Mutuma Mathiu 🇰🇪
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These kids are loud but not violent. They are not robbing anyone or destroying property. Why are police attacking them?
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I can confirm that the folks at Nation are not malaya. They are some of the brightest journalists on the continent. And they are doing a brave, thankless job of exposing questionable deals in government. What kind of government calls taxpayers malaya? 🚮
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Tuligongwa?
Senegal's new commuter train makes first journey from capital Dakar
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Kiambu Road impassable at KIST. Students accuse police of killing one of them. I couldn’t think of worse tidings.
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You can still pack your stuff and get out. You are not nailed to the office walls. Badala ya kulia kila siku and you live in a cocoon where you earn $1500 a day, you don’t pay rent, power, fuel, fees or anything. Just shut up and eat our sweat. Njuthi.
Uhuru did nothing of the sort. He burned our forex reserves propping up both the shilling and interest rates artificially, and now we become the falls guys for biting bullet. You don’t know how often I wish we lost the election to see the dynasty brothers wading in their sh*t
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It’s raining, lots of pasture, milk glut. Did they use your brain for firewood?
-President Ruto's economic prowess is evident in the remarkable shift from Ksh. 65 to Ksh. 47.
The delayed manifestation of his policies now shows a resilient and impactful transformation, marking a noteworthy chapter in our nation's fiscal landscape.
Slow But Sure.........
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We expected a great harvest, but we are drowning in lakes of maize.
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KES has breached 200 to the Sterling. In the real world, our savings have lost at least a third of value. We are taxed half to death. Job situation worse than Covid. Stock market worst in the world. Investors fleeing. Exam results chaos. Flood mess. This is getting serious.
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I was arrested today for a traffic offence. I was guilty, I confessed and invited the officer to come and sit with me in the car for a few minutes, get out of the sun. We chatted, giggled at how broke we both were. I asked if I could drop him back at the station.
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Nairobi we are NOT, repeat we are NOT, electing any of those funny people. We will find a competent, honest, capable, caring, visionary, knowledgeable person to run our city.
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I have heard the pained cries of the Kikuyu. In fairness, you should not expect Raila to fight for you. He too has plans for his life and they don’t include working for you. Can’t say I blame him. When he asked for your vote, you rejected him almost to a man.
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I can save money by running the generator. KPLC juice is diesel generated anyway. I can run my own diesel fired rig only when I need power. Bye
@KenyaPower_Care
you can take your electricity, load it in your pipe and smoke it.
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Service at JKIA has fallen apart. The departures queue at terminal 1B looks like the Nyayo-era Customs Long Room: Long, chaotic and corrupt. The First Class entrance wasn’t working because someone was not at work. Shifty, badge waving fellas can jump you the queue for Sh1000.
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I was shocked to learn: smart business people don’t do business with government.
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There are three ways to progress in your career:
1. You are talented, loyal, hardworking , honest &lucky/vicious enough to survive the workplace snake pit.
2. You can manage your boss. Massage his fragile ego, grease his greedy palms, probably take him to bed if you are amoral.
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No place for misogyny in public discourse. Respect the ladies or get out of media.
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My Touareg takes 18k and it’s a small car. I go crazy every time I fuel. I’m getting robbed everywhere by a government that hates me. Stop complaining, you put that crowd in power.
First time I crossed Kshs 20k in a gas station. Willing to pay my share of taxes...but will THEY stop stealing it?
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Exempt non-shareholders from taxes.
Govt is a shareholding that must benefit its investors first, Gachagua reiterates
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The problem is that you are a permanent consultant and bootlicker. McKinsey are seasonal, like your outbursts.
Why do CEOs of companies like Safaricom and Equity that have top $ managers also retain expensive consultants? Why do Fortune 500 companies pay just three consulting firms McKinsey, Boston Consulting and Bain $30b a year?
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Kenyan mum having a baby on the roadside outside a maternity hospital is a grave outrage. The people concerned must resign. What is the point of your cities and railways and shining roads and harbors if an expecting mother can’t get care? Shame.
