Cathy Njeri

Entrepreneur | Engineer
KE 🇰🇪 & TZ 🇹🇿

[Ole Lehmann @itsolelehmann]

i'm obsessed with AI DIY projects.

my favorite one right now is this broccoli farmer in hokkaido, japan using Codex to run his 100-hectare farm

this guy never studied agriculture, never inherited land, started out as a civil servant.

but he wanted his farm to run better, and instead of paying an engineering firm he couldn't afford, he just built the tools himself.

here's what he's built on his own:

> remote control of his greenhouse vents from a chat app, wired up with an esp32 board, a motor driver, and cloudflare workers

> a bot that checks each greenhouse's temperature and opens the vents when it gets too hot

> satellite crop-health data laid over a map of his own fields

> an airtable base linking his plots, tasks, materials, and sensors

> wiring diagrams of his electrical panels, generated from a photo

stuff like this used to be locked behind machinery and engineers only the big agribusinesses could pay for.

but this legend just breezed past all of it with a laptop and Codex lol

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

@IEBCKenya @CollinsBriche Hi! Is there a pin location for maliposa apartment? On Google search it doesn't come up. It says it's 4km from Junction mall but that could be in any direction

[Disrupt Africa @DisruptAfrica]

How Kenya’s Acre Insights helps farmers monitor their land with drones, digital tools https://t.co/S7QujnqLwJ

[Basketball Africa League @theBAL]

🚨 Final standings of the Nile Conference!
🥇 Al Ahly 🇱🇾 finishes UNDEFEATED, clinching the top spot!
🥈 APR 🇷🇼 secures the 2nd place and heads to the BAL Playoffs!

Who’s taking the chip in Pretoria? 🏆🔥

#BAL5

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

Attending the Kenya #CarbonMarketsKe Conference

[Kenya Met Department 🇰🇪 @MeteoKenya]

Yes, tremors felt in Nairobi this morning were due to a regional earthquake:

🌍 M 4.5 – 81 km WNW of Longido, Tanzania
🕒 Time: 07 May 2025, 10:35 AM (EAT)
📍 Location: 2.574°S, 35.983°E
📏 Depth: 10.0 km
⚠️ Intensity: III (Felt)

The tremors were caused by shock waves from this earthquake.

🔗 View Epicenter Map: https://t.co/tPNO4zNeag

#Earthquake #Nairobi #SeismicActivity #Tremor

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[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

@Gregy_Ke I came looking for this post. What just happened?! I was in Kileleshwa

[The Kenyan Vigilante @KenyanSays]

Someone said Gen Zs are only in Nairobi.
Today Gen Zs in Maasai land have said enough is enough!

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

Very good sense of self-respect. Very good handling of the situation. Very good on you Obinna

[Bonnie Mwangi, CPA, LLM, MBA @MwangiBonnie]

My fellow Kenyans,

In the spirit of accountability and civic education, I bring you my analysis of the Nyaribari Chache CDF.

My analysis covered 2018-2022.

Current MP is @JhandaMp

If you do not know him, please watch the first video attached, and the other pictures. These pictures are from his social media accounts.

Please note that, the focus of the review is the CDF itself and not necessarily the politician. That is to say that I don't care when someone was elected. I am looking at the performance of the CDF vs intended purpose. When I do bring up the politician, I am discussing his or her fit for the job.

Before we even get to the findings, I do want to ask you for your indulgence a little bit, to discuss something that I believe is related to the findings you will see below. And that is, "intellectual capacity". Or, "competence".

Please follow me here. Let us assume that you are a wealthy individual. But you were not born wealthy. You started from below scratch, and now, you own several companies with annual revenues in the billions. One has annual revenues of KSH 17 billion, and let us call it KIAMBU CORPORATION. The other has annual revenues of KSH 40 billion. We will call this one NAIROBI CORPORATION.

Finally - you have a start-up - and things are really tight there. You need to make sure the start-up succeeds. You need someone to help steer the start-up through some hard times, ensuring that the company is focused on its core competency, to develop it into a success story. The start-up is young, but has KSH 200 million in revenues annually. And you cannot afford to waste money. We will call the start-up Nyaribari Chache Corporation.

You need to hire Chief Executive Officers ("CEOs") for these three companies.

Among the people that have expressed interest in these positions, are:

@MikeSonko for CEO of Nairobi Corporation. @SakajaJohnson for Nairobi Corporation.
Ferdinand Waititu, aka @GovernorBabayao for Kiambu Corporation.

And @JhandaMp for Nyaribari Chache.

You scan their resumes and other publicly available information, and here is what you find:

@MikeSonko is a self-proclaimed "reformed fraudster" and conman. He once served a prison sentence, which he did not have the discipline to complete, in the coast for fraud. Has no known legitimate educational or professional background. Nothing that says he has even the average skills required to run - which is different from just holding the title of CEO - a company with KSH 40 billion in revenue. He is very flashy, and you can tell he adores cash by just visiting his Instagram account. But you have no idea where his cash comes from, although there are rumours that he may be involved in illicit business dealings.

