ng.3.the

Don't rush perfection 🧠

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@AIRTEL_KE Please remove the pop up notification after call or after sending a message,, it's annoying, is there a way one can turn it off @AIRTEL_KE ??

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@jariuki_kosef @WashiraX From experience it does ,, file all outstanding nil returns and penalties will be cleared, principal is technically zero in nil returns

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@NSSF_ke 6% is alot, I don't want to put my retirement plan in one basket, I want the option to try others like insurance, saccos and banks, I'd agree to the 6% if the PAYE is reduced by removing 10%, scaping of AHL and a better SHA, in this economy we have nothing to save, it's tough!!

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

Hi @KenyaPower_Care please check your inbox I have a request

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@amerix The US itself doesn't want Ebola cases ,, reason:

https://t.co/78cM8Uxq5H

[Daily Mail @DailyMail]

Ebola outbreak 'spreading faster than can be controlled' warns WHO as cases rise to over 1,000 https://t.co/wTpe66NBFG

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@ombachi13 https://t.co/zel1sZyInv

Remember they have immunity, why would a soldier who came to train require diplomatic immunity,, God protect us

[Nyandia Gachago, ACIM @Nyandia_G]

And to those who told us ‘Maandamano is disruptive’

See? See?

We were not foolish to disrupt.

Hasn’t this government disrupted your lives? Your children’s education? Your income? Your Salaries? Your healthcare? Your access to places?

What haven’t they touched?

Sisi we asked for only one day a week.

MOJA TU.

[David Hundeyin @DavidHundeyin]

My dear fellow sons and daughters of Mungu, I promise you that "tourism" is a false god that brings you no prosperity. It a fake pseudo-industry that creates next to no actual wealth for the people and places it exploits, and reduces the value of said people to mere trinkets and experiences.

The worst part about this video is that the only time it shows any black people is only where they are an aesthetic backdrop to the "magical experience" being advertised. The subconscious message being passed is that all of Kenya and its 99% black population are just a temporary experience for rich white people to enjoy.

You can draw a straight line from messaging like this to the existence of large numbers of abandoned mixed race children in Kenya. Everything there - including the buxom damsels - is meant to be a "magical experience" after all, and magical experiences never last long.

For the love of God, leave tourism alone and build factories, power stations, factories and more factories like every other nation that escaped poverty has done. Give Kenyans access to real productive power and wealth, and stop advertising these beautiful African people as aesthetic landmarks and busty bed warmers to muzungus who are having their post-divorce midlife crisis.🤦🏿‍♂️

[Somto X @SomtoCS]

Who knew the path to the perfect beat was through the throat

[PHYSICSAINS @PHYSICSAINS]

Debugging code amirite?

[Sir Dickson @Wizarab10]

Omo, see roasting 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[.NET @dotnet]

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

If you have 32 minutes, I will show you how Nairobi County loses 32,949,346,981.

Yes, that's not a typo. KSH 32 billion.

Let me walk you through a trip to hell.

Data from 2023-2024.

The county had KSH 33 billion to spend. To serve 4.6 million residents.

The county employes around 16,000 people. 0.3% of the county population.

Step #1 - First order of business: Use 55% of the budget to pay salaries, to this 0.3% of the population.

That is KSH 18 billion. Now you have KSH 15 billion left.
You are told that the county entered into contracts with certain firms in 2021. The contracts were all supposed to lapse in 2022. They lapse. There are no extensions.

KSH 6.7 billion.

Side Note: Ghost workers galore. Quoting the auditor:

"Review of the bank remittance for April, May and June, 2024 revealed that seven thousand, seven hundred and seventy-seven (7,777), six thousand, one hundred twenty-three (6,123) and six thousand, eight hundred and three (6,803) officers respectively, shared the same bank accounts, agent code and branch code."

So let’s understand this fact pattern.

This year’s wage bill goes up by 55% relative to last year. And the city did not hire 55% more people or raise salaries by 55%.

Then, you find out that, the auditor found out that between 6,123 and 7,777 people who got paid by the county as employees, shared their bank account with someone else who also got paid.

In other words, between 6,123 and 7,777 of the county’s 16,000 employees are couples.

That is what Sakaja wants you to believe.

In addition, quoting the auditor verbatim:

“Review of the bank remittance for August, 2023, revealed that seventy-four (74) officers shared the same name.”

74 officers have the same biographical information.

Step #2. Use KSH 1.2 billion to traverse the globe for totally useless trips.

