Political Economy in Kenya

Turkana , Kenya... @databu

Most of you have been wondering what space looks like from Kenya , so here’s a post by Bastian @databu, an amateur astronomer and passionate astrophotographer, taken right here in Kenya. curious about what you’re seeing? read along this stargazing adventure titled:

For those who've never seen a comet imaged from Kenyan soil, feast your eyes on this! C/2025 A6 (Lemmon), captured right here in Thogoto by the talented @databu. Over a 30-minute sequence, watch the comet streak across the star field like it owns the sky. The western horizon

yesterday's election was a neon signal to crypto making the bed with fascists is a clear losing, industry killing strategy. if this is what we associate with, the backlash will be extreme, regardless of the technology let us show the world this is a small corrupt minority only

Meet Frank, a dedicated member of the Space Society of Kenya. He has been doing outstanding work by building telescopes from scratch in Turkana. Let’s take a moment to celebrate and appreciate Frank for this remarkable innovation—right in Turkana, DM for Frank's Contact...

Customer support of @boltapp wants to know your mpesa balance. Not professional.

Please check out my friends review of the Turkanascope I posted earlier on this platform..... such an insightful thread for a telescope crafted in Kenya...

I wanna be that dad that let's his kids look through the telescope all the time from a young age so they get into astronomy.

@TK_HelpDesk Just an update here for anyone interested, TK's help desk is among the most useless and basically telling me that having to pay EUR 11880 for changing my economy seat it totally normal.

Your app’s seat selection is completely broken @TurkishAirlines .

I knew this would be another Chanuka bus story - where somehow the Jewish children would be blamed. This is evidence from independent witness

The regime's actions have consequences! We'll #OccupyUntilVictory, holding them accountable for their brutality and corruption. #77sirininumbers

When are you going to call out Trump‘s use of the antisemitic term „shylock“ @ADL ? https://t.co/GqHkJUZKcx

⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️⚠️ Hey guys, if you were mugged during maandamano yesterday or even today, lost your ID, please make sure to get an OB report. Murkomen is pushing a certain narrative, and your lost ID might be part of it.

To be honest, that statement is an open and clear admission on your part @kipmurkomen of failure to do your job. Not only did you kill innocent protestors and fail to protect women from being raped but you also allowed the looting and vandalism of businesses and property by

It is very dangerous and reckless for @kipmurkomen to publicly say they would rather ignore court orders than follow them. Boss, you are the reason why the country is messed up. You are very irresponsible with such reckless statements. What do you think will happen when you

So silly for some of the 'leaders' to ask @LarryMadowo why he is covering the protests. 🤦🏾‍♀️ They've just decided he is an easy target b/c he stands out yet all media, incl BBC, covered the protests. Also, are the protests in Larry's dreams or are they actually happening?

So yesterday am standing next to a group of policemen just near their mariamu tunapiga story and they are telling us how pia wao wamechoka. Some guys from the crowd starts chants and throws a stone and we all turn to ask them not to hit these askaris. The askari next to me turns

@EdwinNgany @Josh001J It was a collabo of goons and cops