They dwarfed our textile and cotton industries, so they could sell their second-hand clothes.
We swallowed the bait, and now we are depending on their clothes while they profit from our ignorance.
Kenyans want economic freedom:
• Money in their pockets.
• Disposable income to invest.
• Food on the table.
• A roof over their heads.
• Clothes to cover their nakedness.
Just basics: Food, Shelter, Clothing.
All these can be realised if the Public Debt Register is opened, audited, and the crooks who pocketed Eurobond are prosecuted, jailed, and the money recovered.
That is all.
We don't want stories.
We want solutions to our domestic problems.
Otherwise, all this political drama is noise.
Don't follow politicians with their drama.
They are fighting for their survival, not for you.
No politician loses sleep because of your problems.
It is always about them and their relevance.
Focus on fixing your life and dealing with issues within your control.
I’ve just read a report by the Auditor-General indicating that nearly 90% of county hospitals lack functional ICUs.
Let that sink in.
At the same time, billions are being allocated to affordable housing projects and stadiums for AFCON that will host matches for only a few weeks.
This is not about opposing development. It is about sequencing priorities.
A nation that cannot guarantee critical care in its hospitals must ask itself hard questions before pouring billions into prestige projects.
Development is not measured by stadium lights.
It is measured by whether a mother in Turkana can access an ICU bed when she needs one.
Japan and Singapore did not rise because they built monuments first. They built systems, healthcare, education, discipline in public spending.
Until we align our priorities, we will keep wondering why others move ahead while we stagnate.
Kenyans are beginning to see a pattern with World Bank loans, and it should worry anyone paying attention.
These are not blind experiments.
The World Bank understands Kenya’s economy, yet it keeps approving uneconomical loan structures that look good politically but fail economically.
NYOTA is only an example of the pattern, not the issue itself.
A loan was approved, knowing that KSh 25,000 cannot sustain a business in an economy with millions of unemployed youth.
The failure was predictable.
What follows is also predictable:
the program is now being used by William Ruto and UDA for campaign visibility, while the debt is quietly pushed into the future.
The politics is immediate.
The debt is permanent.
When repayment begins, it will not be politicians who suffer; it will be all Kenyans, including those who never benefited.
Development should build factories, skills, and productive systems that outlive elections.
What we are seeing instead feels like campaign financing disguised as development.
This is no longer about one project.
It is about a pattern, and a country left to carry it.
And we must end this.
Back then in the 80s, elections in Kenya were the Queueing System (Mlolongo),
If you vote for a thief, we know you did it.
Open, transparent and results are instant.
This modern "secret ballot" is a scam and an enabler of cheating through the manipulation of ballot papers or the distortion of the electronic transmission system.
The man standing in front of the queue is Joseph Kamotho of Mathioya Constituency. KANU's most ebullient Secretary General.
That is his queue, and the people behind him are his votes.
We have never seen such a powerful Secretary General of a Political Party again.
He must be the man who came up with the name Muthangari Estate or Muthangari Drive because his primary school was Muthangari Primary School in Murang'a County.
Born in 1942, Died in 2014.
Kenyans, observe this pattern.
5 days since Rigathi Gachagua was attacked in church - no arrests.
528 days since Collins Jumaisi "escaped" after the Kware killings - never found.
528 days since bodies were discovered at Kware Dumpsite - no excavation, no new arrests.
Almost 2 years since our youth were killed during protests - not a single person arraigned.
But let an ordinary Kenyan tweet the "wrong" thing - arrests happen in hours and suspects even killed.
When it’s citizens, action is fast.
When it’s the state, silence.
They say, "it wasn’t us," and the story ends.
Let me ask: can any system investigate itself?
No. It won’t.
Today we are ruled by a government acting as protector and enforcer at the same time.
Judge and suspect at the same time.
That path destroys nations.
As citizens, let us speak up. Let us amplify this message.
Because when injustice goes unanswered, everyone’s safety is weakened.
Accountability matters.
Justice matters.
2027 matters.
A Chinese and an African met in Europe.
CHINESE: Hi, my name is Xhenxhi Honhong.
AFRICAN: Nice to meet you, my name is Emmanuel Noël de Souza
CHINESE: So you are not African but Franco-Brazilian?
AFRICAN: Of course, I am an African.
CHINESE: And your name is Emmanuel Noël De Souza?
AFRICAN: Yes, I owe my parents this lovely name.
CHINESE: Even the names to wear that do not require any technique, no technology, you are not able to produce by yourselves? You have to import them. Well, we didn't know that before. We will start producing names to sell to you.
It is out of the question that we leave this vast and affordable name market to Europeans and others. I'm sure you will prefer our names for a well-known reason: "Made in China" is always cheaper.
AFRICAN: Haha, you sure also make jokes and that's fine. Anyways, what are you doing here?
CHINESE: I study neuroscience and I'm also very interested in robotics. I also give classes on Chinese civilization at the University of London, what about you?
AFRICAN: I am a doctoral researcher.
CHINESE: Oh, cool, can you be a bit more explicit?
AFRICAN: I am a researcher in English literature and a specialist of Williams Shakespeare?
CHINESE: How's that?
AFRICAN: I read and comment on the works of English authors and analyze a lot of Williams Shakespeare.
CHINESE: You are not a forensic doctor, so why do you analyze a corpse?
AFRICAN: Haha, funny! I read and do research in the writings of Williams Shakespeare, I do not touch his corpse, besides, I don't know where he was buried.
