Chris Kimani

can I tell you a story about Kenyan coffee ?

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

@KiamaKaara 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@KiamaKaara @KWSKenya @FidelFidel6 @eye_chege @Laikipia_1 @Arsenal 🤣🤣🤣

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@KiamaKaara 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

Back to this wee hobby of mine. Stacking up on a few seedlings to be transplanted at a later date. The Jacaranda and Nandi flame seedlings are a my personal favourite. Got kaeapple for the live fence & a few other random trees in there.

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

@KenyaAirways is still much better than @EGYPTAIR

[Hopewell Chin’ono @daddyhope]

I think everyone has a story to tell about Kenya Airways. I stopped flying them after a round trip from Harare to Nairobi to New York, and then a local flight to Boston. On my return, I flew from Boston to New York’s JFK Airport, and when I got there to catch my Kenya Airways flight, my name was not on the system, although I had been given a boarding card in Boston. They told me I was not booked to fly that day.

I insisted that I was booked and that the flight was about to depart, and that it would be extremely unprofessional for them to handle a passenger like that. They were not even bothered. The flight left without me. They then wanted to put me on another flight, not Kenya Airways but KLM, and downgrade me to economy class. I refused. I had a business class ticket and I was not going to accept a downgrade.

Eventually, they rebooked me on a KLM flight from New York to Amsterdam, then Amsterdam to Nairobi, and finally Nairobi to Harare. I spent almost two days travelling because of Kenya Airways. From that moment, I said never again will I fly them, unless there is absolutely no other option. Even when I am invited to speak at conferences and they say I will be flying Kenya Airways, I make it clear that I will not.

The problem is not just the mistake, it is the attitude. They are often rude and do not apologise when things go wrong. That is what makes it worse. I hope one day they will change and become a decent airline.

We want to support African airlines, but there is a limit. African businesses must learn to treat clients, especially Africans, with respect and dignity. At the moment, it is difficult to point to an African airline that is consistently reliable. Even Ethiopian Airlines, which I often consider our flagship carrier, has its issues, but it does stand out for its extensive network and relative consistency, and it is nowhere near the level of Kenya Airways. The incompetence is on another level.

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

@KiamaKaara Year ?

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@KiamaKaara @MihrThakar 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@KiamaKaara @Alfienganga 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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@MuigaiRobert Did they remove your plates ?

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@KiamaKaara 🤣

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@absol01 Delulu

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@omikey58 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[big john the boshfather @Johnfis08605918]

I’m safe I’m in England. Hoping everyone in the region is as safe as can be ❤️

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

@KiamaKaara 🤣🤣🤣

[Kiama Kaara @KiamaKaara]

The best Consglieri ever.
Tom Hagen in The Godfather.

Go well Sir.
95 is a good time to sign out.

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🌧 🌦 🌂 ⛈️ ☔️ 🌩

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The passenger service from Nanyuki to Nairobi. Added to the bucket list!

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

Gilgil town seeing dust!

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

Big win for Kenya. KRA should now work on flower farms.

[Thuranira @Thuranira_1]

Del Monte Kenya has been ordered to pay KSh 1.76 billion to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) after the Tax Appeals Tribunal dismissed its appeal over transfer pricing. The tribunal found that the pineapple giant could not justify why it was shifting profits to offshore companies when the real value of the business is created in Kenya.

The judgment emphasized that Del Monte’s Thika-based farming and processing operations generate the bulk of the value and therefore the profits must be taxed in Kenya. KRA’s 2018 audit revealed that Del Monte used a “cost-plus” pricing model that artificially reduced its Kenyan profits while favoring related foreign distributors.

The tribunal also rejected Del Monte’s documentation, especially intercompany loans from its group finance arm, Del Monte Fund BV, saying they lacked real commercial substance.

The court held that Multinationals cannot use paperwork to “export” profits when the actual work, risks, and value addition happen on Kenyan soil.

[Chris Kimani @kriskimani]

@ponton_alex Nice post. Out of curiosity, was the Co-op in Kenya ?