@SakajaJohnson - appears is born politician. He has never been accused of running anything - including a kiosk. Has never really worked anywhere where he could have learned any skills. But he has sent a diploma with his name from a "TEAM UNIVERSITY" - which, given that nobody has ever heard it, you googled to find out that it is a school in Uganda. That said, you have never seen anyone graduate from that school, and have absolutely no idea about the rigor of its academic programs. In any case - he has ZERO experience outside of politics. In other words - the only thing you are certain about with regards to him, is that he possesses dimples.

@GovernorBabayao is equally enigmatic. You have listened to his interviews on TV, trying to gauge his acumen and competency. He does have a degree certificate from a school in India - but not much is known about his competency, abilities, or experience to run a company with KSH 17 billion in revenue.

For Nyaribari Chache, @JhandaMp wants the job, bad. His resume reads as follows:

Educational background:

Kenya Methodist University: Currently Seeking a Bachelor or Arts degree, having started in 2020.

Outside of this, he has a KCSE certificate from Cardinal Otunga High School (1997).

Work experience:

BIG. FAT. NOTHING.

Now, you have to decide if you are going to hire these people, to run a company with KSH 40 billion in revenues, 17 billion in revenues, and the start-up with annual revenues of KSH 200 million.

And to be sure - there are hundreds of applicants for these jobs, with impressive credentials and verified work experience.

Are you hiring @GovernorBabayao @MikeSonko @SakajaJohnson or @JhandaMp for these jobs?

The scenario I just gave you above is not a figment of my imagination. It is not a functional story am working on.

These four people, sought and received positions to lead @NairobiCityGov @KiambuCountyGov and Nyaribari Chache MP - on those records.

@NairobiCityGov has a budget north of KSH 40 billion. @KiambuCountyGov has a budget of KSH 17 billion.

@JhandaMp ran for office without any credentials or work experience, and the good people of Nyaribari Chache elected him. His basic salary is close to 1 million a month.

The point is this.

When we hire these people for these jobs, we are trusting them with the ability to use their "competency" to make very important decisions for us - about how to allocate very scarce resources. And, there are millions of people, whose dreams and aspirations rise and fall based on the decisions these people make, with those resources.

For example, with a KSH 17 billion budget, Kiambu County is not supposed to spend more than 35% of this budget on salaries.

If you look at most counties, and look at the number of people employed by the county, it is normally less than 1% of the entire county population.

When people leading our government lack the requisite competency, and make dumb decisions, we pay the price.

When @KiambuCountyGov spends 61% of the budget in violation of the law (as opposed to a maximum of 35%), as it does often, this means that the county politicians have effectively diverted over KSH 4.5 billion in that one year, from serving you, to a few people.

That KSH 4.5 billion is the difference between having a well-equipped and functioning hospital, and not. A good road, or not.

In other words, the competency of people we put into these offices matter, people. It does.

The question then is, why are our standards different in politics?

If you could not hire these people for CEO positions to play with your own money, why would you elect them to lead jurisdictions with similar level of resources and complexity?

That having been said, I digress. Back to Nyaribari Chache.

Executive Summary:

The audit reports for Nyaribari Chache Constituency’s NGCDF covering financial years 2018-2022 reveal systemic financial mismanagement, misallocation of funds, corruption, and governance failures.

The audit findings highlight missing, unaccounted, and wasted funds amounting to Kshs. 292,609,418, affecting the constituency’s service delivery and public trust.

Key Findings and Financial Irregularities

Missing or Potentially Stolen Funds – Kshs. 79,677,585

1. Unaccounted school bursary disbursements totaling Kshs. 35,542,356 (FY 2018-2019).

2. Overpayments for construction projects exceeding contract values by Kshs. 7,696,229 (FY 2021-2022). Without rationale or support.

3. Unsupported expenditures on security projects of Kshs. 7,000,000 (FY 2021-2022).

4. Bank balance discrepancies, including unreversed stale cheques of Kshs. 2,027,111 (FY 2019-2020).

5. Irregular/illegal procurement of school buses without open tendering, totaling Kshs. 23,349,603 (FY 2018-2019).

Wasted or Inefficiently Used Funds – Kshs. 134,136,599

1. Multiple stalled or incomplete school projects, including classroom, laboratory, and dormitory constructions totaling Kshs. 12,500,000 (FY 2021-2022).

2. Unfinished security projects worth Kshs. 34,500,000, with contractors abandoning sites (FY 2021-2022).

3. Procurement mismanagement, including unsupported sports equipment purchases amounting to Kshs. 3,497,000 (FY 2020-2021).

Unaccounted or Unsupported Funds – Kshs. 78,795,234

1. Unverified/unsupported allowances and monitoring expenses amounting to Kshs. 8,900,000 (FY 2020-2021).

2. Undocumented expenditure on tuition block construction totaling Kshs. 13,688,879 (FY 2021-2022).

3. Lack of asset register documentation, with total reported assets of Kshs. 30,501,772 (FY 2021-2022).

4. Unreconciled bank balances, including Kshs. 17,291,514 in unpresented cheques that cannot be accounted for (FY 2020-2021).

