Zinduko

Thought Catalyst:
(East) African, Kenyan citizen; rooted in the Ziwa Kuu / Swahili Sea world; Cultural worker; Oraturist; Scholar.
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[The Elephant @theelephantinfo]

With the Performance Audit on School Fire Safety Preparedness conducted by Auditor General, in January 2019, the Ministry of Education directed schools not to use any monies from their maintenance and improvement budgets to procure firefighting equipment! This is despite the fact that in 2017 the same ministry had launched the Education Sector Disaster Management Policy! Furthermore, Wilson Sossian observes that the 100 per cent transition from primary to secondary school has resulted in a drastic lowering of the quality of services in boarding schools, leading to their being abhorred by many in the country.
Ready Analysis: https://t.co/1faxeq69Kp

@ReginaldOduor @Loyola_NOLA @MSU_HistoryDept @BettyGuchu @wmnjoya @m_ogada @WMutunga @EduMinKenya @africasacountry @jkobuthi @realoyungapala @johngithongo

[Zinduko @Zinduko]

#Creative?
A supporter of Creatives?
Enjoy / use / work with what we do? give? enable?
Understand the importance of cultural / creative work to our society?

Please. Stop.

Read this.

Thank you.

(And thank you @danaceda)
https://t.co/561gTmWPXV

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Sooo anyway ... Finance Bill 2026 and The Creative Industry

A THREAD

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

And even though all the above are extremely poor choices for this industry, the worst is that The Bill is shifting towards taxing digital infrastructure like payments and platforms, software and devices which is what the economy relies on.

It's a headshot.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Next is the shortening of the filing deadlines. Majority of this industry runs on irregular cash flows and informal book keeping. This shortening will create chaos and will by default push the majority of the industry towards non compliance.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Then the big one. 25% excise duty on Mobile phones.

Phones are on the inputs side of this business and also in distribution and in consumption. So this will heavily and negatively impact the industry. There is no progressive policy position for something like this.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Next is the proposed expansion of the definition of "management fees" to include interchange fees and merchant services.

This will directly impact event ticket prices for both the organizers as well as event goers in order to cover the extra tax.

This is a tax on infra.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

The impact of this on software licenses and subscriptions say for stock photos, video, Da Vinci etc is that such things will cost more in Kenya than they do in the region. That makes Kenyan creators less competitive.

Why is this necessary?

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Next let's talk Tax.

The Bill is proposing an expansion to the definition of "royalty" (also for the 3rd year running). This means that more categories of payments now subject to WHT.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Just to add that the Creative Industry in Kenya is contributing about 5-9% of GDP. For context Tourism is 3-4% and Manufacturing is between 7-8%.

And they wrote ZERO incentives into this bill FOR THE THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR.

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

The first and most important issue is that this bill contains ZERO incentives for the industry. Zero. Nothing at all. Which means that the administration only sees the industry as a taxpayer and not a strategic economic sector. This is a very big oversight. Usitakejua

[Dan Aceda @danaceda]

Sooo anyway ... Finance Bill 2026 and The Creative Industry

A THREAD

[Joshua Malidzo Nyawa @joshuamalidzo]

Is NSSF board 'mad'?
The Judgment of the Court of Appeal was set aside by the Supreme Court and the matter was remitted back to COA. As such, the judgment by COA does not exist in law.
You sought stay of the ELRC judgment and your application was dismissed
Stop it.

[Nav Toor @heynavtoor]

I hadn't slept a full night in 3 months.

Melatonin. Magnesium. Meditation apps. Nothing worked.

A friend pushed me to see a sleep doctor. I expected blood tests, a sleep study, maybe a CPAP referral.

He didn't even look at me.

He looked at my iPhone and said:

"There are 3 settings turned ON right now keeping your brain awake at 3 AM. 9 out of 10 patients I see have the same 3 toggles."

Me: "So my own iPhone is the thing keeping me awake?"

He didn't answer.

Here's everything he showed me (save this, your sleep depends on it):

[Nairobi Now @nairobinow]

#Nairobi: #Exhibition: Change of Time by Mutisya Kasamba, Jun. 5-30 2026 @ Nairobi National Museum.

Exhibition Dates: Until June 30, 2026
Venue: Creativity Gallery, Nairobi National Museum
Entry: Museum Rates Apply

Exhibition by #MutisyaKasamba.

[𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆🫧💚 @beyoncegarden]

serena is actually incredible for this like the talent is insane😭

[Joshua Malidzo Nyawa @joshuamalidzo]

Really?
What of:
1. One Day I Will Write About This Place
2. Things They Lost
3. The Dragonfly Sea
4. House of Rust
5. Petals of Blood
6. For What Are Butterflies Without Their Wings
7. Dust

[The Elephant @theelephantinfo]

Elizabeth Cooper’s Burning Ambition uncovers the deeper roots of Kenya’s decade-long school arson crisis—revealing it as a collective act of resistance, not mere student unrest or exam anxiety. In Kenya’s boarding schools, arson is a desperate protest against an unforgiving education system and a society where success feels out of reach for most. These students refuse to quietly accept a rigged game; they are demanding dignity, and a fair chance to thrive.
Ready Analysis: https://t.co/2JpoXgirBp

@ReginaldOduor @Loyola_NOLA @MSU_HistoryDept @BettyGuchu @wmnjoya @m_ogada @EduMinKenya @africasacountry @jkobuthi @realoyungapala @johngithongo

[Nairobi Now @nairobinow]

#Nairobi: #Screening: 'The Afterlife of Waste', A Documentary Film by Anthony Mwangi, Jun. 5 2026 @ Alliance Française Nairobi.

Date: June 5, 2026
Venue: @AFKenya
Time: 6.30 PM

About
Directed by Antony Mwangi & produced by Sally Ngoiri, the documentary looks at Gikomba market..

[GIJN Africa @gijnAfrica]

Project Profile: How Kenyans were profiled into statelessness. A project by @naipanoilepapa for @theelephantinfo, supported by @pulitzercenter.

1. https://t.co/WFxKMdN4ie
2. https://t.co/a2nLC363MK
3. https://t.co/DaWzqCHPB8
4. https://t.co/xFfmm6LjgB
5. https://t.co/ADSMW2ilWo

[Lawrence Gostin @LawrenceGostin]

NIH has a total of 5 staff to work in the Kenyan Ebola unit

There's much to worry about in terms of physical safety, facility transmission, & sub-optimal care of US citizens.

US Public Health Service staff aren't trained to take care of Ebola patients

https://t.co/B52JGpXHA8