GODFREY LEPARAKO YATICH

Storyteller of People, Power and Science. Exploring Kenya, One Idea at a Time.

[GODFREY LEPARAKO YATICH @leparako]

@kipkoecheruiyot Kenya Seed Company does not own any land in PIS. It only contracts farmers to dedicate their plots for certified seed production. The land is privately owned by farmers under the management of National Irrigation Authority. Yes, one can lease the land from individual farmers.

[Eric @amerix]

Last week,

The County Government of Bungoma hired contractors to unclog these channels to ease the flow of stormwater.

These trenches were all filled with garbage, vegetation and soil.

Now, the same people who were complaining are throwing garbage into these trenches.

The same people throwing this garbage into these channels are on social media saying Lusaka is incompetent and Ruto is corrupt.

We are the problem.

We are irresponsible.

[Eric @amerix]

Men,

Keep working,

You are a WARRIOR,

Your children may never see the storms you fought, but they will live under the shelter you built.

#MasculinitySaturday

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

A Kenyan by the name Elias Wekesa has taken Safaricom to court, and every Kenyan should pay attention.

He says Safaricom deactivated his line after it stayed inactive for a few months, then reassigned it to another person.

When he tried using it again, he was met with a shock.

The number was gone.

Worse, he says he could no longer receive OTPs from his bank and other platforms tied to that number.

This case matters because it touches every Kenyan.

Because your phone number is no longer just a number.

It is tied to your bank account.
Your email.
Your work accounts.
Your private life.

The moment that number is handed to someone else, the risks begin.
OTPs can go elsewhere.
Recovery codes can land in another person’s hands.

Account alerts can reach a stranger.

That person is not just holding a SIM card.
They may be holding access to parts of your digital life.

And if they have bad intentions, the damage can be immediate.

And for families who have lost loved ones, it cuts even deeper.

A parent’s number.
A sibling’s number.
A loved one’s number.

One day, it holds memories.

The next day, it belongs to a stranger.

This is why Safaricom must be forced to create stronger safeguards before reassigning numbers.
Because in today’s world, a phone number is not disposable.
It is identity.

And identity should never be reassigned without protection.

[Eric @amerix]

Avoid arguing with people who choose to misunderstand you. Some don’t want clarity, they just want a conflict.

Explaining yourself to them is wasted energy.

[Ja Loka @_fels1]

In ODM's irreducible minimums to the government, they are not demanding 3000 km of roads, 5 universities in their strongholds, lower fees, factories to create jobs for their supporters, reduction of taxes, or more level 4 & 5 hospitals for their supporters. Guess their demands😂

[ONJOLO KENYA🇰🇪 @onjolo_kenya]

Civil servants deserve the salaries they get. We can't be looking for you at your office and you've gone for lunch 10am !!!

[Eric @amerix]

"Corruption is bad, as long as it doesn't benefit me."

"Corruption is the grace of God, as long as I benefit from it."

Typical African mindset.

[Ja Loka @_fels1]

If you want to reach the top, don't look for a mentor; look for a sponsor. A mentor gives advice over coffee whereas a sponsor puts their reputation on the line to advocate for you when you are not in the room.

Merit alone won't win you opportunities; someone powerful who decides that their success is tied to yours will.

[Ahmed Mohamed ((ASMALi)) @Asmali77]

‘If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as Michelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music, or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.’

~Martin Luther King Jr

[GODFREY LEPARAKO YATICH @leparako]

@j320i The guy maintained and improved the traditional kalenjin benga,a niche he currently owns almost exclusively.

[GODFREY LEPARAKO YATICH @leparako]

@kipkoecheruiyot Baringo North is worse when it comes to Mambas

[Ja Leto @_falsi1ke]

According to Philosophy, the highest form of peace is to have zero desire to be understood, admired, pitied or even known.

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

“One may be lucky today, but tomorrow belongs to discipline.”

~ African Proverb

[Somoina Kapeen @SomoinaKapeen]

African life once moved with the rhythm of seasons. Food took time. Healing took time. Wisdom took time. A child grew under many eyes, shaped by many hands. Slowness built strong people, strong families, strong memory. Today we are told that calm is laziness and patience is failure. We eat fast food instead of real meals. We send instant messages instead of having real talks. We chase shortcuts instead of mastering skills. What once fed the soul has been replaced by things that only fill the stomach and empty the mind.

[Football Tweet ⚽ @Footballtweet]

🚨 Lumumba, one of DR Congo’s most iconic fans, was denied a visa and couldn’t travel to Mexico for the play-off final against Jamaica. 🇨🇩❌

So he did what he always does — stood for the full 120 minutes in front of a giant screen in his neighbourhood in Kinshasa, watching his country qualify for the World Cup for the first time in 52 years. 👏😍

We NEED to see Lumumba at the World Cup. 🇨🇩👏

STAND UP for his pure dedication and his pure passion.

[Ja Leto @_falsi1ke]

Don't be that guy who's good at sounding smart but hasn't done anything with his life.

[Lawrence Kitema @lawrencekitema]

We’re all just one accident, one diagnosis, or one unexpected phone call away from a completely different life. So stay humble and never take anything for granted.

[ONJOLO KENYA🇰🇪 @onjolo_kenya]

Today near Dedan Kimathi University in Nyeri .13 dead on the spot. Not even taken to hospital ,straight to the morgue. And this is almost a normal day. People move on, the news cycle moves on, and nothing really changes.

Attempts have been made before. Murkomen tried to introduce cameras in public transport and it was rejected. NTSA tried to introduce instant fines through highway cameras, and people said it was better for that money to go to police on the road instead of instant fines that were reportedly going into a private account ,even though the camera system would actually have enforced the rules. Personally, I would choose the lesser evil if it meant enforcement actually happens.

But the problem is bigger than fines and cameras. The problem is structural.

Public transport in Kenya wasn’t privatized in one decision , it faded into private hands over time. In the 1960s and 70s, services were mainly run by government linked bus companies and Kenya Railways. Then in 1973, matatus were legalized, opening the door for private operators. By the 1980s, public systems were collapsing due to poor management and inefficiency, while matatus thrived because they were faster and more flexible. In the 1990s, economic reforms accelerated the government’s withdrawal, and by the mid 90s matatus dominated.

Kenya didn’t privatize public transport through a plan ,the government stepped back and the private sector filled the gap.

Maybe the conversation we should be having now is whether public transport is too important to be left entirely to the private sector. Because what we have now is not just a transport system its a business of death !

[Lawrence Kitema @lawrencekitema]

Make yourself so busy, so disciplined, and so determined that you don’t have time to worry about what’s happening in other people’s lives, make pointless comparisons, or form irrational opinions. Stay focused and devoted to yourself.