George Macharia

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

BREAKING: The Ruto government is preparing to borrow another $500 Million (KSh 65 Billion), but this loan comes with a twist most Kenyans haven't heard about.

We can confirm that they are working on a Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB), backed by the World Bank.

Here is why this should concern every Kenyan:

Unlike normal loans, the interest Kenya pays won't be fixed.

It will depend on whether the government hits specific targets by 2030:

🌳 Keep natural forest loss below set limits.
⚡ Increase rural electricity access from 67.9% to over 81.8%.

If the targets are achieved, borrowing costs fall.
If the targets are missed, borrowing costs rise.

Read that again.

A government that has repeatedly turned to borrowing is now taking a loan where failure could make the debt even more expensive for taxpayers.

And here's the part many people will focus on:

Worse yet, the fine print reveals the proceeds can be used for "general budget needs." Essentially, they are borrowing against our trees and power grids to fund general expenses, fresh off taking a separate Sh22 billion Samurai loan from Japan this week.

At what point does borrowing stop being a development strategy and start becoming a dependency?

[KYK 🇰🇪 @KijanayaKabras]

Titus Njari Ndei, 41, led Kitengela landlords to build their own private sewer line after years of sanitation problems in the fast-growing town.
With the population ballooning, property owners had relied on expensive septic tanks that often overflowed and posed health risks.

Frustrated by the Kajiado County Government’s failure to provide a lasting solution, the landlords decided to take action.

The push started in 2013 when the county sued 22 plot owners for discharging raw sewage, contrary to the Public Health Act. They were released on bonds of KSh 180,000–200,000.

Two months later, the accused landlords mobilized under Engineer Ndei and registered the Kitengela EPZ Neighbouring Community Sewer Project. They secured approvals from EPZA, NEMA, and other authorities, then funded a KSh 85 million, 45-kilometre, 2-foot-wide sewer line running to the Athi River EPZ trunk sewer.

The project was funded by hundreds of landlords contributing KSh 250,000 each plus a KSh 1,000 registration fee, and paying EPZA tariff fees ranging from KSh 7,500 to KSh 74,000.

The completed sewer now serves 818 landlords and has eased the burden of paying KSh 200,000 every 2-3 weeks to the county for waste disposal. Ndei says the community initiative gives residents a chance to manage sanitation sustainably.

[DismasWaTabu @DismasWaTabu]

Good morning patriots. Here is your morning dose of anger. Please take it on a full stomach.

Sh377 million worth of drugs expired at KEMSA. Cancer drugs. HIV treatment. Essential medicines. Sitting in a warehouse. Going bad. While Kenyans were being turned away from public hospitals or told to buy the same drugs from private pharmacies at prices that required selling something to afford.

The drugs were there. The patients were there. Somehow the two never met.

This is not incompetence. Incompetence is accidental. This has the careful fingerprints of a system that works exactly as designed. Drugs expire at KEMSA regularly. Reports are written. Committees are formed. Nobody goes to jail. New drugs are procured. Some of those expire too. The cycle continues.

Meanwhile a cancer patient in Mama Lucy was told there was no medication. They went home. Some of them did not come back.

This government is planning 28 stadiums. Borrowing against your salary for housing. Forming Ebola committees when foreign money arrives.

But Sh377 million worth of medicine rotted in a warehouse while its citizens died quietly in public hospitals.

Someone should be in court for this. Not a committee. Not a task force. Court.

Dismas wa Tabu. Dreaming in installments. Billed in full.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

BREAKING: The Controller of Budget says the government failed to remit KSh115.57 billion already deducted from workers' salaries.

This includes remittances to PAYE, SHA, Loans etc

Imagine KSh10,000 is deducted from your pay for a SACCO loan, but never reaches the SACCO. On paper, you become the defaulter.

Yet somehow, State House funding is always available.

[Mwirigi Wa Kibaki @KingOfMeru]

Senator Okiya Omtatah has taken the battle to the High Court with a petition that could change Kenya’s history.
Omtatah argues that of the Sh9.11 trillion borrowed between 2014 and 2024, only Sh2.57 trillion was legally approved by Parliament through Appropriation Acts. He alleges the remaining Sh6.54 trillion is "odious debt" money borrowed unconstitutionally, never appearing in any budget, and never benefiting the people.
The petition specifically targets USD 7.1 billion in Eurobond debt, asking the court to declare it null and void.
In recent sessions, the IMF has attempted to plead diplomatic immunity, seeking to be struck from the case. Omtatah’s team has countered this, arguing that an international organization cannot commit "economic terrorism" by funding illegal processes and then hide behind immunity to avoid accountability.
The Chief Justice has assigned a multi-judge bench to determine this case, acknowledging that the question of whether a nation can repudiate "illegal" sovereign debt is a matter of supreme public interest.

[Cary Kelly @CaryKelly11]

Fred Kummerow, a longtime critic of Ancel Keys and a researcher who lived to be 102, told of a time when he and Keys were having dinner and Keys ordered a steak.

According to Kummerow, the story goes something like this:

Fred: I thought you don't eat saturated fat.

