the rhetoric on the offices about coffee reforms do not match the ground. This govt has done very little to improve this industry.