Daniel Maingi

We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children. ×~x~Native American Proverb

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

Very telling........
"The lag between science and policy on trans fats is a fascinating case study in the weird world of health policy-making — and how scientists and industry lobbyists can inadvertently collude to cause unnecessary disease and death."

[Bonnie Mwangi, CPA, LLM, MBA @MwangiBonnie]

@SakajaJohnson - Nairobi becomes a lake every time it rains not because you did not have KSH 2 billion.

The reason is clear to even a C+ student at Jamuhuri High School.

When you consume 55% of the budget on salaries for 0.3% of the county population, you steal KSh 7 billion from taxpayers. This money is supposed to help build infrastructure.

When you waste KSH 7.7 billion travelling across the world for nonsense, you leave nothing to invest in infrastructure.

When the county is shown to have close to 8,000 ghost workers, you cannot build anything.

[Bonnie Mwangi, CPA, LLM, MBA @MwangiBonnie]

In 2024-2025, the entire county of Nairobi spent KSH 1.6 billion on roads and infrastructure in general.

KSH 1.6 billion.

During the same year, it paid one outside lawyer KSH 1.5 billion, for "legal services".

This is, despite the county's county attorney costing citizens KSH 530 million that year. This department has around 110 lawyers in it.

If you want to know what is going on, bite on these additional nuggets:

Quoting the Auditor General:

(1) Several cases involved repeated changes of advocates and in some instances, two law firms represented the County simultaneously resulting in duplication of costs without justification.

(2) Fee notes were inconsistent or missing. Further, notes were often grossly inflated.

(3) Key supporting documents such as court attendance records, pleadings, rulings and case outcomes were not provided to substantiate payments.

(4) Significant payments, including amounts between Kshs.40,000,000 and Kshs.136,000,000 per case, were made without itemized fee notes or supporting court documentation.

(5) Interest payments arose due to delayed settlement of decretal sums and some legal fee payments were misclassified, obscuring true legal liabilities.

Now - consider that this county has 124 MCAs who cost Nairobi KSH 1.8 billion each year.

I am releasing an updated review of Nairobi in the next couple of days.

To follow that, will be 100% of the counties.

[PAN Europe @EuropePAN]

🪙🪲 The beautiful Golden Ground Beetle controls pests like slugs and Colorado beetles. In addition, ground beetles support soil health, act as bio-indicators & feed birds. We need stronger EU pesticide regulations to protect them! #SaveOurInsects
https://t.co/8BBy9nFHTN

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

Growth Partners Africa is championing chemical-free farming across Kenya @GrowthPartnersAfrica https://t.co/GY8sgIDt2C

[PAN Europe @EuropePAN]

🌊 The case against diflufenican is now clear-cut. This #herbicide, widely applied on winter cereals across Europe, breaks down into #TFA, an ultra-persistent "forever chemical" that is accumulating in groundwater and polluting our drinking water.
https://t.co/x8EgptNCDh

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

Historic win for farmers & food sovereignty! The High Court struck down unconstitutional seed law affirming rights to farmers, equality & food. Huge kudos to @MissNasike , @emilynyiva, @LawSocietyofKe @Seedsavers_KE & allies for defending indigenous seed saving & sharing!

[Katiba Institute @katibainstitute]

Seed Sovereignty:

Today, the High Court in Machakos delivered a landmark judgment in Samuel Wathome & Others v. Kenya Plant and Health Inspectorate & Others (Petition No. 11 of 2022).

Filed in 2022 by 15 small-scale farmers, the case challenged provisions of the Seeds and Plant Varieties Act (Cap 326) and its Regulations that criminalised seed saving and sharing of unindexed indigenous seeds. These practices were argued to violate constitutional rights to culture, freedom from discrimination, food, and fair administrative action.

The Court ruled in favor of the petition and struck down the unconstitutional provisions. Katiba Institute's counsel @emilynyiva represented @BIBA_Kenya as the second interested party.

@Greenpeaceafric

#SaveOurSeeds

[Eric Muriuki @Benign_Overlord]

Kenya has beautiful laws. Our weakest link is enforcement and lack of goodwill from office holders.

This judgment by Justice Thande in Kanchory vs IG, CS Interior, AG and IPOA is testament. We must continue to be eternally vigilant against those who would claw back the rights we fought and bled for and entrenched in the 2010 constitution.

