FCPA Billow Kerrow
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Politician. Professional. Businessman. Fmr Senator, Mandera County & Chair, Senate Finance & Budget Committee. Fmr MP, Mandera Central & Shadow Finance Minister
Nairobi, Kenya
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Duale's removal wasn't unexpected but was cowardly. He deserved better, not brute ingratitude. The bigger picture is a painful loss for Muslims/ Somali as he was the highest ranking in Govt. To Duale, may Alah grant you something better! You're the richer.
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Thank you DIG Noor Gabow for taking charge in Bomas and saving a situation that spiraled out if hand.
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Alhamdulillah. Congratulations to Turkish nation on the election of Mr Erdogan!
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A Mandera village yesterday. Nairobi Expressway this morning. One nation, two worlds. Millions spend daily to water plants on the expressway; many are losing livelihoods, even lives, due to lack of water. Misplaced priorities.
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IEBC Chair Chebukati, Comm. Prof Guliye, Comm. Molu & CEO Marjan are the true heroes in August 9 elections. Their steadfastness & fidelity to the law at the risk of their lives was unprecedented. Congrats to all IEBC staff for one of the most transparent Presidential elections!
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Shame to you
@orengo_james
for taking the judges on "a wild goose chase". Even to ordinary folks like us, your submissions to the court sounded like conspiracy theories out of Hollywood, fictitious drama & hubris. It's characterisation as "hot air" is in fact an understatement!
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SCORK: now that the hearing is over, we can all act as judges for the weekend! My take...President-elect declaration will be upheld, God Willing. IEBC defense was astounding. No material irregularities to overturn the election result. Allah knows best.
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Kenya has 6M registered taxpayers, 12% population. Rwanda has 300K, 2% population. Our tax revenues as a % of GDP is 17%; Africa's average is 16%. Rwanda is at 15%. Kenya GDP is $110 billion, Rwanda is $10Billion. Kenya collects $20B in taxes, Rwanda $2B. Our problem: SPENDING!
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Alhamdulillah. Congratulations to our brother Junet Mohamed re-elected as an MP! Mashaa Allah.
@JunetMohamed
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This is a great way to plant trees. NE Kenya counties take note!
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BBI: the President & Baba have put their reputations & future on the line for BBI. It is clear that the Handshake deal has a hidden agenda for the two that is yet to be revealed. Politics is about interests. Their desperation about BBI cannot be about Kenyans. Never.
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East African Countries expenditures 2023/24 Budgets:
Rwanda $4.4 B
Burundi $1.4B
S Sudan $1.3B
Uganda $14B
Tanzania $19B
Total..........$39.9B
Kenya........$32.5 B
We are 25% of the region's population & we spend 45% of the tegion's total budget. Great!
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The Horn of Africa strongmen. The trio are on the right trajectory today & must stay the course, undeterred.
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Nothing unusual in the country ndugu. It's always been this way for most ordinary folks in the periphery. Just that you guys close to the centre always enjoyed state largasse. Now that you are weaned off, reality has dawn on you. Welcome to the Kenya where rights are unusual.
23 bodies are still missing in Marakwet landslide tragedy. These people are searching for their loved ones. RC Natembeya and the Military went their took pictures and left. meanwhile thousands of them are without shelter.What the hell is going on in this country?
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Really? Why would a new terminal be a priority when utilization of current terminals are pretty low & the State lacks funds to feed the hungry?
Plans Underway To Construct Modern JKIA Terminal -Transport CS Murkomen
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President William Ruto should visit parts of the drought striken counties urgently to get a first-hand view of the famine emergency. He should see severely malnourished children & starving families to appreciate severity of the crisis & take firm action. Their pain is too much!
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2017: Uhuru team declares that 5 men ( judges) cannot overturn the will of the people
2021: Baba's men declare that 5 men (judges) cannot overturn the will of the people (read Govt)
The more things change, the more they remain the same..in our country!
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Palestinian attacks are resistance to brutal occupation & state terrorism by Israel.
We stand with Palestinians 💯
Kenya joins the rest of the world in solidarity with the State of Israel and unequivocally condemn terrorism and attacks on innocent civilians in the country. The people of Kenya and their government hereby express deepest sympathy and send condolences to the families of all…
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Regardless of the number of taxpayers, KRA collects more tax revenues than all the other 5 EAC countries combined. Our problem is Govt spending - misplaced priorities, no value-for-money procurements & graft
President Uhuru Kenyatta: Kenyans are demanding for better services yet some of them are not willing to pay taxes
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1/2 Increase in fuel prices is not due to increase in global crude oil prices.
