William Tales

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[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

🟢𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗮 𝟭𝟵-𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿-𝗢𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗠𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮’𝘀 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗟𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿: 𝗟𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 Betty Wamaitha MCIM

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[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@SingoeiAKorir They're responding to Kenya's own chosen positioning in the outbreak architecture.
We can't volunteer to be the region's biosafety hub and then express surprise when the region's biosafety concerns attach to us.
The protest is valid. The self-awareness is missing.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@SingoeiAKorir Respected PS, the facts you've cited are correct — zero cases, 80,000+ tests.
But with respect: who agreed to host the regional Ebola response centre in Laikipia against public wishes and without parliamentary consent?
Israel isn't punishing Kenya for having Ebola.
More👇🏿

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

Japan came to Dallas to hunt. Netherlands on notice.
#Worldcup

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@georgediano Diano used to bark loudest in the yard. Now he's inside the house, eating from the same bowl.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@GKenn3843 @georgediano Two wrongs don't make a right business model.

MNC resource extraction is a legitimate policy fight — but it doesn't license IP theft as a countermeasure.

These are separate accountability conversations. Conflating them weakens both arguments.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

America's loss. Europe's gain.

Omar Artan—CAF Referee of the Year, FIFA World Cup 2026 appointee—was blocked from entering the US.

@UEFA didn't wait. They gave him the UEFA Super Cup.

PSGvsAston Villa. Salzburg. August 12.

A Somali referee on the biggest club stage in Europe.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@Akanji834414209 @kelvinBakespear @CyrusKublai @heich_m @georgediano Leapfrogging isn't automatic — it requires deliberate local value capture policy. Whether Kenya extracts jobs or supply chain linkages from Nike's entry is a government policy conversation, not a counterfeit tolerance one.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@kelvinBakespear @CyrusKublai @heich_m @georgediano AI or not, the facts stand. Huawei, BYD, Alibaba are aggressive IP protectors — that's verifiable. And yes, Kenya needs the transition phase less than China did, because the blueprint already exists. Leapfrogging means skipping the mistakes, not repeating them.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@polo_kimanii @fundishah The affordability gap is real&valid. Bt the solution isn't counterfeit tolerance,it's accessible price architecture. Nike entering NBO without n entry-level productline is the actual policy failure here. Walalahoi deserve originals @ walalahoi prices,not a blck mkt as consolation

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@janetmachuka_ The 'nobody checks' logic is how counterfeitmarkets self-justify. Bt brand dilution dsn't need a chckpoint,it operates at perception level. Evry fake AirForce on th strt quietly depreciates the authentic one's aspirationalvalue. The distribution model is th problem,not the demand

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@jfredrickg @georgediano Fair distinction — that's the grey market vs counterfeit debate. Unbranded lower-quality goods compete on price transparency. Counterfeits compete by borrowing brand equity they didn't build. Completely different value propositions, completely different legal exposure.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@ivymuthe That 10k frdge is exactly the market signal Nike should study. Kenyan consumers are hypervalue-conscious—aspirational brandloyalty only holds where accessible pricearchitecture exists. No entryleveloffering=counterfeit fills thegap. The problemisn't the fake. It's the pricng vacm

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@CyrusKublai @heich_m @georgediano China developed through state-coordinated industrial policy — then built its own IP. Huawei, BYD, Alibaba are now aggressive IP protectors. The counterfeit phase was a transitional strategy, not the destination. Kenya skipping straight to IP respect is the smarter leapfrog."

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@kenyasgossips why not just buy mtumba Nikes? Original, second-hand, fraction of the price. No IP violation, no raid risk. The counterfeit market exists because people won't explore that option 🤷🏾‍♂️

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@Goddie_Ke why not just buy mtumba Nikes? Original, second-hand, fraction of the price. No IP violation, no raid risk. The counterfeit market exists because people won't explore that option 🤷🏾‍♂️

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@KenyanSays why not just buy mtumba Nikes? Original, second-hand, fraction of the price. No IP violation, no raid risk. The counterfeit market exists because people won't explore that option 🤷🏾‍♂️

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

Genuine question though — why not just buy mtumba Nikes? Original,kitu safi, second-hand, fraction of the price. No IP violation, no raid risk. The counterfeit market exists because people won't explore that option 🤷🏾‍♂️

[George T. Diano @georgediano]

Anti-Counterfeit detectives and Nike officials raided Shiquo Hii Style at RNG Plaza and walked away with over KSh 15 million worth of allegedly counterfeit shoes and stock. This comes barely a month after Nike and Adidas opened shops in Nairobi. These officials have lately been walking into factories and inspecting everything from raw materials to finished products while raising a whole host of demands.

All this is happening while some people are hiding money under their mattresses. The detectives have declared that the seized goods will be destroyed at their warehouse, but watu si wajinga buana. They will eventually find their way back into the market. They'll sell to other small traders at a throw away price.

Shiquo has employed over 400 youths through his branches spread across major towns. The government should keep in mind that not everyone can afford to spend KSh 20,000 on a pair of sneakers. They should just let consumers decide what to buy.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@MaasaiOfficial5 @georgediano Someone had to 😂

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@Faded_Fuzz @georgediano That's the unauthorized manufacturing argument — real, but legally irrelevant. Nike controls licensed production runs, quality specs and distribution rights. Same factory, different authorization tier. That gap is exactly what IP law protects.

[William Tales @WilliamMutama]

@slen_strands @georgediano Protecting IP isn't colonialism — it's the same framework Kenya uses to protect Maasai IP from being exploited by those same wazungu. Cuts both ways.