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You should be besides yourself with joy. This government is the fruit of your genius and, quite likely, bankroll.
We are really nuts as a country. Imagine how stupid we're...an annual budget of about Kshs 800 million for this lady to pursue her hobbies/dreams...and we just met her two years ago! Then we tax everybody for her to realise her dreams!
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UDA strategists and funders who have 1000-acres farms in Kajiado should invite local Gen Zs to learn modern farming. 😜
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We manage our country as if it belongs to our enemies. We steal public resources, we brutalize its citizens, we undermine its growth by conspiring with foreigners.
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If the KK government survives today, then it must be a radically different government. The corruption, the arrogance, the wash wash crowd, the goat manure types, the Cabinet of idiots, the tribalism, the IMF worship must all go. Reform, or bugger off.
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I feel very honoured. Very. I’m cutting one half of the honor and putting in the sufuria tonight for supper and the other half I’m sending to Mr O’Connor as fees for next term. Don’t know why we didn’t think of it earlier. The approval of the oppressor is the elixir of all.
I am sure that even those in Azimio (with msimamo) like 4th President Uhuru Kenyatta must be quietly admiring President
@WilliamsRuto
for global achievement and high elevation of addressing the EU Parliament.
☆ No gainsaying. This is a huge honour for the country and Africa
☆ I
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Meeting fellow athlete and great Kenyan Omanyala, fastest man in Africa (I’m second😁). 🇰🇪
@OleItumbi
@Aliciamutuma
@Ferdiomanyala
@makaumutua
#MimiMKenya
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Wewe ni mtu wa matheory tu. You own media but you don’t know how it works. For a consummate power monger, I’m surprised you have such a shallow appreciation of what actually happened in that regime. Maybe I should write a book. You would star.
I agree with you. Describing journalists as "malaya" is inappropriate & offensive (or was Waziri using it figuratively). But why is the government not using the Office of the President/Kinoti manual and takeover the editorial of the Nation Media as the Uhuru Administration did?
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Kenyans have not recovered from economic impact of Covid. In the US they are pushing a bailout. Why are these heartless people in a rush to re-impose taxes? Can’t they just steal less until we are back on our feet? The pox on the lot of them!
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Where can I buy public funded, cartel-free dispenser cooking oil!
My response to Uhuru Kenyatta
1. Every day the full magnitude of the mess you left behind is dawning on us. We are not complaining. We will continue to clean the mess. We can do so when you are quiet. Better
2. You thought the economy would collapse by December 2023 as you
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Somebody gave the order for snipers with long guns and large caliber live rounds to open fire on OUR children. Kids in gym clothes. Get lost. You too are finished here.
THREE things MUST happen to get Kenya out of this existential crisis. FIRST, the President must REJECT the bill as passed by the National Assembly. SECOND, Kenya Kwanza and Azimio MPs must come together and write a new Finance Bill taking into account the public’s key concerns.
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Police officer assaulted by a 19-year old thug was a poor example of an officer of the law. Physically weak, not very brave, unarmed, unprepared and seemingly without any self defense skills, he couldn’t protect himself or the dignity of his uniform. If he can’t protect himself,
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Whenever you see this face, take cover. It’s about to go down.
Davis Chirchir: We do all agree that we need a new airport, we need a new investment. When visitors arrive, during the El Nino you all appreciate how the whole place was leaking. We need the kind of airports we see in developed economies to be able to create the kind of
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Ngai. If I continue getting worked up every time I fuel, I’ll be in hospital with pressure soon. A tank of petrol is the same price as a plot in Kamulu. Tell me again, leaving out Uhuru, what’s the plan?
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MPs must investigate Raila’s claims of corruption and mismanagement of exams. For those in power, in God’s name, have mercy on the kids. You can make money from so many other places. Please don’t take away the children’s future.