In July & August 2022, oil price was $111 - $100 per barrel. Our pump prices was sh 159/litre
In July & August 2023, the price was $74 - $85. Pump price is sh 211!
#fueledpain
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This affidavit by Martn Nyaga, Database Administrator of IEBC makes minced meat of Githongo story on hacking. Download it from SCORK portal. It makes you appreciate expertise.
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The duplicity! Only months earlier, SRC rejected allowances for our health workers. This morning, it advised Governors to give MCAs car grants totalling sh 4.5B. What a shame for an independent Constitutional commission that now plays second fiddle to the Executive.
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Out of 25 key departmental committee chairs in the National Assembly, 12 will go to Mt Kenya region MPs & 10 will go to Rift Valley, for the larger Gema & Kalenjin communities. The rest of the 40 Kenyan tribes get 3! The 2 make up 35% of the population but get 88% of the seats!
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After 15 years in politics, it's time to move on. I hang my boots!
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A moral lesson:
The soldiers entered a village and raped all of its women except one of the women who resisted the soldier, killed him, and beheaded him!
After the soldiers completed their mission and returned to their barracks and camps, all the women left their homes, picking…
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"One big achievement of BBI has been to drag Mr Odinga into the murk, and silence what was previously one of the most powerful voices against institutionalised graft and general misrule"
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Mashaa Allah. Mabrouk brothers on your deserved victory on your re-electionas MPs!
@HonAdenDuale
@FarahMaalimM
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Check at home: Colgate toothpase from India, Dove bath soap from Germany, Listerine mouthwash from South Africa, Always sanitary pads from Egypt, Cadbury chocolate from Egypt, etc their manufacturers relocated from Kenya due to our high production costs, taxes.
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Congratulations to
#TeamKenya
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@Senate_KE
today. The ground is shifting....you have won both in the House & in the public court.
@WehliyeMohamed
@AbdikadirMohami
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WSR boarding Baba's BBI train after fighting it for 2 years, ati ordinary wananchi interests now taken care of in the document! Birds of the same feather after all...
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Kenyans are strange. We shouted ourselves hoarse that Uhuru & Raila should dialogue to save the country. And when they finally meet, we accuse them of selfishness & all manner of skepticism. After all, even dudes Trump & Kim are meeting soon!
#UhuruRailaTalks
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The Edible oils scam:
Imported dutyfree cooking oil fill up KNTC Msa warehouse & is stored in open yard.
Overpriced, inferior quality that can't be sold with VAT except at a huge loss!
A misadventure driven by greed, gone sour!
@KRACare
@EACCKenya
@StateHouseKenya
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With nearly 20 Million sq m of unutilised office space in the city, why would Governors splash sh 5 billion building Ugatuzi skyscrapers in the city to house their offices amidst the Covid crisis? Poor Kenyan lives are no longer a priority in this country. What a tragedy!
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Kakamega is only 43 kms from Kisumu International Airport. It makes no economic sense to build a new Airport there. These vanity projects are misplaced priorities that have saddled the govt with huge debts.
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Parliament has been subdued, wholly. Political parties have surrendered & embraced unflinching loyalty. Judiciary whimpers under the radar, dodging hostile 'acquisition'. It can't be all about clipping the wings of an 'errant' assistant. Its a bigger picture...sounds ominous?
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I can't believe the President can mislead Kenyans that Bidco, Kapa, Pwani Oil, Menegai & a dozen other manufacturers of edible oils are merely packaging & branding imported finished goods. Yet, H.E. & his CS declined invitation by the sector / KAM to visit the factories. Sad!
The cost of edible oil was part of President Ruto's discussion yesterday.
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Farmaajo is gone; its Somalia that's the poorer. It will miss his patriotism, integrity & humility. Obama once told us that choices have consequences. Somalia has taken a wrong turn but we wish that nation & its citizens well & pray to Allah to guide its new leadership.
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Let those paranoid about NE people & their leaders know that we are not guests of anyone in Kenya. We can visit Somalia or any other country like others. Treason? Go ahead & charge them! If folks in Kenya are tired of NE & it's people, try us...tumechoka being 2nd class citizens
Somalia has never been our BFF as her strategic goal is to create One Nation for all people of Somali ethnic group .. Somalia is therefore our strategic enemy ... The Kenyan Somali MPs who went to meet secretly with Somalia Intelligence Services must be charged with TREASON.
