Little Bird

Tracking news, trends & opportunities in the markets.| Opinions.| Business Financials.| On Paper & Online.| Ex-Business Journalist: @TheStarKenya & @BD_Africa

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Consider only yourself lucky to hold that job, because luck is not a strategy. Come next year, you'll realise that policies to spur economic growth would have naturally created those jobs privately. But it'll be too late, as you won't have that job. It's not funny!

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Is this a time to reshuffle, really? Moreso, appointing in acting capacities — quite telling.

[Daily Nation @NationAfrica]

NMG announces major changes to editorial leadership https://t.co/zKeHfisAnw

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Signal messaging app is the best way to securely communicate with end-to-end encryption as the default, according to Mozilla Foundation.

This comes amidst Meta's decision to discontinue support for encrypted Instagram DMs from May.

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Kenya's petroleum market regulator EPRA has increased prices of petrol and diesel by Sh28.69 and Sh40.30 per litre respectively; to retail at Sh206.97 and Sh206.84 in the capital #Nairobi for the next one month. Kerosene remains unchanged at Sh152.78. #FuelPrices

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Kenya's public debt "remains at high risk of ... distress", according to the latest IMF-World Bank debt sustainability analysis, due to exchange rate risks and high-interest rate cost of domestic debt.

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

EPRA’s Price Formula is Getting More Expensive: Operating Margins https://t.co/MiHydA74IQ

This is a pricing model often used in public utilities, where firms are allowed to recover operating costs plus a guaranteed margin of profit.
#FuelPrices #KenyaFuelPrices

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Damn!

[Dan @dannymwamba]

@AnuarSaddat @HonMoses_Kuria ....and now this

[Linus Kaikai @LinusKaikai]

SO, HERE is the SINGAPORE script; How to become SINGAPORE. Can we Kenyans hack it?

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

@ntvkenya When Noordin was dropping big corruption cases, he must have been acting on the finest of intelligence, eh?! Intelligence reports should also have shown him that he'd become a fall guy at some point, but no, he was a sitting duck!

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

@EPRA_Ke never answers these questions. Was asking the same some years back and never got an explanation.

[Tom Goko @tom_goko]

@Emmanuelkipkem5 @AmosMuteti7 Emmanuel, much appreciated.

However, why is fuel in Gilgil,178.58 cheaper than Nakuru,178.62 yet the depot is in Nakuru?

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Why you should have a journalist in your PR & Corporate Communications team https://t.co/WcHntJLHb7

[John Kamau, MBS @Elonz5l]

If you have not met the thieves, then you are walking in the same direction.

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Messi, the G.O.A.T, has it!!

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

@AttackMissile @WilliamsRuto Still, the MC insists on calling the Landcruiser a Landrover, whilst the logo is glaringly loud.😂

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Bwana MC, hii "Ceremonial Landrover" ya @WilliamsRuto si ni Landcruiser, ama?! 😆 #RutoThe5th

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Did you know?

Food is the most widely abused anti-anxiety drug in the world, whilst exercise — the most potent — is the most underutilised antidepressant.

So, get started now!

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Centum Group's after-tax profit for the year ended Mar 31, 2020 rose 12.4% to Sh4.63bn. Div maintained at Sh1.20/share. A one-off impairment provision of Sh3.6bn recorded for Amu Power & other assets. Centum's focus now on PE, real estate, marketable securities, & development.

[Little Bird @Jkwaithaka]

Kenya's nationwide curfew extended for a further 30 days; hours varied to 9pm-4am, even as Covid-19 infections surge.

Containment measures for Nairobi, Mombasa and Mandera counties extended by 30 days; Kilifi and Kwale's ends tomorrow 4am.

Schools to reopen from September 1st.