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Electricity bill of Sh64,000 a month for a household of three. Solar water heating, no big freezers just lights, Wi-Fi and security systems. Strong household power saving culture. Surely gentlemen.
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It’s the strangest thing in the world. Many of the big men of my county have 100s of acres, 1000s even. Few of them are working farms. Folks are still busy stealing. In the name of the Lord, what is all that grabbed land for? To fill the hole in your soul?
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Look what the rain did to Tharaka. When the rains come, a miracle happens to this beautiful, dry land.
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He was a nice guy. I’d love to hang out with him, go for tea or nyama choma. Cops are not always nasty. I promised to obey traffic law in future, a promise I’m sure I’ll keep. Maybe until Monday morning, then Kiambu Road will happen.
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Macadamia prices down from Sh200 a kilo to Sh20, if you are lucky to find anyone interested in your produce. What did you do?
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@JeremyClarkson
This is not enough. Those of us who have read your books, columns and watched your shows and enjoyed them didn’t know you were capable of such hatred and insensitivity towards women. I’m no longer interested in your work or the platforms on which it appears.
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When Raila complains of being rigged out and threatens to hit the streets, we always tell him: go to court, obey the law. Those who are attacking the Chief Justice and the courts without evidence should take the same advice: Take your case to the JSC. Trust the process.
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The day Gaitho was abducted is a turning point. The day we all journalists realized we could be disappeared any time and started preparing for abduction by the State.
This is the story that got Veteran Journalist Macharia Gaitho arrested. DCI needs to start hiring serious scriptwriters. Telling us that it was a case of mistaken identity is hogwash and an insult to our intelligence.
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The State bloggers are upon me. What kind of government sets cyber bullies on innocent farmers? Anyway, it’s Monday, the day for spraying our three thin but improving cows, I’d better get off my fat rear.
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Impoverish them, then give ‘em alms
Joined H.E
@WilliamsRuto
, The First Lady and Uasin Gishu Governor in sharing the Christmas cheer today. Christmas is a time to share and care. May you have a blessed season.
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@ahmednasirlaw
😆😆😆 a character straight out of 1984, speaking to people who don’t really know you or what’s happening in this country. Good luck with your dreams, Mr Kafka.
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I recently made two points: This is the season of discussion. Let’s have a good civilized argument. Secondly, stop this business of intolerance, please let people express themselves. They have a right to say things you disagree with.
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Devastating to whom, Stephen? The truth is devastating, lies are as water on a duck’s back. You are are not a defender of consumer rights, you are defender of a regime that is trampling on the freedom of the press and bullies innocent taxpayers. Do they pay you to do this?
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Let’s heal the country, not open old wounds. All politics is transient; it will come and go. But the country will always be here. We need to preserve and prosper it for future generations.
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I agree with the views expressed by
@mohammedhersi
. There are 6,281 Starlink satellites in orbit. Where was Safaricom when they were being launched? Did they think
@elonmusk
was going to use them for peeling potatoes? Starlink will disrupt data, voice and possibly the handset
Dear Mr. Ndegwa & Safaricom team,
I hope my message finds you well. I don't know where you were when Mpesa started, but a quick memory flashback will suffice.
When MJ became the first CEO of Safaricom and mooted the idea of Mpesa , banks, the top banks were furious. They
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Maybe I am old fashioned, but the attacks on our leaders sometimes go beyond fair criticism. Don’t body shame the President because he has put on a bit of weight. He is also a human. We don’t know what struggles he is going through.
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There is now full blown civil war in Ethiopia with regions appearing to gang up on Tigray and the Tigrayans apparently kicking their collective butt.
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Trouble with this regime:
1. Arrogance. Believe they know everything, the people know nothing, they are accountable to no one, they will do as they wish and there is nowhere you will take them. This is not personality disorder arrogance, this is autocracy arrogance.
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Which the best solar solution company in Kenya? The most up to date technology?