5. Sports funds misuse, with Kshs. 3,497,000 unaccounted for in equipment purchases (FY 2020-2021).

Details and minutiae below:

Financial Year 2021-2022​

Key Audit Issues:

1. Unsupported Expenditure on Tuition Block Construction. Contract amount was Kshs. 5,992,650. CDF somehow claims paying Kshs. 13,688,879 - overpaying by Kshs. 7,696,229.

No interim certificates, project progress reports, or bank statements provided, as is required by law. No explanation or rationale for excess payment.

2. Unsupported Security Project Expenditure. Total Allocated: Kshs. 36,400,000. One project inspected was Kiogoro Police Post (Kshs. 7,000,000). No project file, payment certificates, or proof of expenditures provided. Absolutely ZERO documentation.

3. Irregular/Illegal Procurement Practices. Operating Expenses unaccounted For: Kshs. 1,650,000

4. Poorly Managed School Projects. Funds Transferred to Primary Schools: Kshs. 41,045,982

5. Purchase of School Bus Without Documentation. Amount Paid: Kshs. 8,200,000
No procurement documents provided for Nyanchwa Girls Secondary School bus purchase.

6. Multiple Incomplete School Projects/or abandoned/poorly managed. KSH 12.5 million of investment wasted. Examples: Kerera Central Primary: Construction incomplete (Kshs. 1,200,000).
Kabwori Primary: Only 1 classroom built instead of a 3-roomed block (Kshs. 700,000).
Amariba Secondary: Lab incomplete (Kshs. 4,900,000).

7. Millions in assets unaccounted for. CDF says it has Total Assets of Kshs. 30,501,772, but it cannot show any documentation.

Financial Year 2020-2021​

Key Audit Issues:

1. Unsupported Allowances & Monitoring Expenses. Total Committee Expenses: Kshs. 8,900,000, but Kshs. 5,650,000 cannot be supported with any documentation. No receipts.

2. Inaccurate Cash Balances. Total Reported Bank Balance: Kshs. 32,612,061, but Kshs. 17,291,514 in cheques that were written have not been accounted for.

3. Incomplete School Projects. Total Funding: Kshs. 58,637,901. Examples:

Boronyi Secondary: Admin block incomplete despite full funding (Kshs. 1,320,835).
Kenya Medical Training College (Ibeno Campus): Unjustified and unsupported contract variation of Kshs. 2,278,847.

4. Unsupported Sports Equipment Purchases. Total Allocated: Kshs. 4,550,000, but Kshs. 3,497,000 cannot be supported through documentation. No receipts or any other evidence available.

Financial Year 2019-2020​

Key Audit Issues:

1. Unreversed Stale Cheques: Kshs. 2,027,111. Cannot be accounted for.

2. Multiple Stalled, and poorly undertaken Secondary School Projects. Examples:

Nyataro COG Secondary: Admin Block stalled at ground floor.

Nyamemiso Secondary: Laboratory had cracked walls.

Financial Year 2018-2019​

Key Audit Issues:

1. Unsupported Domestic Travel & Allowances. Total Spent: Kshs. 11,504,819, but Kshs. 1,875,000 cannot be supported. ZERO documentation.

2. Unverified Bursary Disbursements. Total Disbursed: Kshs. 35,831,356. A whopping : Kshs. 35,542,356 could not be confirmed by the supposed receiving institutions.

3. Improper and Illegal Procurement of School Buses. Total Spent: Kshs. 23,349,603. No Open Tender Used: Violated procurement laws.

4. Lack of Land Ownership Documents. Out of Assets Reported by CDF, with a claimed value of Kshs. 21,177,306, Kshs. 8,096,672 could not be confirmed through documentation. This land CDF says is owned, but has no ownership documents.

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[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

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[Lewis Hamilton @LewisHamilton]

New era @ScuderiaFerrari

[∘ @deravvs]

Just finished watching, the vision is great and he explained a lot of things people aren’t aware about that is happening right in plain sight.

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

Starting in 2025, Kenyans returning home will pay a 10% excise duty on phones purchased abroad worth over $2,000 (Sh258,500)
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[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

@elonmusk please make it easier to play these recordings. 100k Kenyans are managing our sovereignty and Twitter is where we do that from. No time for lag and hangs.🙏🏽 Thanks

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[Raghu @IndiaTales7]

The most Heart-Breaking Photos in History ~ A Thread 🧵

(Open only if you have a strong Heart)

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

Bus drivers in Japan went on a strike but continued to drive their routes while refusing to take fares from passengers! So keeping Japan on time but costing the bus companies gas on top of lost revenue.
#downtoolsbetter

[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it,
And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son!

- If, by RUDY KIPLING 💕

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[Cathy Njeri @yo_njeri]

U2 said, in life, what you don't know, you probably don't need it now❤️

Have a beautiful day friends 🎵

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