Kenneth Gitonga

Every inch a gentleman.

[Ramah Nyang @Ramah_Nyang]

If GoK was serious about this (and their actions tell us they are not):

(1) the state would not be fighting as aggressively as it is to keep SGR contracts secret, hiding behind ‘national security’ claims
(2) @KeTreasury would have made contracts for loans from institutions like TDB public (annual debt service to that body can be in the $ 1 billion p.a. range)
(3) we would have far more regular updates on inflows & outflows from funds that should be ring-fenced (but as PDF, RDL prove to us, they are not)
(4) we would see all tax returns & asset ownership data for anyone in public office - both politicians & civil servants
(5) Energy Ministry would have given taxpayers detailed clarity on what the triggers are for subsidizing fuel ages ago. This was required in our last @IMFNews program, but GoK chose not to comply.

This idea that ‘transparency’ is only for ‘other people’ (taxpayers like you and I, that is) is the unspoken part of how GoK makes policy. One rule for thee, and another for me.

[Kenneth Gitonga @ken_gitonga]

@Sarahlei3 @DrJuma_M L,

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

Treasury admitted a Sh73 billion error in its Budget Policy Statement linked to the SHIF under Medical Services after MPs flagged a mismatch between Sh4.33 trillion and Sh4.26 trillion.

The Treasury now seeks to amend the documents to cut Sh73 billion.

[Moe @moneyacademyKE]

The Auditor General reveals that the government is barred from developing another system to compete with the SHA system.

The SHA system also collects 2.5% from members’ contributions, 5% from health facility claims, and 1.5% for tracking

[Vala Afshar @ValaAfshar]

The best CEO advice I received throughout my career:

• customer service is not a department
• sales is the hardest job in any company
• customer focus > competitor focus
• always try to add value and be helpful
• own it and never point fingers
• learn and use people’s names
• show up when it matters most to your customers
• adopt a beginner’s mindset - experts are lifelong learners
• tactics drive strategy - adapt faster
• earn a seat next to your customer, not across from her
• our job is to educate and inspire
• we are all in sales
• stay accessible, curious and humble
• people do business with people they trust, respect and like
• if you are waiting for a title to lead, you are not ready to lead
• the language of business is finance
• there are no IT projects, only business projects
• pay your best people the very best you can
• hire people based on their good judgment and high rate of learning
• in a celebration lead from the back, in a crisis lead from the front
• you are not a team because you work together - you are a team because you trust, respect and care for each other
• to improve the customer experience, start with the employee experience
• you are not taller by making others look smaller
• revenue growth ahead of expenses
• remove bad apples quickly
• leave your desk and spend time with customers
• culture is what happens when the managers leave the room
• tactics drive strategy
• there is nothing more important than our customers
• if you are waiting for a better title to lead, you are not ready to lead
• business is personal - you can be decisive and also be kind, graceful and empathetic
• recognize effort but reward outcomes
• your company is only as good as the company you keep
• your brand is what people say about you when you’re not in the room
• learn to speak your customer’s language
• often remind people that their work matters
• a zero sum mindset limits your growth
• your company is only as good as the company you keep
• innovation opportunities are found at the edges, not centers (how your customers serve their customers)

[I am Chege @_James041]

#JusticeForBruce is trending at 6 million impressions. We can make it 100million by 4pm. If you see this post type #JusticeForBruce

[𝐌 @MooreRMCF]

On this day Saka who scored a brace, Bellingham, Rashford broke the record for fastest off the bench goal in the World Cup’s history, Sterling got a goal and an assist but a white player was the poster.

Today England lost and Bukayo Saka who played 25 only was the poster.

[K24TV @K24Tv]

‘With as little as Ksh3,000 monthly rent, ordinary Kenyans, including Mama Mboga, will own a house’ – Ruto https://t.co/vwI13AbL18

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Goodbye, Kelvin 🕊️

1999-2024

[Middle East Eye @MiddleEastEye]

“That is the definition, the textbook definition, of collective punishment.”

Journalist Marc Lamont Hill confronted former Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon over Israel’s decision to cut food, water and power supplies to Gaza on Al Jazeera’s UpFront on Thursday.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Male Athlete of the Year nominee ✨

Retweet to vote for Kelvin Kiptum 🇰🇪 in the #AthleticsAwards.

[World Athletics @WorldAthletics]

Female Athlete of the Year nominee ✨

Retweet to vote for Faith Kipyegon 🇰🇪 in the #AthleticsAwards.

[Ros Atkins @BBCRosAtkins]

For the vast majority of people in Gaza, leaving the Palestinian enclave is not an option as this conflict escalates. 1 minute on why. https://t.co/BKGrSNRAzh

[DCI KENYA @DCI_Kenya]

WANTED SUSPECT

Following the gruesome murder of Dr Erick Maigo, in the wee hours of Friday September 15, 2023, detectives are appealing for information that may lead to the arrest of the woman whose images appears below.

The suspect who was captured leaving the victim's residence at Woodley Annex -Upper is believed to have been involved in the murder most foul before escaping through the back door.

Two blood stained knives believed to have been the murder weapons were recovered from the scene of crime.

As detectives burn the midnight oil to arrest the female suspect, members of the public are requested to volunteer any information that may lead to her immediate arrest.

[COMBATE |🇵🇷 @upholdreality]

Bolivia leader EVO MORALES: "The $15.6 billion IMF loan to Ukraine is proof that the financial body acts as cashier of the empire and is indebting a people to sustain a war provoked by the US and NATO. For dignity and sovereignty, we reject the IMF's starvation policies."

[TTI @TikTokInvestors]

Wow

[WSJ Markets @WSJmarkets]

Audit firm KPMG is facing scrutiny for its audits of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, both of which failed in the past few days. KPMG had signed off on both audits within weeks of the banks’ collapse. https://t.co/Q4BXB7bwFM

[Collins Injera, OGW, OLY @cinjera]

Everything must come to an end, sometime. I have always said that I will know it’s time, because my body will tell me. And for the past few months it has really ‘spoken’ to me so, finally, I have decided to listen to it. I hope I made you all proud.
#279Out
#C11

[Kenneth Gitonga @ken_gitonga]

@TonyMwaura11 @Armandobony Your village is proud of this English 😂

[Ndaga ® @fndaga]

"Boss, uko mahali tunaeza ongea kidogo?"