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KK administration's 'self-righteous' attitude: this is how they brand the rest -
1. Businessmen - cartels
2. Media - rogue
3. Opposition - saboteurs
4. Peaceful protesters - thugs
5. Judiciary - corrupt
6. Uhuru administration - thieves
7. Taxpayers - tax cheats
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Our politicians suffer "group think". None dares tell the king he is naked. They will keep on digging...we may all end up in the hole!
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Outrageous. Taxpayers to spend nearly sh 25 billion on Nairobi Expressway, yet CS Macharia had told Kenyans on national TV it is a PPP & that Govt will not pay a cent. It's an economic crime!
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BBI: God has stood with the weak. Long live our courts.
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Wealthy Kenyans and politicians will import helicopters and planes at cheaper prices after three taxes on aircraft and parts are scrapped as Treasury hits ordinary Kenyans with higher fuel and salary taxes.
Where are our priorities?
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KPLC: lost power twice in Nairobi in the 30 minutes. Anyone who tells you this crisis is due to load occasioned by increased power demand is LYING! economic activity has been declining past 12 months - where does the demand come from? Crookedness or mediocrity, or both!
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The Constitution expects Police to arrest the stone thrower, not execute him!
What do you expect will happen when you hit an armed police officer with a stone? - President Ruto
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Prof Mahoga profiling a Muslim woman NTV reporter as al shabaab! This clueless, arrogant buffoon should be relieved of his duties by
@StateHouseKenya
. Apology is not enough!
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KIAMBAA: It's time our President appreciates the handshake, big development or anticorruption war is not what matters to the common man today. It's the economy. Period! Kenyans are hurting. His administration has screwed up the economy & stl lives in denial.
@DavidNdii
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Economy: Raising more tax revenues & removing subsidies on essential goods do not necessarily grow the economy but will only generate more revenues for GoK to spend. Worse, it will raise cost of living for taxpayers & reduce our competitiveness. Focus should be to reduce spending
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Daily Nation cartoon: Our Presidents flagging off relief food to impoverished Northern Kenya...from Jomo Kenyatta to William Ruto. Doing the same things for 60 years & expecting different results!
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The script is now familiar. 1st, contact tracing to confirm if you had contacts with WSR past 3 yrs. Nxt, quarantine follows & the leader is lockeddown, loses rights. After the stigma, treatment at Capital Hill follows. Once you test negative, you're readmitted to the BBI family.
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Hot air! Taxes & debt are approved by Parliament where Orengo & his ODM run the show!
Stop borrowing money and don't burden citizens with further taxation- Orengo tells Uhuru
Link:
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KPLC is a 'criminal' enterprise. How does it suffer exchange losses when every bill protects them against forex and inflation exposure?
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I strongly condemn those behind this heinous explosion in Nairobi CBD this evening. But both the media & the police are wrong to ethnisize the matter by suggesting the suspect was a "Somali" even before investigations are done. A criminal has no ethnicity.
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That a public servant convicted of being in breach of Constitution by the courts can berate independence of Judiciary & call it "rogue" before a Parliamentary committee is sadly an indictment of a morbid, compliant Parliament & a dearth of accountability.
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Two of our neighbours relaxed measures by 100% or have 0 measures past two months and do not have these scary mortality rates. Do we live on the moon?
President Kenyatta: Relaxing measures by 20% would lead to 200K infections and 30K deaths by December. Relaxing measures by 40%, infections would peak in November with 300K infections and 40K deaths. Relaxing by 60% would peak infections in Oct to 450K and 45K deaths
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STATEMENT ON TOXIC WASTE DUMPUNG IN NE KENYA:
A prominent Kenya leader, Hon Cyrus Jirongo, has revealed in a televised
interview that the Government authorised the dumping of hazardous toxic waste
in North Eastern Kenya in 1980s by Western firms licensed ostensibly to
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That would not only be a silly move but unlawful. My sim card is a contractual service with Safaricom in which the govt has no business meddling in. In fact, telcos should move to court to protect their businesses. This is nonsense!
BREAKING NEWS: Communications Authority of Kenya has said that the government will switch off phone sim-cards whose owners fail to register for Huduma Namba by May 18.
#GetTheWholeStory
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Japan's +200% Debt to GDP ratio cannot be compared to Kenya. Almost all of Japan’s debt is owned by the central bank and the domestic financial system. If it did not repay, it will default against itself. Much of ours is external. If we default, we will be thrown under the bus!
