Didmus Barasa was today chased away by residents in Kimilili after the money he was distributing ran out midway. His vehicles and public address system were damaged as the crowd chanted, “Sisi ni Sifuna” and “Wantam.”
Almost every Kenyan now knows a relative, friend or former colleague who once lived comfortably, paid bills without begging and supported others, but has now been reduced to borrowing for food, rent and school fees.
Where exactly is this “investor confidence” Ruto keeps talking about when ordinary businesses are dying, incomes are collapsing and formerly stable families are becoming desperate?
The only people enjoying this economy are Ruto, his friends and those feeding from government deals. Everyone else is being told to celebrate figures that have no relationship with the suffering on the ground.
Ruto just spent 40 minutes trying to create a false equivalence between our national values set out in the constitution and his so called “development”. Kenyans, please trust me when i tell you there is a reason the Preamble comes before Article 43. You don’t get to the “development “ clauses until and unless you have taken into account the reasons we passed this constitution in the first place. Democracy, Human Rights, Freedom, Equality, Rule of Law and Social Justice.
His father's only crime was showing up to vote for his preferred candidate in the Ol Kalou by-election. No child should be subjected to such pain because of the actions of a rogue CS for Interior.
This is @TunduALissu... Samia Suluhu Hassan has kept him in jail in communicado for almost a year now... No family visits, no nothing... And Tanzanians are moving on with their lives... Same is happening in Uganda with Kizza Besigye...
Watch video showing 4 Police Officers from Central Police Station carrying the lifeless body of the late Albert Ojwang From the cell at 1 AM. May
Justice prevail for Albert Ojwang.
So many Christians say they “feel sorry for” me….
Please don't! Walking away from religion was a glorious encounter with freedom. The most “religious” experience I ever had.
No looking back
Africa's exploitation is attributed to the manipulative influence of Christianity and Islam, which are seen as prioritizing spiritual salvation over earthly freedom and empowerment.