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He was still working. I asked whether he was going to charge me, I don’t mind, I’ll pay the fine, I said. (Maybe I was lying, I was probably going to jump bail and avoid his beat like the plague). It’s ok, he said, people like you are not Kenya’s problem.
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@kipmurkomen
I am sorry you didn’t like my column or the way we conducted the interview with the President. I am happy to learn journalism from you Senator. I welcome your feedback and I’d be honored to be tutored by you, especially on objectivity and ethics.
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There is a sucker born every minute,
@makaumutua
used to tell. But, without being drawn into other people’s wars, DP Rigathi Gachagua and his merry band of Tugege jackasses seem to have been royally played, and with insulting ease. It’s downhill from here, I’m afraid. Poleni.
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1.
@SafaricomPLC
is our most important corporate citizens. I think we as its consumers and shareholders should rally behind it in the coming existential assault by
@elonmusk
and Starlink. Make no mistake: I’m in awe of what the man has done in space and with EVs.
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Mr Moses Kuria has a history of abusing journalists. For the safety of the young people who have to work in this abusive environment, this is the time to call for support from
@globalfreemedia
and others.
@JoeAgeyo
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I’m with bro
@gabrieloguda
.
@johnallannamu
is a fine journalist and a gentleman. The whole world knows who the real crook is.
Daktari,
@WilliamsRuto
. We will not allow any of your CSs to call John Allan-Namu a crook. We kept quiet when this moron blamed Azimio for fake fertilizers, this one on Allan-Namu we will not agree. This hotel room keyholder has crossed the line. He has to go. Na si tafadhali.
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The bloody war in workplaces is shrouded in high minded bullshit. Typical Kenyan workplace is dominated by No.3, No.2 usually progresses to 3. No.1 is like a desert flower: lovely, rare and short lived. If you are a No.1 save yourself the trouble. Run your own business.
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How did we end up with a government like this?
‘I’m working for my children not you’ – Ndii tells off Kenyans claiming gov’t officials are paid from taxes.
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If the government lost Sh10 billion in tax revenue through a ka-edible oils scam at a time when we are hurting so much and face such insane taxation, even the snakes of Makandune, wataandamana.
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Covering Kenyan politics is like juggling 4 large pieces of fresh liver and four grenades with faulty pins. Thankless, dangerous labour.
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Somebody looked at the
#shakahola
disaster and decided: “This is not bad enough, let us add coverup paranoia and suspicion by making the whole thing a secret.”
What is being hidden? Good governance demands transparency. Let the public see the truth and let
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For the record, I have tremendous respect for Dr Ndii, he is a brilliant economist. I just hope he stops making light of the suffering in this country and does his job and does it right. That’s all. Or he can quit and join us in the “njobless” pits his policies have dug.
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Obey the courts - or perish. Nothing robs a regime of legitimacy faster than lawlessness. You can’t ask others to obey when you are not doing so yourself.
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Maybe we are not smart enough, strong enough, patriotic enough, honest enough, determined enough to have a good country. Maybe all we are good for is crocodile leather belts, Tom Ford shoes, cooked oil prices, lies, crap policies and muttering English in the dark.
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DCI sent 100 officers to run down
@AokoOtieno_
because she published false info about Amber Ray’s affairs? Are they not removing the seeds from the rizla?
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Merry Xmas from my village! And there is good news: my cow has a baby.
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The law should apply to all equally. It shouldn’t confer advantage to any of the competing interests.
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As Journalists we have to relearn their business. Print journalists must get before the camera, TV folk must push copy, sub editors must learn code. Make mistakes, learn, retool, move. Don’t stand in the same obsolete place.
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@ahmednasirlaw
Not science. Voodoo. This is irresponsible, it creates expectations not based on fact, might light fires if those expectations encounter a different reality. Why don’t you do proper internal polling for your candidate? You can afford it.