Ancel: Oh, that's not for me. That's for the people.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

So there’s a healthcare bill in Parliament by Kimani Ichung’wah, currently at Second Reading

And if you care about your taxes, you should be paying attention.

In fact, I warned about this last week, that a lot of these bills in Parliament aren’t really about solving problems

They’re about creating offices that the Executive can fill.

Now look at this one 👇🏾

It proposes creating a new body called the Quality Healthcare & Patient Safety Authority.

Its roles?

- License hospitals
- Accredit facilities
- Inspect and audit
- Enforce compliance
- Handle complaints
- Set national standards

But, aren’t these roles already being done by KMPDC, PPB, even SHA, etc.?

And the bill is NOT scrapping those existing bodies.

This new authority will have duplicate roles to existing bodies.
They are creating another layer, offices,s and another budget.
Now, check the appointments side.

The CEO and top officials? Appointed by the Health CS.
And the CS? Appointed by the President.
This is exactly what I was talking about.
This is what parliament is doing now,
Create a new authority → create positions → Executive then uses them to reward friends.

And it’s all funded by our taxes.

At the same time, we’re being told:
“There’s no money.”
“We need austerity.”
But somehow there’s always money for:
-new authorities
-new boards
-new tribunals

Meanwhile:
Hospitals are struggling
Patients are fundraising
Healthcare workers are overwhelmed

I don’t know,
Maybe I’m overthinking it.
But it’s starting to look like these “reforms” are less about wananchi
and more about expanding space for appointments.
What do you think?

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

Raymond Omollo says 30 million Kenyans registered for SHA = “confidence in it and the government.”

No.
That’s not confidence.
That’s pressure, confusion, and survival.

Because the reality on the ground is very different:

Less than 5 million are actually contributing.
Patients are still paying 70%+ of their hospital bills.

So what exactly is working?
You can’t force people to register, then turn around and call it trust.
You can’t underpay hospital bills, then claim success.

If SHA were truly working, Kenyans wouldn’t need convincing.

We’d be the ones saying it.
We’d be here posting:
“SHA cleared my bill.”
“SHA saved me.”

But instead, people are still fundraising... after SHA.

At some point, this stops being a policy issue and starts looking like deliberate gaslighting.

Kenyans are not stupid.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

Some stories in Kenya sound too unbelievable to be true…until you sit down and watch the evidence yourself.

Yesterday, I watched an NTV documentary.
What it revealed was chilling.

In 2021, three people, Sidik Anveralli and two others, were murdered in Kilifi.
Their car burned. Lives erased.

The prime suspect, a sitting MCA Mganga, was given… 3 years probation sentence.
Not prison. Not life.

Just reporting to a police station once a week. Today, he is free.

Another key suspect, found with the victims’ phones, was never arrested.

Take a moment and process that.

If this is how far the system can bend,
then what exactly is the ordinary Kenyan supposed to trust?

As well during that incident locals report how police turned the area into a source of bribes . Many youths were arratested detained and detained after bribes were paid .

The ODPP and DCI should stop letting kenyans down

[𝙋𝘼𝙐𝙇. 𝐎. 𝐍𝐄𝐊𝐎 @ouma_neko]

SHA is broke. Broke and broken. And the people who sold it to Kenyans as a “revolution” are still walking around pretending they built a miracle.

This is the brutal truth: the healthcare scheme pushed by William Ruto and his cartel of brokers, middlemen and politically connected contractors was never about healthcare. It was about money. Billions flowing through opaque systems while ordinary Kenyans stand in hospital corridors begging for treatment.

Patients are being turned away. Families are selling land to pay hospital bills. Cancer patients are abandoned. Yet the regime that bulldozed SHA through propaganda now admits it is “not sustainable.” Of course it isn’t. Corruption is never sustainable.

The High Court of Kenya has now given this government 90 days to clean up the mess. But the real question is simple: who will answer for the suffering already inflicted on millions of Kenyans?

A health system is supposed to save lives. Under this administration, it has become another feeding trough for political hyenas.

Kenyans must understand something very clearly: when leaders turn hospitals into business ventures for their friends, the poor don’t just lose money they lose their lives.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

Yesterday in the Senate, CS Chirchir said something that many people might overlook, but it matters.

The government is reviewing the minor traffic offences system, and one proposal stood out:

If a driver commits a minor offence and is willing to pay the fine instantly, say KSh 500, they should be allowed to pay and continue their journey, instead of being dragged to court.

Let’s be honest.

Our courts are already overwhelmed with serious cases.
Flooding them with minor traffic offences only slows down justice.
If this system is implemented properly, it could:

• Reduce unnecessary court backlog
• Cut down bribery on the roads
• Remove the “negotiation window” between officers and drivers
• And create immediate accountability, especially for reckless matatu drivers because if they arent careful they will be paying fines daily .

But here is where the concern comes in.

When the same CS was asked about dualing key roads in Western Kenya, Kisumu to Kakamega, Chavakali, and other neglected routes in other counties the answers became vague.

No timelines.
No clear commitment.
Just explanations about infrastructure fund but no promises or nothing.

