The claims that the G-to-G deal stabilised the shilling aren't true. In 2023 & early '24, the shilling was under pressure because of high global fuel prices & a rise in food imports due to the severe drought experienced then. Our dollar inflows were also impacted by the pandemic
@Makiadi_ This odm don't know ruttto that's why Rao had two teams one in govt the other Sifuna opposing . In war it's called a reserve 🪖 army armed in waiting
@elonmusk South African is for south Africans only .and they have a right to choose their path and sanctions doesnt work anymore, countries started years ago getting out of usa banking systems
@GideonKimaiyo_ We need a law on change of criminal justice system in Kenya where you can get bond hile appealing like in SA. In Kenya an appeal can take 3+ years and maybe you have been wrongly prisoners for two years. You finish you sentence before appeal is heard
Elon Musk’s latest tirade against South Africa is a masterclass in billionaire bait-and-switch. He claims Starlink is banned solely because he isn’t Black, a narrative he pushes to his 200-million-plus followers as proof of "viciously racist" laws. In reality, the 30% local equity requirement he decries is a standard part of the Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) framework that hundreds of other U.S. giants, including Microsoft, have navigated for decades without the "drama".
Musk’s "principle" against these rules conveniently ignores that South Africa has already pivoted to accommodate him. As of December 2025, the government introduced Equity Equivalent Investment Programmes (EEIPs), allowing foreign firms like Starlink to skip the equity transfer entirely by investing in local infrastructure and skills. Instead of taking the win, Musk has escalated to hurling expletives at senior diplomats and alleging (without evidence) that he was pressured to "bribe" his way into a license.
The irony is thick: while Musk plays the victim of "reverse racism", his refusal to follow local law is the primary hurdle keeping high-speed internet from the very rural South African communities he claims to want to help. It isn't about the color of his skin; it’s about a billionaire who believes his birthplace owes him a waiver for the same rules everyone else follows.
@JaphethOtieno01@billwilliam206@NdindiNyoro Do you even think fuel prices will affect ndindi Nyoro or any politician in Kenya it will affect Kenyans citizens Mashinani, Ethiopia, ug all land locked have cheaper fuel than Kenya ?
Look at the price difference between Somalia and Kenya. Yet we import fuel from the same place,same route and same coastline. Someone in kenya wants to make 10 billion off from us and tell us prices have risen globally.
We are not doing this @WilliamsRuto . WE ARE NOT!