Mbaya Edwin

Public Policy. Governance. Devolution Enthusiast. Practice and Learn

[Mbaya Edwin @mbayaedwin]

@EtalePhilip @ntvkenya #NHIF won’t lead to #UniversalHealthcare. Employment of enough doctors, equipping facilities, research, constant supply of drugs, proper governance of the healthsector will. #NHIF will ensure access to #KNH but you’ll still take at least 24hrs to be admitted. #NMGLeadershipForum

[David Maraga @dkmaraga]

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#TuSkume

[The Shift Journal @TheShiftJournal]

They just folk

[Oreoluwa Bukola, CFA. @BukkyOA]

One of the best career advice I can give you 👇🏾

[Faithfulness Okom @AttorneyF_]

I read this and couldn’t help thinking that this is far deeper than it sounds. Even I often say, “Jesus saved me,” without fully grasping the depth of what that truly means.

As a young Uni debater, I fell in love with a concept called the Prisoner’s Dilemma. Here’s the setup: Two prisoners are interrogated separately. If both stay silent, they get light sentences. If one betrays, the betrayer goes free while the other gets maximum time. If both betray, both get heavy sentences.

The rational move? Betray first. Don’t risk being the one left holding the bag. Protect yourself before trusting the other.

This logic runs everywhere, relationships, business, politics. The question is always: Who moves first? Who takes the risk? Who trusts without guarantee?

Normal human calculus says: “I’ll give if they give. I’ll trust if they prove trustworthy. I’ll sacrifice if I know it won’t be wasted.” We always want leverage. Assurance before vulnerability.

Then there’s Jesus Christ.

The Bible says He is “the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world” (Revelation 13:8). Before creation. Before sin. Before humanity had a chance to reject or accept Him, the decision was made.

Think about that. God looked at the entire scope of human history, knowing we all have free will, knowing many would reject Him, knowing the cost, and still chose the Cross.

Christ was going to die anyway. Even if everyone rejected Him. Even if no one accepted. That was the risk He took. He didn’t wait. He didn’t hedge. He didn’t demand proof of loyalty.

He just died.

Normal human logic asks: “What if I die and they don’t accept it? Shouldn’t they prove themselves first?” Christ didn’t care for leverage. He moved first. Unconditionally and irrevocably.

He broke the dilemma.

That’s scandalous, at least in my eyes. Because the logic of self-preservation, the logic that governs how we negotiate, trust, and love, assumes vulnerability must be calculated. Christ obliterated that assumption. He gave first. Loved first. Died first.

Now the question isn’t, “Will God love me if I get it right?” The real question imo is: What do you do with a God who already went all in?

Gabriel Jesus gets it: “Jesus saved my life from the beginning, when I was born, I didn’t know it yet.”

Grace isn’t reactive. It isn’t conditional. It arrives before your awareness, before your response, before your yes.
That’s the scandal: He moved first, and He didn’t flinch.

[Nyandia Gachago, ACIM @Nyandia_G]

An interesting read I found yesterday

[Okowa Nashon @OkowaNashon]

THE IDEA of having a NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FUND is good. It is what I consider colouring outside the box. As a country we won’t be able to borrow ourselves out of our infrastructure problems. We need some genius and ingenious ways to solve these problems, and in my view, this could be one of them.

That said, having good ideas are not always our major problem as a country. It is the execution, the right personnel to execute. Most people that are usually given the mantle to execute these ideas lack ONE KEY major requirement- deep love for this country. Hence, the perpetual corruption that hinder such ideas. Governance is, and has been, our major problem.

Two, the government once again decided not act out of character, creating something first then doing participation after. It just makes people to read sinister motives even where there could be none. This idea required robust public participation engagement before being created. Why was it avoided?

There are lots of questions lingering on the sane minds around this fund. Especially around the governance company structure, liabilities, composition etc. In my view these questions should have been clarified before forming the fund, but here we are. Let me hope there will be public engagement that allows such questions to be discussed.

The National Infrastructure Fund is a good idea though started on wrong footing. Please correct the glaring mistakes and get it right. Remember the key qualification for any to serve on such a board is, Deep and unwavering love for this country. Godspeed

[Deep Psychology @DeepPsycho_HQ]

This is GOLD!!!

[Mbaya Edwin @mbayaedwin]

@HonMosiria Hope you also saw the dumping sites that are sprouting everywhere along the stretch of the road. It has become an eye sore.

[Investment Wisdom @InvestingCanons]

“Invest in yourself. The one easy way to become worth at least 50% more than you are now is to hone your communication skills—both written and verbal.”

— Warren Buffett

[BookLab by Bjorn @poorbjorn]

"Commit yourself to lifelong learning. The most valuable asset you'll ever have is your mind and what you put into it."
– Brian Tracy

[Jan 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @RosaryMum]

The Magnificat

[Tiva @TivaKananura]

Today, the @FredHollows Rwanda team visited @kabgeye Unit, an eye care centre of excellence for nearly 30 years. We explored the Unit’s innovative approaches to workforce development which are key to building sustainable, high-quality eye care systems across Rwanda.

[Ja Loka @_fels1]

Once again, NO bookshop was looted throughout the country. Some consistency across generations.

[John-Allan Namu @johnallannamu]

🧵While on the road I usually have dinner alone. Yesterday two young men broke this self-imposed tradition when they came to say hello, inviting themselves to my table. They had something they needed to get off their chests. Lighthearted banter turned to something more serious; cancer.

[Mitchelle Karoro @KaroroMitchelle]

There is something called Grace. When it locates you, it doesn't inspect your certificates, it doesn't listen to your grammar. It simply changes the story of your life. May the Lord's Grace locate everyone in the year 2025.

[﹆ @flowzki]

you will think reading books like this is waste of time until you engage someone like this and have conversations with them about random things, then you wonder how they got so much knowledge from..

[Shujaa @KenyaSevens]

FT score

@Aussie7s 12 - #Shujaa 19

First win in the bag!!

#SportpesaNaShujaa #MpesaPowersKenya7s #SafaricomRugby #CapeTown7s

[Julius Kipngetich @Kipngetichjk]

Leadership is a game of language…