Meanwhile, other regions especially rift valley and parts of mombasa he provided accurate answers and it was clear development of roads in those ares was taking place.

The govt and CS should realize;
Roads are not political rewards.
Roads are not regional privileges.
Roads are a basic right to every kenyan.

[Mwalimu Reuben Kigame, PhD @ReubenKigame]

Let it be known by every Kenyan Citizen that government does not own any land in the country. Article 61(1) of our Constitution states “All land in Kenya belongs to the people of Kenya collectively as a nation, as communities and as individuals.” Clause 2 adds “Land in Kenya is classified as public, community or private.” Public does not mean belonging to government.

[I am Chege @_James041]

After the looting of Ksh 11B from SHA,

The National Assembly Committee on Health is reporting that SHA IS BROKE AND BROKEN.

The High Court has given the Ministry of Health 90 days to sort out the mess.

The solution to SHA problem is jailing the thugs starting with Aden Duale.

You cannot play with the lives of Kenyans like that.

#RutoMustGoNow

[Amazing @kijanayamwingii]

Mercy Koech from Londiani, Kericho County, is inspiring many after turning rejection into success. She was denied recruitment into the Kenya Army for failing to meet the required height despite being physically fit. Determined to pursue her dreams, Koech later moved to the United States on an athletics scholarship and eventually enlisted in the United States Navy. During her service, she was deployed to mission areas including Afghanistan and Somalia while also studying nursing. After retiring from the Navy, she continued her education and is currently pursuing a master’s degree while training in air rifle shooting with hopes of representing Kenya at the 2028 Summer Olympics.

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

The other day KK bloggers were busy telling us how perfectly SHA is working.

Then today Citizen TV reports something disturbing.

A teacher (below Alex Nyakeri) was involved in a terrible accident and spent days in HDU.

He survived. Thankfully.

But here is the reality:

Total hospital bill: KSh 4 million.
Amount SHA paid: KSh 1 million.
Not even half.

Yet every month, this teacher has deductions taken from his salary for this very system.

Ironically, if he had taken a good private medical cover, it would probably have covered 70-80% of that bill.

In another case, a teacher’s body is reportedly being held in a hospital in Western Kenya because SHA settled less than 30% of the bill.

But we were promised something different.

We were told this system would end medical fundraisers.

Instead, families are fundraising again.

And if teachers - people with stable salaries and deductions - are going through this…

What about the millions of poor Kenyans with no voice?

You can paint a lion with white stripes,
But it will never become a zebra.

Sha has failed kenyans

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

I’ve been listening to Ndindi Nyoro speak about the Thika Superhighway under President Ruto’s administration. What he is raising is something many Kenyans should not ignore.

An expressway is planned above the highway built during Kibaki’s time using taxpayers’ money. Now there are claims that both the new road and the existing one could be tolled.

If we already paid for this road through taxes, why should we pay again just to use it? For boda riders, traders, and daily commuters, that cost will not be theoretical, it will be felt every day.

Transport costs don’t stay on the road; they move into food prices, fares, and business expenses. When movement becomes expensive, everything becomes expensive.

Public roads are supposed to open opportunity, not restrict it to those who can afford toll fees. If both routes are pay-to-use, what real choice will ordinary Kenyans have? Roads should not be revenue taps.

Strong leadership is not only about building new things, but about protecting fairness. Clear answers from President Ruto’s government would go a long way in reassuring the people .

[I am Chege @_James041]

I don't know if I am overthinking.

William Ruto's killer regime had been using section 95(1b) of the Penal Code to intimidate human rights defenders and government critics.

A week ago,Justice Bahati Mwamuye ruled that section 95(1b) of the Penal Code is unconstitutional and a threat to freedom of speech,assembly, association and of expression.

Suddenly, Justice Bahati Mwamuye has been transferred.

If we don't fight for our constitution today, we will be forced to fight for our freedom tomorrow.

#RutoMustGoNow #DrainTheSwamp

[George Macharia @machariageorg]

@ClintonObonyo He acted swiftly to move the intruder away. He was really alert. Kudos for good work done. Keep it up.

[Paul Muite SC @Paul_Muite]

Looting conduit in addition to E-Citizen, E-procurement, SHA, mega dams, Standiams, and markets.Stranglehold on Kenyans' Finances outside the Constitution, Parliament, Auditor General, and the Controller of https://t.co/V7Ke6qCkyv accountability.Unbearable KRA predatory practices

[Sholla Ard 🇰🇪 @sholard_mancity]

There is something deeply wrong with our priorities.

I’m seeing reports that Aden Duale, Mandera Governor Mohamed Khalif, Abdu Diddy from Mombasa, other North-Eastern leaders, and the BBS CEO are scheduled to hold a fundraiser at Weston tomorrow to raise KSh100 million.

The stated goal: building madrassas in Wajir.

Faith matters.
But priorities matter even more.

Wajir & NE are regions where many families are struggling with water and food shortages. In the very comment sections under these posts, locals are asking a painful but reasonable question: why madrassas before boreholes?

Leadership is not about what looks noble in Nairobi halls.

It is about what keeps people alive at home.