@SafaricomPLC is busy stealing money from Kenyans. Yesterday, I was deducted from my Mpesa account & on asking they claim that it is Fuliza for 16 March, 2026 then I asked them by uploading evidence of my balance from the date mentioned only for them to go mute.
@citizentvkenya@YvonneOkwara What happened today is a reflection of what will happen in 2027 if President Ruto loses elections. A repetition of history that took place during post-election. Kenyans need to be united than divided cos a Politician whether a man or woman is a selfish individual.
@JumaCJ1 How much is the govt paying you per month? Glad to know, so that I can be optimistic in every activity undertaken even if it means hurting others.
@KBCChannel1@morarakebaso pls note on this project. I would love it to know after 5months if there is any progress or it is just another misuse of taxpayers money.
@RasMiki251 @BenzoBenzoo @andaeg@LarryMadowo@flyethiopian So listening to both sides of the story is by the same institution calling a liar? Any airline can't check in a passenger if it is overbooked more so to a point of boarding a plane. #BoycottEthiopianAirlines for treating that lady & hubby badly. Larry Madowo u have done great job
@KenyaPower your technician came today to fix an issue on the poles located at Faith Apartment in Ruaka till now no electricity yet other buildings around have power.
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My thoughts on customs at JKIA Nairobi & MIA Mombasa.
First things first , tourism arrivals is on the rise and great growth as we head to the end of 2023. As we start a new month November it also means winter officially kicks in Europe.
Kenyas tourism is segmented by season and by reason to visit. July to Sept is the pick safari season fuelled by migration in the Mara while October through to Easter is the winter numbers heading to Kenya coast for some warmth and in the process take a safari to Tsavo / Amboseli and may be Mara as well.
The queues at customs at JKIA is getting longer and more tedious. I have shared the image where each and every single passenger is lining up and bags are being opened ostensibly to search for taxable items.
I wish to comment as follows :
β οΈ1. An average bag will weigh 23 Kgs in the past 32 but these days 23 kgs. Now you tell me how much can you stash in 23kgs bag?
A tourist coming to stay for 10 or 14 days will pack nothing less than 20kgs and most of the items would be personal clothing. They will of course also be carrying a camera and many these days also carry a laptop so that they can also continue working . They spare an hour or so to link up with their businesses etc.
β οΈ2. We also have students who will also have a phone and also a laptop. We see them in online classes a few hours a day during their holiday with their parents.
Now as long as these items are already in use why would anyone be made to qurue to explain themselves besides a traveller is NOT carrying 5 laptop or 5 tablets. These days on everage any traveller would easily have 3 or 4 gadget
πA laptop
πA tablet
π2 phones . One will take local Sim card
πCamera
πPlaystation for young ones
β οΈ3. Returning Kenyans esp Kenyans who are in the diaspora suffer the most. What the customs officer doesn't know is that these Kenyans in the diaspora have kept our economy going . Their remittance beats tourism, flowers and tea hands down. If anything Kenyans in the diaspora ought to be given red carpet welcome. It pained me a great deal when an agent told me how his client a Kenyan lady from USA had serious trouble with her wedding dress. The young lady even regretted why she bothered to bring her wedding to Kenya if this was going to be the welcome.
Way forward.π€
I appreciate there is pressure to collect more revenues but I challenge customs to tell us how much they collected in 2022? What about 2023? The negative vibes via a vis the collection is just not the move.
Goverment officials travel the most be it to Europe, Dubai and even to other African countries. There is clear green ( nothing to declare) and Red ( goods to declare) gate. They use technology and most airports globally are not searching your bags to see how many new inner wear you bought but they are more keen on drugs , gold , ivory etc . They are chasing the bigger picture.
These custom queues is not helping us and its a horrible welcome . Returning Kenyans dread that welcome. Why would anyone be made to feel like that coming back home .
The spirit of Gaddafi is in Ibrahim Traore and each day is pop corn day on how he is handling the west. It is about time the African francophone got liberated from the colonialism mindset for the growth of their country. #standagainsttoneocolonialism