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Watched Nairobi Gubernatorial debate tonight. My friends Igathe & Sakaja a brilliant, super lot. A truly presidential debate.Both have leadership qualities. Both v passionate, hands-on, articulate. Nairobi residents may be spoilt for choice. Clearly, Sakaja had an edge on issues.
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This is nonsense! Every dude with an office wants to load over Kenyans. Service to Kenyans is not a favour from public officers.
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It's not the revenue which is the problem. It's irrational public expenditure & huge debt servicing obligations. It's a pity our media always shares same misleading statements by Govt
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Ambassador, that's all we have left..free speech. Screw up the country but allow us to vent. It won't hurt you. Run your ministry n leave the airspace to us 'ignorants'. Your rants n insults on social media are unbecoming of the office you hold, courtesy these " foolish" Kenyans
Free speech in kenya is the scream of cliche, ignorance and psychological dementia brought on by minds warped by thousands of western financed workshops and freebie “training programs.” We don’t need a million Chinese at our gates to ruin our country, not with our talking heads.
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A shame that desperation for power can make a leader imbibe ignorance. Revenues are allocated based on a Constitution that was endorsed by all Kenyans, not BBI trash. And just for records, Kiambu got 12B, & Mandera recvd 11B lawfully! Cheap politics.
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As usual. When Israel attacked Iran, its convenient to remain quiet. When the latter retaliates, we issue statements accusing it of breach of UN Charter. Israel rubbished UN, its resolutions, laws, institutions but we look the other way. Sad. We are still colonised by the West.
Kenya is deeply concerned by Iran's attack on the State of Israel. This disturbing development only serves to aggravate an already delicate situation in the Middle East. The attack represents a real and present threat to international peace and security, contravenes the Charter…
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We have warned the ruling outfit ad nauseum that BBI is ill- advised & Kenyans have no appetite for this misadventure. Kangata's admission of 20% support in Mt Kenya is to say the least being polite to his boss.
BBI ‘unpopular in Mt Kenya’:
Irungu Kang’ata warns Pres. Kenyatta of BBI unpopularity in Mt Kenya
Kang’ata: Only 2 out of 10 ppl support BBI in Mt Kenya
Irungu says BBI presented as a factional agenda in Jubilee. Senator cautions against use of provincial administration in BBI
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BBI to eliminate unemployment, economic decline, education problems, poor governance, political conflict, etc, at zero cost...this must be a miraculous document! Can we patent it & export the recipe to world for more cash?
@WehliyeMohamed
Raila Odinga: the BBI document has elaborate proposals, which would tackle joblessness, education, economy and governance issues.
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Well done Senators
@Senate_KE
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It's Baba's moment to show his statesmanship as a highly respected leader in Kenya, & beyond. He should concede to crown his sacrifices for this nation & save the nation from further anxiety & instability. Many Kenyans stood with him since 1997 & its God's will that prevails.
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Exports are low because we lost our competitiveness due to high costs of production...high taxes, high cost of power, high fuel prices, corruption costs, etc. It's certainly getting worse!
Shilling on free fall:
CBK governor at pains to explain performance of Kenya shilling. Governor Thugge says Kenyan exports to GDP ratio low.
Thugge says drop in tourism also a contributing factor
#TheExplainer
@YvonneOkwara
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Sh 2B HIV drugs donation by USAID stuck at the port for months as GOK demands sh 90M tax arguing that the agency flouted govt to govt protocols. These are essential drugs & doesn't matter who imports them! Yet, Chinese/ Japanese companies import goods for their contracts tax-free
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KRA's action of ransacking suitcases of travelers is an embarrassment to JKIA. You can't raise revenue from gifts & personal effects to run a Govt. You raid our pockets, payslips dry & not raid our bags!
KRA attracts online backlash after controversial proposal to tax travelers personal items worth Ksh.75k and above
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Singapore is a city-state the size of Nairobi metropolitan, about 700 sq kms, with a population of 5 million whose growth was power by its position as a global financial centre. Forget Kenya, even modeling Nairobi after Singapore is hugely misplaced.
RUTO vows to take personal responsibility for Housing Fund; says scheme only way for Kenya to catch up with Singapore.
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KNTC edible oils intrigues:
CS Kuria told Senate 170,000 jerrycans imported & distributed
KNTC CEO says in court affidavit on same day that 704,000 Jerrycans received & no distribution done pending Gazettement
KRA unable to explain the tax waivers & oil quantity imported
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Crude Palm Oil (CPO) imported & manufactured into refined products cannot be "a drawback to local manufacturing". Incoherent!