In a city full of garbage - as you can see in one of the attachments, the county politicians and their lackies pull out their passports.

Book flights to Morocco - Marrakech, Morocco - a resort city, at the cost of KSH 37 million. They want to go study "proactive management". In Morocco. Two full weeks!

Look at examples:

19 people — Marrakesh, Morocco — “Proactive Management Programme — Ksh 37,235,843 (15 days, 10th–24th June 2024)

8 people — United Arab Emirates — “Conference Facilities and Training”— Ksh 29,771,200 (7 days, 12th–18th Feb 2024)

14 people — Vancouver, Yale Town, Canada — “Seminar on Leadership Management and Conflict Resolution” — Ksh 10,920,000

9 people — Italy — “Training on Strategic Stewardship” — Ksh 9,822,120 (8 days, 13th–20th Dec 2023)

14 people — Canada — “Workshop on Leadership Management & Conflict Resolution"— Ksh 9,611,748 (7 days, 5th–11th Dec 2023)

6.7 people — Dubai — “Personal Branding and People Professional Summit” — Ksh 8,993,450 (16 days, 18th Aug–2nd Sept 2023)

8 people — New York — 8th United Nations General Assembly — Ksh 8,782,764 (8 days, 16th–23rd Sept 2023)

9 people — Dubai, UAE —" Esami Pre-Retirement and Pension Planning Programme”— Ksh 8,132,061 (8 days, 29th Apr–6th May 2024)

8 people — Vancouver, Canada — Conference — Ksh 6,761,520 (17 days, 22nd July–7th Aug 2023)

6 people — Istanbul, Turkey — Budgeting for Performance Management Programme — Ksh 6,751,523 (11 days, 12th–22nd Oct 2023)

6 people — Singapore — Financial Analyst Planning and Control Programmes — Ksh 6,735,227 (10 days, 1st–10th Nov 2023)

6 people — Turkey — Budgetary Performance Management Course — Ksh 6,699,198 (11 days, 12th–22nd Nov 2023)

The city is full of garbage. And @sakaja and his lackies are flying from Marrakesh to Vancouver.

Proactive management. Conflict resolution. Personal branding. Retirement.

You could make up this stuff, even if you wanted to.

When they are done with these shenanigans, Ksh. 1.2 billion is gone.

You have to wonder: Is there no course on how to collect garbage? Nothing like that, even in Galilee Israel?

Folks, this is insanity. This is not the behaviors of people who have common sense and business sense. It is not the behaviors of people who treat every shilling as the last shilling we have. Which is what must happen in government affairs.

So, KSH 1.2 billion is wasted like that.

Total damage so far? KSH 6.7 billion in salary heist 1.2 billion in wasteful travel=KSH 7.9 billion.

Let’s keep going.

KSH 839,933,289 in salary expenses cannot be substantiated because there is ZERO records. No names of employees, departments, evidence of payment. Just a claim. Basically, KSH 839 million in the KSH 18 billion I mentioned above have no support whatsoever. This wage bill itself increased by 55% this year compared to last year.

The county still employes less than 0.5% of the county population.

Step #3. Lose Kshs.140,944,662 through a “duplicate payment” to a “vendor”. No explanation for why a duplicate payment was made. And this is not corrected.

Step #4. Lose Kshs.478,485,041 to pending bills that nobody has ever heard about.

Step #5. Lose another Kshs. 2,005,937,441 in relation to pending bills.

Pay attention here.

The county says it owes KPLC Kshs.724,964,162, but when auditors verify the balance with KPLC, they find out that the county actually owes Kshs.2,730,901,603.

This likely says that, the county pretended to be paying down pending bills at some point, but the funds went somewhere else, such as, a corrupt official’s bank account. So the bill is still outstanding, but the cash in the city’s accounts is gone.

Step #5. Lose another Kshs. 791,013,848 in relation to pending bills. The auditor finds an additional 791 million in bills that are owed, but which the county has not reported.

At this point, let’s make sure you understand how pending bills come about.

If you are a government and you are smart and accurate in budgeting, you can estimate what you will spend. And if you are Nairobi County and you have Ksh 33 billion to spend, you have enough to pay your way. But, if in budgeting you put down “Ksh 500 million in luxury travel and then spend Ksh 1.2 billion, then you won’t have Ksh 700 million to pay the entire amount. That is a bill that ends up being hidden, or increases pending bills. But there are also many cases where corrupt politicians introduce pending bills as a way to steal. You blame the previous government, and then prioritize paying new claims that have no support.

