Latiff Cherono

Providing world-class electronic manufacturing for East Africa at Gearbox Europlacer. #MadeinKenya #SMT #IoT #4IR | MFG Engineering |

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

Fresh of the line! This is the first #RaspberryPico, #MadeInKenya at @PCB_Africa (Gearbox Europlacer). The African hardware revolution is happening. #IoT #ElectronicsManufacturing #KenyaInnovation

[Raspberry Pi @Raspberry_Pi]

We make Raspberry Pi Pico in Kenya now so we sent Eben to point at things at Gearbox Europlacer in Nairobi and then we took photos of him pointing at things and now we're sharing Eben's pointing with you all.

https://t.co/aNm8iIlL7Z

(This one is just him holding, not pointing)

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

The Standard Group PLC Position

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

A quick and rough analysis (data from your favorite AI bot plus broad assumptions). 🧂

Only 3% of vehicles in use in 2025 would meet the 4-year threshold.

IMO this portion of the Traffic rule change is not driven by altruistic concerns. 😎🤑

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

A quick and rough analysis (data from your favorite AI bot plus broad assumptions). 🧂

Only 3% of vehicles in use in 2025 would meet the 4-year threshold.

IMO this portion of the Traffic rule change is not driven by altruistic concerns. 😎🤑

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

Kenya's Transport Ministry proposes major traffic rule changes:

—Mandatory inspections for vehicles older than 4 years
—Stricter drink-driving limits and mandatory alcohol testing using breathalyzers and lab samples
—Reclassification and tighter regulation of salvaged vehicles,
—Comprehensive licensing and safety standards for school transport providers, drivers, and vehicles
—Tougher commercial vehicle rules, including speed governors, telematics, and safety audits

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

All Kenyans should read this article and reflect deeply.

[Ken Opalo @kopalo]

Straight talk on African elites’ complacency: the case of Kenya: https://t.co/hELp9x0gcQ

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

@denniskioko This road should have been dualed from the start: From Ngong road to Oloitoktok Roadabout. This was obvious from the start.

[Mwangi @MwangiMaina_]

Days after meeting President Ruto and Mudavadi, Vietnam Gas boss Doanh Chau delivered a diplomatic jab: Kenya talks big but doesn’t build.

All microphones, no machinery.

“No serious execution culture”

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

The replies to this post are wild.

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

Virtually the entire African continent has turned away from the United States and towards China.

[Carlos Lopes @LopesInsights]

Africa has to accelerate #AfCFTA. It is THE plan, for tackling turmoil ahead.

[Technolojesus @VkBoit]

A week ago we were at Gearbox with @LatiffCherono where there was a delegation and some were from China.
While chatting after the showcase, one asked the kind of support we get in the electronics sector from the government. To them it is expected, for us it is unheard of

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

China's share of global manufacturing is now larger than the *combined* share of the US, Japan, Germany, and South Korea.

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

Oh the irony...

[Ray Wang @rwang07]

RB (Rosenblatt Securities): iPhone 16 Pro Max's price could rise from $1599 to $2300 if Apple passes the tariffs cost to the customer.

The cheapest iPhone 16 model is priced at $799 at launch in the U.S. According to analysts at Rosenblatt Securities, the price could reach as high as $1,142. They noted that if Apple manages to pass the increased costs on to consumers, the cost could rise by as much as 43%.

The more expensive iPhone 16 Pro Max, which features a 6.9-inch display and 1TB of storage, currently retails for $1,599. If the 43% price increase is passed on to consumers, the cost could approach $2,300.

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

@denniskioko Messiahs need believers. More often than not, unquestioning believers.

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

@kenyanpundit 💯. The path is not rocket science. However, it is the longterm vision and selflessness of execution that these Africa's leaders are chronically allergic to.
One need to look no further than our very own.

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

Africa must catalyze its internal trade with haste.

https://t.co/OytfEpKHwj

[Jeremy Horpedahl 🥚📉 @jmhorp]

Sub-Saharan Africa continues to be the slowest growing region economically: basically no real per capita growth in the past decade

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

A lesson for Africa. Innovate. Build. Own our future.

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

The history of economic development holds one incredibly important, and overlooked, lesson:

Attracting corporations from wealthy countries might deliver some development. But the only way to sustain development is by *challenging* corporations from wealthy countries.

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

@NiNanjira That was the oddest part of the that interview. Well, second to the part about how to "use the internet properly ".

[Latiff Cherono @LatiffCherono]

Read this and take a moment to reflect on this colossal game of chicken ...

[CHINA MFA Spokesperson 中国外交部发言人 @MFA_China]

The fentanyl issue is a flimsy excuse to raise U.S. tariffs on Chinese imports. Our countermeasures to defend our rights and interests are fully legitimate and necessary.

The U.S., not anyone else, is responsible for the #FentanylCrisis inside the U.S. In the spirit of humanity and goodwill towards the American people, we have taken robust steps to assist the U.S. in dealing with the issue. Instead of recognizing our efforts, the U.S. has sought to smear and shift blame to China, and is seeking to pressure and blackmail China with tariff hikes. They’ve been PUNISHING us for helping them. This is not going to solve the U.S.’s problem and will undermine our counternarcotics dialogue and cooperation.

Intimidation does not scare us. Bullying does not work on us. Pressuring, coercion or threats are not the right way of dealing with China. Anyone using maximum pressure on China is picking the wrong guy and miscalculating. If the U.S. truly wants to solve the fentanyl issue, then the right thing to do is to consult with China by treating each other as equals.

If war is what the U.S. wants, be it a tariff war, a trade war or any other type of war, we’re ready to fight till the end.

[Jostein Hauge @haugejostein]

The biggest myth of economic history is that rich countries developed by embracing free trade.

The truth is that rich countries relied heavily on state intervention. Then, they told the rest of the world to embrace free trade, kicking away the ladder they had climbed up.

[Wolf Totem 🐺 @CanisLupus003]

We've really denuded the city. What do we have against trees?