Duty on CPO currently is nil; the 35% is on refined, packed products.
10% levy on CPO wl raise production costs & worsen cost of living.
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It's sh 5,000 fare, one-way, to Mandera by bus! It's still in Kenya
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Who cares what the Opaque 4 say now... they almost set the country on fire. They are now irrelevant to those wanted to use them. Probably, their phone numbers deleted too. They should do the nation a favour & resign, now.
@IEBCKenya
Four IEBC commissioners led by Vice Chair Cherera accept and respect Supreme Court ruling upholding President-elect William Ruto's election win
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Watch how Malaysian President Mahathir Mohamed explains why he rejects Chinese loans & contracts. True leadership!
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Mandera County Govt throwing a lavish farewell party in a high-end Nairobi hotel tomorrow for the former Governor, probably at a cost of millions of shillings. Very insensitive, coming at a time when thousands of residents face starvation. Ill-advised!
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How times change! My electricity bill 32 years ago, in 1991 in Nairobi. Notice there is no fuel charge, no foreign exchange charges nor inflation adjustment. VAT was only 1%. Just your KwH and the rate. Now KPLC bill is robbery!
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Israel has dehumanised, massacred & enslaved Palestinians in occupied territories for decades, with tacit approval of the West. Palestinians have the right to self-defense.
I stand in solidarity with Palestinians 💯. May Allah grant them victory!
Dozens of rockets were fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards Israel. Warning sirens have been sounded in central and southern Israel, extending as far as Tel Aviv.
🔴 Follow our LIVE coverage:
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The tax craze & the harassment of travellers...a sad incident!
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Last time I was in Lido, Mogadishu, was in 1990. It has changed a lot.
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Finally, the State admits the crooked G-G petroleum deal has zero benefits, just rent-seeking! No help on forex or fuel prices. Isorit! We continue with the KK misadventures
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Keeping the record straight. But the reality is importers are unable to access USD from banks for past few months. CBK knows the situation but it's burying its head in the sand. Dollar shortage persists in commercial banks because of its pricing policy
@CBKKenya
@StateHouseKenya
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Clearly we have no shortage of fools in Parliament these days. If we seek secession, they cry wolf. If you want to live together as a nation, they are befuddled by false entitlement. No one is a foreigner here...go hug a tree!
@WehliyeMohamed
@AbdikadirMohami
Build schools in your regions or face expulsion – Gatundu South MP Gabriel Kagombe warns counterparts from ASAL communities.
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Dumb! Palestinian resistance is similar to Mau Mau resistance...its about freedom from occupation. It's a pity our Govt relives its history of being collaborator with occupiers.
Kenya strongly condemns the despicable terror attack against Israel and regrets the carnage and senseless loss of life. We repudiate the planners, funders and implementers of this heinous attack. While Israel has a right to retaliate, a peaceful path to resolving this unfortunate…
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Where is humanity? I thought priority is to visit families of the many Kenyans who lost their loved ones. Sad!
TRANSPORT CS Murkomen says vandals caused Sh500m damage on Nairobi Expressway during Wednesday protests, says organisers of the demos will foot bill for repairs.
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South Africa condemns Israel for the escalation of the conflict.
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What a shame. Cherera & team's actions to subvert the will of the people is treason. Period.
IEBC Commissioner Abdi Guliye claims in his petition response that Juliana Cherera was pushing for slashing of Ruto’s votes by at least 230,000 to force re-run
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With respect to the petitioners, IEBC is an institution with hundreds of employees, professionals who worked hard to conduct election of hundreds of leaders. It would be unfair to reduce IEBC to Chebukati & tarnish it; that a rogue Chair ran roughshod on them to steal election!
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Strategic? My foot! Kwani Somalis are not Kenyans? Security is & has been better in our hands than your folks...check history! Smell the coffee madam! Get used to Somalis; they are part of our national fabric.
Strategic security positions, opening the boarders, removal of vetting in issuance of IDs etc, yet we are still not seeing it…. Ok! Good day!
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The Presidency: living large & not walking the talk!
President's office spent sh 9 billion in 7 months, above his entire year budget.
The DP blew up sh 2.6 billion, bursts budget.
State House too spent sh 8.9 B in 7 months, overshoots budget by sh 4B! Bad
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Museveni 1986:"the problem of Africa in general, and Uganda in particular, is not the people but leaders who want to overstay in power" now?
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