Vera Shawiza

[Janet Machuka @janetmachuka_]

I watched a video done by a cancer researcher on why one shouldn’t spray their perfumes on the neck and it was worth it. The neck is one of the highest blood flow on the body. Its skin is very thin which means fragrances and chemicals get absorbed faster and deeper. She explains most of the perfumes and cosmetic products have endocrine disruptors which mimic or block our hormones. Most studies link them to infertility, respiratory problems and cancer.

[fidexCode @fidexcode]

“You should venture into farming, AI is taking tech jobs”

Meanwhile AI:

[N.Kanali @NicKanali]

Ashish Malhotra Exits Airtel Kenya as Djibril Tobe Takes Over as MD https://t.co/Qza2Qs35rR via @TechTrendsKE

[The Standard Digital @StandardKenya]

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[Destin Africa @DestinAfrica]

Airtel Money Kenya and ChildFund Kenya Partner to Expand Inclusive Educa... https://t.co/QWw52JXU36 via @YouTube @AIRTEL_KE @ChildFundKenya @ChildFundAll

[FemmeHub @FemmeHub]

Clean water. Accessible facilities. Better learning opportunities.

For children with disabilities, these can determine whether they learn and thrive.

@AIRTEL_KE and @ChildFundKenya are investing in 2,000+ learners.

https://t.co/VweqPZseyL
#AirtelMoney #ChildFund

[FemmeHub @FemmeHub]

Airtel Africa Foundation invested $6.2M in its first full year, connecting schools to the internet, expanding STEM scholarships, and equipping thousands of youth and women with digital skills across Africa.

https://t.co/pBsOSUGOO9

#AirtelFoundation

[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.

[Lydia Owuor @itslydiaowuor]

“I’ve never wanted to be put on a pedestal because it worries me that if you’re put up so high, the only other thing you can do is fall.” ~ Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

[Dr Branice Munyasa @Branicemercy]

Luck flows through people and travels by conversation. The people you talk to determine the opportunities you find.
Keep talking to the same people, keep finding the same opportunities. Start talking to new people, start finding new opportunities.
If you want different luck, start walking into different rooms."

James clear

[Kenya Bankers Association (KBA) @KenyaBankers]

Kenyans are currently paying more income tax as individuals than companies pay in corporate tax.

PAYE currently stands at up to 35%, compared to 30% corporate tax, leaving workers with less take-home pay.

The proposed 5% PAYE reduction would help correct the imbalance, ease pressure on households, and improve disposable income for workers.

A fairer tax system should support both workers and economic growth.

#BeyondBanking

[Magatte Wade @magattew]

There's a whole industry built around African poverty. NGOs, consultants, conferences, awareness campaigns, celebrity endorsements. 

Billions of dollars flow through this system every year, employing thousands of well-paid Westerners.

None of those people have an incentive for the problem to actually be solved, because if African poverty disappeared tomorrow, they'd all need new jobs. 

I'm not saying they're evil. 

I'm saying the incentive structure is broken, and incentives shape behavior more than intentions do.

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

IEBC closed its voter registration drive with 1,876,274 new voters, nearing its 2.5M target (~75%), with strong mobilisation ahead of the 2027 elections.

Nairobi led with 209,965 registrations, followed by Kiambu (97,557) and Nakuru (81,166).

[The Standard]

[Moses Kemibaro @moseskemibaro]

[New Blog Post] Airtel Kenya's "Refer & Earn" Campaign Is A Perfectly Timed Competitive Attack On Safaricom's My OneApp Crisis

https://t.co/uqiWAkkUxY

#Safaricom #MyOneApp #OneApp #MobileApp #Apps #MobileMoney #MyAirtelApp #AirtelKenya #AirtelMoney #ReferAndEarn #MPESA #Technology #Kenya #Africa

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

Companies dishing out salary increases:

[Vera Shawiza @ms_shawiza]

Do you remember when you joined X? I do! #MyXAnniversary

[CPA Wachira Joseph @WashiraX]

KRA is not playing with Naivas.

You know Naivas. Hii tu moja.

It was a fully family owned supermarket giant.

When the time came to cash out, the owners weighed their options.

If they sold the supermarket from Kenya, they would pay insane taxes.

So they went shopping for low tax countries. And Mauritius presented itself. It was irresistible.

- 0% tax on sale of the company.

In 2015, the family registered a shell company in Mauritius. Called it NIL.
Then transferred all their shares to this company.

So Naivas was now 100% owned by a Mauritian company.

To make it even tighter, they added another layer.

They set up a second shell company. Called it GFI.
And transferred all NIL shares to GFI.

So now:
• GFI owns NIL
• NIL owns Naivas Kenya
Proper entanglement. Achana na hiyo yako.

As all this is happening, they are unaware of one dangerous sentence sitting quietly in Kenyan tax law.

It reads:

• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya is a Kenyan resident company.

Then the family went looking for a buyer.

In 2020:
• They sold 30% of the supermarket for 5.2B
• By selling 30% of NIL shares

So:
- Naivas is still owned by NIL
- But NIL now has a new shareholder

And everything happened in Mauritius quietly.
Nothing has changed hands in Kenya trigger anything.

• Deal is closed. 0 tax.

Bahati mbaya, KRA caught wind that Naivas is gone.

Immediately, KRA embarked on a fault finding mission.

In 2022, KRA discovered that:

- The family has always lived in Kenya. Not Mauritius.
- They managed and controlled every single operation of the shell companies from Kenya

They invoked the one dangerous sentence.
You remember it?

• Any company managed and controlled from Kenya, is a Kenyan resident company.

KRA said:
• These Mauritius shell companies are Kenyan
• They must pay tax in Kenya

Tax demanded: 30% of 5.2B. Plus penalties

• Total Bill: 1.8B

Naivas ran to court.

The court looked at it, and sided with KRA.

Family wakaabiwa walipe tax.

Case closed!

Lesson.

• Structure your offshore company properly.

• Or KRA will structure it for you.

[Eric Latiff @EricLatiff]

Pump prices shoot up by Sh28.69/ litre (Petrol) and Sh40.30/ litre (Diesel) with kerosene unchanged.

This is despite the government lowering VAT on fuel from 16% to 13% and pumping in Sh6.2 billion from the subsidy kitty.

[Nairobi Business Monthly @NairobiBusiness]

Kenya’s mobile SIM subscriptions rose slightly to 78.4 million in 2025, pushing penetration to 149.5%. Growth is now driven by mobile money, data usage, and cross-network calls, not new users.

https://t.co/rBnHfbfkC7

[Mwango Capital @MwangoCapital]

No matter what happens anywhere in the world, the Kenyan shilling is still chilling at 129: