In celebration of my good friend, who would have been here dancing and singing with us tonight! Raila Amollo Odinga we celebrate you!
#jowi#machokaat50#rhumbagalore#wawa!!
THIKA SUPERHIGHWAY was Raila Odinga's pet project.
In 2003, as Roads Minister, he and Engineer Joshua Toro, then MP for Kandara and Assistant Minister for Roads, crafted a master plan.
The THIKA Highway was the pilot project, followed by Rironi - Mau Summit - Londiani - Fort Tenan - Muhoroni, and Ngata - Salgaa - Mau-Summit - Londiani - Kericho - Kisumu - Busia.
But the constant conflicts between LDP and NAK stalled these Mega Projects.
The Orange-Banana conflict jeopardised every dream built in 2002 because people around Kibaki, like Karua, didn't like LDP near the government's policy-making meetings.
Then came 2008, and the Coalition Government was born after a horrible 2007 election.
Kipkalya Kones, as Roads Minister, restarted the stalled mega road projects. Then he died in June 2008 in a plane crash.
Then Franklin Bett was appointed Roads Minister. He restarted and supervised the Thika Highway groundbreaking ceremony, alongside Jimmy Wanjigi, who designed its financing instruments.
Baba carried all the insults when the project started,
"Economic saboteur"
"He is destroying our businesses"
"He wants EABL to collapse so that his molasses plant can start producing beer"
"This ODM part of the Government is heartless."
Kibaki was almost folding, but Jimmy Wanjigi told him off.
Baba and Bett remained firm, and the Highway was commissioned in November 2012 at Museum Hill. Kibaki was present alongside Johnny-come-lately Kalonzo Musyoka.
Baba carried the insults, the media rewrote the truth, and we carried the glory.
I know our history well because I have refused to let politicians and the media rewrite our historical journey.
The media hides the truth, broadcasts lies, to keep the masses misinformed and enraged.
The LAPSSET Corridor Masterplan was a Raila Odinga's brainchild with his advisor, Professor Hiroyuki Hino.
He presented it to the Coalition Government (2008 - 2013) for its adoption and execution.
We don't appreciate Baba enough.
He carried the insults, we carry the glory.
You know what else doesn’t lie? A legally binding CBA. The decision to deploy interns under unclear employment terms then unlawfully reducing their salaries has led to the death of people’s kids. Yours will be remembered as one of the darkest tenures at Afya House.
Kumbe Meg White was MOST LIKELY warned by her own government that in the coming weeks Adani would be indicted so she resigned hurriedly. It now makes sense.
Adani group today decided not to proceed with a proposed U.S. dollar-denominated bond offering. Most likely they won't be allowed to touch USD. How will they fund the Kenyan projects omera? Indian Rupees?
Ruto was at the Changamwe Roundabout and Mombasa Town in Mombasa County today after he nominated Ali Hassan Joho for a cabinet secretary position.
Apart from Gachagua missing here. Do you notice 10 other things?
Lakini tukuwe serious,tuongee bila emotions pia!
1 HATUTAKI kuwa na Leaders
2 HATUTAKI kuunda party
3 HATUTAKI Kila kitu
Tufanye sasa? We need to talk and agree,time is moving.....NA TUEKE EMOTIONS KANDO KIDOGO FOR THIS CONVERSATION
LET'S TALK
You guys found her!Her house at pipeline was teargassed Yesterday with her son inside.She Ran outside only to meet bullets & more teargas ,Team #Sisikwasisi let’s CHANGE HER LIFE COMPLETELY,TUMUINUE KABISA. Her number is 0743162862 -JOAN RUBIA
#ChangingOneLifeAtAtime
The politics of Kenya has no formula. One can never find X. Now Mbadi has to implement bottom up manenos & Wandayi has to raise that thing on every 14th. Meanwhile Oparanya will give us Hustler Fund stats like Opta gives us football stats. Tuko Pamoja lakini?
This is Ryan Mwendwa
Grade 4 learner, at Marion Farmhouse School, died on Tuesday 16th July 2024 after he was hit by a stray bullet, Kahawa West Campus.He was in a stationary bus in the school's compound that was waiting for other children to get in.
💔 The police are murderers!