Or, cash is stolen from bank. That cash was designed to pay certain bills, and now, there is no money to cover those bills. They become "pending".

Step #7. Lose Kshs.6,269,546,657 to 4 lawyers. Of the actual “genuine pending bills”, is Kshs.6,269,546,657 owed to just 4 lawyers. Equivalent to 20% of the annual budget. Can you believe that?

Listen to the auditor:

"It was noted that most of the Court cases related to issues such as disputes of unpaid claims for goods/works/services completed by contractors, un-procedural termination of employment contracts, irregular procurement processes and poor contract management. The judgements entered against the County Executive resulted to a high cost of litigations and interests."

In other words, corruption and mismanagement of county affairs take another Kshs. 6.3 billion. 100% wasteful.

Step #8. Lose another Kshs.1,393,234,865 in compensation that cannot be supported. Payment vouchers generally used for temporary workers worth 1,393,234,865 have no support. No one can tell you John Maina or Alice Omondi was employed here, for x amount of time, and got paid Ksh X.

Step #9. Lose another Kshs. 28,861,597 in compensation that cannot be supported.

Within the healthcare delivery expenses, it is found out that (62) National Identity numbers were used to pay people duplicate payments. In other words, one person appears in sone system used to pay. They get paid. You look at another system used to pay people for different things. The same person, same ID, appears again, and is paid.

Consider these additional damning factors:

>>Some officers’ basic salary changed multiple times during the year with some changing 6 times

>> Three thousand, two hundred and sixteen (3,216) officers changed job groups more than once, twenty-four (24) of whom changed job groups three (3) times.

>> Three (3) officers had their payroll numbers attached to different National Identification numbers at various times of the year.

>>Twenty-four (24) officers had their payroll numbers attached to different Tax pins at various times of the year.

>> One hundred ninety-seven (197) officers had their birth dates changed multiple times.

Step #10. Lose another Kshs. Kshs.301,400,000 in “bursaries” that cannot be accounted for. The county says we sent money to schools X, Y, and Z.

The auditor tries confirming these claims. And nobody can confirm it.

Step #11. Lose Kshs.140,313,872 in claimed “civil works expenses”.

You are told that the county entered into contracts with certain firms in 2021. The contracts were all supposed to lapse in 2022. They laspse. There are no extensions.

There is NOT ONE document telling you what the contractors were to do, and for how much.

But the county goes ahead and pays Kshs.140,313,872.

Step #12. Lose Kshs.32,964,416 in a contract to build a kitchen. A contract is irregularly issued to a firm to construct a kitchen.

The auditor says:

“Physical verification of Central Kitchen for the programme in October, 2024 revealed several issues at Toi Primary Kitchen. Visible cracks were observed on the wall, despite the kitchen being completed only a year earlier.

There was no electricity meter installed. In addition, water connectivity was not installed by the contractor, instead, the implementor connected the water at their own cost. There was also poor workmanship of the pavements and the installed gas pipe was not connected to the cooking vessels, rendering it unusable.”

Step #13. Lose Kshs.10,103,488,814 in a contract to build “affordable” homes.

Any contract exceeding Ksh. 5 billion requires approval by the Attorney General. The county won’t get it. They use “specially permitted procurement” method where only one bidder provides a quote. So there is no competition, which is likely why they did not seek the Attorney General’s approval.

@SakajaJohnson and his lackies select the desired partner. ZERO competition. They don't seek the approval required.

A note on this particular one: There are actually 4 contracts valued at Ksh 31 billion which the auditor is expressing doubts. About legitimacy of the amount.

Quoting the auditor:

"In the circumstances, the ownership of the land, value for money and regularity for the housing projects contracts totalling Kshs.31,047,436,654 could not be confirmed. In addition, Management was in breach of the law"

My estimated loss is the Ksh 10 billion as presentative of what the loss could be. It is the only "estimate" in this analysis, and again, it is less than the Ksh 31 billion the auditor is questioning.

Step #14. Lose Kshs. 2,282,899,172 in stalled projects.

Quoting the auditor:

"Review of construction projects undertaken by the County Executive revealed that projects valued at Kshs.2,282,899,172 in respect to the construction of various projects have stalled. It was not clear why these projects remained stalled for years while the County Government embarked on new projects, some that still end up stalling due to non-payment of contract sums due. Failure to manage the projects in line with law may lead to loss of public funds and poor service delivery."