@makaumutua
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A narrow, Kenya Kwanza regime which excludes half of the country will not create a stable, fair, peaceful, growing country. President ought to form a broad based government, order an end to witch hunting, hate mongering and indiscriminate sackings. A process of national
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Kenyans, please please let’s do three things: 1) let’s take the vaccine 2) observe rules in bars, church 3) mask & sanitize. We can end the death and trauma of Covid. We are in a very good place today.
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It’s high drama. He is carrying his own bag, flying commercial and traveling without aides just like an ordinary guy. He is saying he has been stripped of the honors of office, that we should sympathize like we did his boss.
What is DP Rigathi Gachagua trying to depict? Which message is he sending now with a suitcase boarding KQ in JKIA to Mombasa?
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I have just been thinking. Whether the key demand of tomorrow’s protests is regime change or an attempt to moderate the conduct of government, protestors need to be certain that their demand is capable of being granted otherwise their sacrifice is wasted:
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@RobertAlai
It’s not a matter of skills or experience. It’s a fresh, young, clever, enthusiastic, engaged brain bringing a fresh perspective. She will do great.
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For every tree cut to build expressway, the contractor must plant 40. Please. Or he can take the road back with him.
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Go and rest in Eternal peace Hilary Ng’weno, a true legend who created a generation of journalists and changed the trajectory of our history.
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Do they still do the visa lottery? Or we have to swim the Med? Because this is no way to live!
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Will you only read us when we write about people whose views you find acceptable? It is not just those whose views are mainstream who need to heard. We report bad thinking not because we agree with it but so that you can disagree with it.
Since my days at Alliance High the "Sunday Nation" has been a cherished weekend companion.. from TODAY..SADLY..NO MORE.. arguably the Newspaper of Record in KE, nay the EA Region has been reduced to a gossip column SO SAD!
@mutuma_mathiu
@gathara
@davidmakali1
@ItsMutai
@RAbdiCG
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No. We shouldn’t use a famous wife to sell the story of a violent, philandering thug of a husband who has probably broken her heart. She deserves empathy, respect and love. Thug doesn’t.
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You haven’t been reading what I have been writing for 10 years. The media are not massively resourced. The once mighty Kenyan media, relentlessly attacked and economically undermined by Jubilee through something called the Government Advertising Agency, are broke.
Failure by media to undertake robust, independent vote tallying & verification during last year is the reason we are still engaged in a debate over disputations of election outcome despite SCOK determination against evidence.
Media has central role in strengthening democracy.
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The issue is did the government lose Sh10 billion in an edible oils scandal? If it did, tutaprotest, tutapetition na tutapicket kwa mujibu wa sheria iliowekwa. Kwa heshima kuu.
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So who was at Dr Matiang’i home last night? Did anyone get photos?
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The Mau Mau fighters who were executed by the post-independence government in 1964 are from my village. Many other fighters threw their hands in the air and said: “We got what we fought for, freedom, let the cursed home guard have it.”
As a result, the fevered patriotism
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The loud smacking noise you just heard was me kissing our macadamia and avocado exports to China goodbye.
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By the way mjinga, I own and take responsibility for every headline and every bulletin and every website post in about 15 media organs in four countries when I was Editor in Chief. I didn’t write them, but I take responsibility. Put that in your blog.
When
@mutuma_mathiu
was orchestrating such headlines, he thought he was helping Azimio. After William Ruto defeated the handshake Regime, he is now facing the reality. He should stop crying. Na bado
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I like
@edwinsifuna
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Whining about how hard a year of being ‘njobless’ has been. My column in the Daily Nation 😝.
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Hii Sirikal ya upus should give me 100k acres in Galana Kulalu, access to small small capital and free hand to use Burundian labour. If after 5 years I’m not producing 1.8m bags a season, please feel free to export me to the slave camps of Burma.
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During a dark time in our history, Tanzania came to our aid. As they go into elections, our support and prayers go to all Tanzanians. May peace, justice and democracy reign in that fair land.
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Mr Malema is operating on the friend of my enemy principle. Mr Odinga is a friend of that milksop, Ramaphosa, who Malema, naturally, is desirous of deposing.
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