I was invited to Kenya by @bharatthakrar (BT) to join his company @WPPScangroup in 2010.
BT and I disagreed on several issues over the years, but he was clear: keep the clients and the business growing, and he would not interfere but help you grow. He kept his promise. My team saw growth, I grew, and I worked the longest stint of my career at WPP Scangroup—13 long years. I made Kenya my home, made several friends, and built a life in Kenya.
What Julians has submitted is extremely critical. Extremely.
Right now:
• You partly tell KRA what you earned
• You tell KRA what tax you owe
If finance Bill 2026 passes,
It is KRA that will strictly tell YOU:
• What you earned
• What tax you owe
How?
• By pulling data from anywhere
• eTIMS, banks, third parties, govt ministries integrations, etc
If KRA sends you a tax bill. And it is insane. And you disagree. Who must prove it is wrong?
The bill says it is you.
But here is the danger. KRA is NOT required to tell you:
• Where they got the data from
• Or how they arrived at the figures
So you are left there. Trying to fight numbers you cannot see.
And some of those numbers could be system errors.
Now ask yourself,
- How do you disprove something you don’t even understand? Are you an angel?
What Julians is saying is simple.
If KRA wants to tax you using their data, KRA must prove to you and the courts that that data is:
• Accurate
• Reliable &
• Defensible
Is that a fair argument?
Or should taxpayers just fight ghosts?
BREAKING VIDEO: Kenya’s Sabastian Sawe becomes the first person ever to win a regular marathon in under two hours, setting a new world record at the London Marathon in 1:59:30!
Kenyans invented running™
I noticed something about environment. When you are surrounded by broke people, it starts to feel like everyone is struggling, like the economy is collapsing and no one has money, and even if you do, you start thinking you might lose it. When you are around entrepreneurs and people who are building things, it feels like money and opportunities are everywhere, even when you personally have less. Your environment shapes what you believe is possible.
One thing adulthood has taught me is that I am not above anything. Homelessness, death, no job, literally anything can happen. Hence, I must never be too quick to speak over situations I’ve never found myself in. No one is above anything, not even your good actions can save you from your fair share of trials.
Life is crazy. Tables turn. Always stay humble & be grateful. ✌
The calmest people I know have stopped trying to control outcomes they can't control. They do their best. Release the rest. Attachment to specific results is attachment to suffering. Control the input. Accept the output.
breathe. your season isn’t late, it’s teaching you patience before arrival. what’s meant for you knows your address already, it knows the location of your intentions; there’s no need to force, overthink or chase what already has your name written on it.
i don't know who needs to hear this but your ability to create the reality that you want is directly determined by your willingness to experience its opposite.
- saving money will have you feeling broke while it's actually making you rich.
- setting boundaries will have you feeling alone while you're creating new healthy relationships in your life.
- digging up your trauma will have you feeling broken while it's actually healing you.
- working out has you feeling weak while it's really making you strong.
- learning something new makes you feel dumb while it's making you more intelligent.
your ability to attain the thing that you want is directly correlated with how willing you are to experience its opposite. you have to be ok with being uncomfortable to truly achieve success!
Your income may decide where you live or what you drive, but your financial habits decide how long you can sustain that lifestyle. Many people feel pressured to match social standards, to upgrade, to display progress. Yet financial wellness is rarely visible. Habits like budgeting, saving consistently, and avoiding lifestyle inflation quietly build wealth, while appearances often build stress.
The best advice I got in my 20s: When you feel stuck, shrink the time horizon. Don't ask what the year needs. Ask what today needs. One finished task. One workout. One closed loop. One hard conversation. Momentum is a byproduct of movement. Remember that.
Jimmy Carr nails why modern relationships feel so heavy:
“90% of arguments between couples are one person saying to the other: ‘You are not enough people.’ We expect our partner to be everything—best friend, lover, therapist, adventure buddy, emotional support, entertainment source, life coach… all in one.
But it takes a village—not just to raise a kid, but to live a full life. You need friends, colleagues, people you see regularly. Without that wider circle, the pressure on one person becomes crushing.”
Short 37-second clip embedded — Jimmy’s blunt delivery makes it hit home.
Modern love isn’t failing because we’re broken.
It’s failing because we’re asking one person to be the whole village.
Who else feels this? Or who’s built a real village around their relationship?
Issue a proforma invoice. When the client is about to pay (i.e. you're sat side-by-side with the finance manager as they are logged-in to internet banking), or immediately after payment, issue an eTIMS invoice. Lessons from #Rwanda now cascading across borders, @victoriamunguti.
A woman once explained it perfectly.
I am not here to manage you. I am not here to monitor your decisions. I am here as your partner and partners protect what they are creating together. You are free to choose your actions. But I am free to express my boundaries. I will always be clear about what I accept and what I do not. That is not control. That is self respect. And that is how healthy relationships survive.
I think one of the healthiest things I've learned is that you should let people reintroduce themselves to you, even your closest friends. Let them reintroduce their soul. Familiarity shouldn’t be a cage. Love them for who they are now, not just who they were then.