Step #15. Lose Kshs. 16,510,760 by awarding contracts to the highest bidder, when lower ones are available, and against the law.

Step #16. Lose Kshs.223,304,547 in shoddy works and projects. The County issues 4 contracts to build 4 stadiums at the cost of Kshs.1,036,551,255.

Stadiums in Kawangware, Ziwani, Kangemi and Dandora.

After Kshs.223,304,547 is paid out, the auditor notes:

>>The floodlights were non-functional and the internal lighting had not been installed.

>>The field’s surface was uneven, with noticeable bumps and depressions in certain areas, which rendered it unsuitable for football activities.

>>The electrical cables and wiring system on the field were exposed, increasing the risk of theft and vandalism.

>>The roofing materials used were substandard and showed visible signs of deterioration due to exposure to direct sunlight. According to the field management, rainwater frequently leaked through the roof, leading to water accumulation in the seating areas during rain.

>>The public address system was non-functional, as explained by the Management, who confirmed that the speakers were not operational.

>>There were visible holes in the perimeter wall. Rather than allowing footballs to bounce back into the field upon contact, footballs created holes due to penetration.

The stadium walls were constructed of soft boards, which could easily be penetrated with little force instead of durable concrete stone walls.

Total damage: KSH 32,949,346,981

@Mizani254 @MoGAbdi @PropesaTV @HillaryGondi @fit_ermined @EricLatiff @MigunaMiguna @NairobiCityGov @KenyaGovernors

[The Raila Odinga Amolo Foundation @RailaOdinga]

The most sacred of our freedoms is that of speech. We must jealously guard our hard earned freedom of speech!

[The Raila Odinga Amolo Foundation @RailaOdinga]

The right to free speech is inalienable. I shall remain its most ardent defender even when I am on the receiving end.

[Kipkalya Kones @MrKipkalya]

Faith Mony Odhiambo @FaithOdhiambo8 may be too young to have encountered the judicial commission of inquiry into the Robert Ouko murder, but I think she should read about it. The parallels are illuminating.

When Moi, in late 1990, appointed Justices Evan Gicheru, Richard Otieno Kwach and Akilano Akiwumi, to investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of Ouko, everyone dismissed it as just another regime committee meant to aid the cover-ups. Sounds familiar?

But the gentlemen had other ideas. They went to work, opened the inquiry to the media (allowing proceedings to be reported verbatim daily), brought in witnesses with explosive testimonies and ACTUALLY conducted a proper, credible and incisive inquiry. Where Moi had thought he would use the commission to buy time and bury the story, the commission embarrassed him and his government a good one.

He disbanded it in November 1991, to forestall its report. But in public psyche, the judges had cemented their place as true defenders of justice and truth. They would be defined just by that commission for the rest of their lives. In fact, the Kibaki regime made Gicheru CJ purely following is star role as Chair of the Ouko Commission.

This is what I assumed Faith would do. Appointed to an unpopular role by an unpopular regime, she should have walked on the footsteps of Justice Kwach (I pick Kwach for obvious reasons). Take up the role, make it a pro-people task, turn your back on the regime and actually deliver. And if the government interferes with your work, make a public report.

But to resign, while leaving your colleagues in the battle field is so weak! If you have to resign, leave with your whole team!

I submit that Faith has allowed herself to fall victim to political manipulation usually deployed mostly on senior Luos; making them believe that their roles require a higher moral standard, in a country where none exists. People get appointed and eat freely. It is only the Luo in every appointment who is a traitor. And yet, Faith seeks future political office. The pressure will be 1000 times more.

If you resign at the first sign of public pressure, how many times will you resign in future?

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@AokoOtieno_ Matiangi is a no,,, Maraga all the way,,

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@C_NyaKundiH There was no need to explain, @C_NyaKundiH , You will end up giving the person unnecessary attention and just like that you fall into the trap.

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@noelweks Barikiwa sana bro

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@HEBabuOwino Ww kuenda maandamano haitusaidii juu ulipewa power na Kenyans to push for reforms in parliament, what's the point of having MPs na wanaenda maandamano, io ndo njia mnatumianga kuwalk out of voting (Bills) eti mmekasirika giving an easy win to the other parties, haisaidii bana

[ng.3.the @ngethe_M]

@HEBabuOwino There's one way to find out @HEBabuOwino , give us a chance to say , at least Babu tried ,, infact this will help us see the compromised MPs ,, even if the motion will be brought down