Simply, the state must not infringe on the right to Assembly as it is a critical pillar of a democratic society. Police must adhere to the highest degree of professionalism as set out in Article 244 as read with 232.

They must not wear masks and balaclavas to quell protests, must be in UNIFORM and must NOT use vehicles with hidden plates.

Hey @Saitabao! Very well done in this Petition.

[Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT @BiovIntCIAT_eng]

☕📝 The EUDR requires urgent action for traceable coffee value chains. 💡🌍 Discover how, in #Kenya, we're collaborating with farmers and partners, embracing innovation to ensure that every bean meets international standards.👇
https://t.co/YfOABX5KyM

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

Digitalisation promises freedom but deepens inequality. 4 Kenyan farmers—esp. women—it worsens land, seed & market exclusion, locking them out of tech & data sovereignty, enriching the North. Just digital future must center African farmers first. #RethinkSovereignty @StrathCIPIT

[Akina Mama wa Afrika @amwaafrika]

"The rapid growth of digitalisation bears many contradictions; it carries the promise of freedom and new ways of doing things while also embodying frightening levels of disruption and disorienting realities.

As digitalisation continues to bring about rapid transformation in the world of work, penetrating almost all major sectors of the economy, it has become increasingly clear that it has increased inequality, particularly between the global south and north." - Omolara Oriye, Co-dreamer of @LiberationAA speaking at the Rethink! Space themed, Reclaiming Africa's Fiscal Sovereignity: A Feminist Call for Just and Sovereign Futures

[GMO/Toxin Free USA @GMOFreeUSA]

Insecticide Chlorpyrifos Interacts with Genes to Increase Autism Risk, Research Finds - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog https://t.co/hR4J6vI6Y6

[Fadhel Kaboub فاضل قابوب @FadhelKaboub]

Fadhel Kaboub describes the unfinished business of decolonizing Africa & urges leaders to stop using the concept of "Food Security" as a policy goal because it's a dangerous post-colonial recipe for hunger & economic entrapment. Details in this 7-min clip
https://t.co/jOftW4eCTs

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

@katibainstitute @khrc @TIKenya When the legislature fails, civil society steps up. The legal challenge against Bill is reminder that our Constitution, and the values it represents, must be defended. Let's not take this victory for granted. #DefendTheConstitution #RuleOfLaw @OkiyaOmtatah @Senate_KE

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

In a system with a compromised opposition, the High Court's ruling on the 2025 Amendment Bill is a huge win for constitutional sanity. This Bill, a product of a flawed process, sought to entrench bad law. Civil society is Kenya's true vanguard. #Constitutionalism

[NTV Kenya @ntvkenya]

MPs Blocked Mid-Victory:

MPs have suffered a setback after they overwhelmingly voted in favour of the Constitution of Kenya Amendment bill, 2025.

The bill seeks to entrench three key funds into the constitution.

#NTVTonight @Ben_Kitili

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

The push to amend the Constitution of Kenya without an open, accountable process is a grave betrayal of public trust. The court's pause on the 2025 Bill confirms what we've seen: a legislature acting without a public mandate. @KatibaInstitute @KHRC @TIKenya

[Kenyan Hour @KenyanhourMedia]

Recently, Rogue Judicial Judges In Kenya Were Exposed In A Case Where The Assassinated City Lawyer Mathew Kyalo Mbobu was the Lead Lawyer for the Complainant.

[Third World Network @3rdworldnetwork]

Are We Ready for the Storm? Yanis Varoufakis warns of “techno‑feudalism”—a new digital hierarchy where Big Tech rules as feudal lords, users are serfs & surveillance replaces armies. He urges taxing tech rents, enforcing interoperability & treating digital platforms as public utilities.

#Finance

➡️https://t.co/Kbr9lE5m3q

[Jabs @JabirAT]

Started reading “The Bill Gates Problem” by @TimothyWSchwab . Highly engaging and insightful read, let’s see what the billionaire philanthropy looks like under the hood.

[Strathmore CIPIT @StrathCIPIT]

✍️ In this blog, Josephine Kaaniru explores the evolving AI governance landscape in the East African region.

📖 Read the full blog here 👇

https://t.co/ggSIMspx69

[William Moseley @WilliamGMoseley]

Map projections in the news: https://t.co/0bnPxiuH0q

[Daniel Maingi @MaingiDan]

@StandardKenya Lpp