CHINESE: So your job is to research what Williams Shakespeare wrote, in other words you're searching for what Williams Shakespeare has already found?
Intellectual laziness if you ask me! Not that I am telling you what to do, but with the state of your continent, you shouldn't be researching the English language. Your energy should be concentrated on Agriculture, Science and Technology. Do useful studies rather than searching for what others have been finding since the beginning of time.
AFRICAN: You really have a sense of humor... In fact I'm inviting you to our evening worship.
CHINESE: Oh that's exciting. It will be my honor to attend. I have already attended by curiosity to Christian, Muslim and Buddhist religious gatherings but never to an African religious gathering.
This is an opportunity that I will not miss. Where will the worship take place?
AFRICAN: In the "International church of the last soldiers of Jesus" on the 6th Street, Fish Belourverd.
CHINESE: Wait, are you inviting me to church?
AFRICAN: Yes, to the church of the great American prophet Weiss White, the prophet of great miracles, the only man in the world...
CHINESE: You do not have a religion of your own? Even your prophets are foreigners? How terrible and miserable you are!
I will not have time anymore for your worship and I must leave you now but I do like your attire.
AFRICAN: Thank you, this is the African fabric!
The Chinese man murmuring alone while leaving: Poor fellow, he does not know what they call African fabrics, which they are proud of like toddlers are manufactured in our factories.
A Chinese and an African met in Europe.
CHINESE: Hi, my name is Xhenxhi Honhong.
AFRICAN: Nice to meet you, my name is Emmanuel Noël de Souza
CHINESE: So you are not African but Franco-Brazilian?
AFRICAN: Of course, I am an African.
CHINESE: And your name is Emmanuel Noël De Souza?
AFRICAN: Yes, I owe my parents this lovely name.
CHINESE: Even the names to wear that do not require any technique, no technology, you are not able to produce by yourselves? You have to import them. Well, we didn't know that before. We will start producing names to sell to you.
It is out of the question that we leave this vast and affordable name market to Europeans and others. I'm sure you will prefer our names for a well-known reason: "Made in China" is always cheaper.
AFRICAN: Haha, you sure also make jokes and that's fine. Anyways, what are you doing here?
CHINESE: I study neuroscience and I'm also very interested in robotics. I also give classes on Chinese civilization at the University of London, what about you?
AFRICAN: I am a doctoral researcher.
CHINESE: Oh, cool, can you be a bit more explicit?
AFRICAN: I am a researcher in English literature and a specialist of Williams Shakespeare?
CHINESE: How's that?
AFRICAN: I read and comment on the works of English authors and analyze a lot of Williams Shakespeare.
CHINESE: You are not a forensic doctor, so why do you analyze a corpse?
AFRICAN: Haha, funny! I read and do research in the writings of Williams Shakespeare, I do not touch his corpse, besides, I don't know where he was buried.
CHINESE: So your job is to research what Williams Shakespeare wrote, in other words you're searching for what Williams Shakespeare has already found?
Intellectual laziness if you ask me! Not that I am telling you what to do, but with the state of your continent, you shouldn't be researching the English language. Your energy should be concentrated on Agriculture, Science and Technology. Do useful studies rather than searching for what others have been finding since the beginning of time.
AFRICAN: You really have a sense of humor... In fact I'm inviting you to our evening worship.
CHINESE: Oh that's exciting. It will be my honor to attend. I have already attended by curiosity to Christian, Muslim and Buddhist religious gatherings but never to an African religious gathering.
This is an opportunity that I will not miss. Where will the worship take place?
AFRICAN: In the "International church of the last soldiers of Jesus" on the 6th Street, Fish Belourverd.
CHINESE: Wait, are you inviting me to church?
AFRICAN: Yes, to the church of the great American prophet Weiss White, the prophet of great miracles, the only man in the world...
CHINESE: You do not have a religion of your own? Even your prophets are foreigners? How terrible and miserable you are!
I will not have time anymore for your worship and I must leave you now but I do like your attire.
AFRICAN: Thank you, this is the African fabric!
The Chinese man murmuring alone while leaving: Poor fellow, he does not know what they call African fabrics, which they are proud of like toddlers are manufactured in our factories.
@CA_Kenya, this is an example of what I am talking about.
You can choose to ignore while our data is unsafe in the hands of rogue microfinance, phoney bundle sellers, scammers, betting companies, criminals and abductors.
Data is the new oil; don't sell our privacy.
@ODPC_KE
Na vile nimekaa nikaona ,hapa hakuna kuponea wazee. All the precautions we are taking,appear to be pointing us back to what we are avoiding. Unawacha Pombe usichome maini ukufe,unaenda kwa juwis unapata Diabetes,unakatwa miguu unakufa. Unawacha juwis usipate diabetes unakunywa chai moto,unapata cancer ya mdomo unakufa. Unajaribu kuwacha kunona juu obesity itakuua,unaingia gym unainua chuma mshipa inafura inapasuka unakufa.
Unawachana warembo wa klabu wasikuwekee mchele ukufe,kumbe kanisa ndio retired Hoeligans wako. Wanakupatia ukimwi unasafiri. Sasa vile iko ni kila mtu achague mkuki yake. Wa kuvuruta bangi wavuvurute,wa usherati wapige,wa kamnyweso watetemeke msuri,wa kuweka unga kwa mapua waweke,na wale wa kupaka unga kwa sehemu za siri pia waweke. Let us not judge,because we are all dying. There is no escape