Kenya has become a WhatsApp group waiting for the admin to come online.........
So the entire government of Kenya has to pause and wait for one man to land from Azerbaijan before fuel prices can be addressed?
This is exactly what we mean when we say Kenya has become a one man show. Cabinet Secretaries, PSs, regulators, ministries, advisers, commissions, all reduced to spectators waiting for presidential instructions while wananchi suffer.
When Ruto is around, government steals. When Ruto travels, government freezes. We are doomed either way!
A serious government should function with institutions, policy and delegated authority, not like a remote controlled kiosk waiting for the owner to return from abroad.
The President is away” has now become an economic policy statement.
A Nairobi lady has sued Safaricom PLC after her KSh 2,700, mistakenly sent via M-Pesa, was used to offset the recipient’s Fuliza debt.
Her reversal request was declined. She has now moved to the High Court challenging that policy as unconstitutional.
When I send money to someone, my intention is clear that I am transferring funds to THAT person. I am not entering into a contract with Safaricom to help them recover loans. I am not agreeing to become a guarantor. I am not volunteering to settle another adult’s overdraft.
How then does my money automatically clear someone else’s debt without my consent?
We must be very careful as a country not to normalise silent policies that shift financial burdens to third parties. Digital convenience should not override basic principles of fairness and property rights.
Yes, the recipient may have agreed to Fuliza terms. But I did not.And this is the core issue.
If money is mistakenly sent and reversal is denied because it has already been swallowed by a debt recovery system, then we are creating a dangerous precedent one where corporations quietly prioritise loan recovery over consumer protection.
At the very least, there should be a clear warning before completing a transaction:“The recipient has an outstanding Fuliza balance. Funds may be used to offset debt. Proceed?”
This case is bigger than 2,700 shillings. It is about how far automated financial systems can go without violating basic rights.
FUN FACT: If you study the History of Ancient Egypt at university, the only job prospect you have is teaching others the History of Ancient Egypt. It's the original pyramid scheme.
@Apple needs to open its software to all manufacturers i.e Samsung etc Thereafter create a search engine and dominate through safari then dominates maps ,music then eventually social by expanding messages into a social app like ig on all mobile devices. @mkbhd Only way to survive
This 1994 @KenyaAirways advert introduced us to the amazing KQ theme song. The song was produced by Matthew Peevers in 1993.
This song just makes you feel some type of way as a Kenyan.
One of the biggest problems with the world is that fools are always so sure and certain about everything and intelligent people are so full of doubts and uncertainties.