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Political Economist | Investment Banker | Policy & Law Strategist | MBA | Geopolitics Analyst | Pan-African Advocate | Insightful, Strategic, Driven.

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It is deeply troubling that our nation, 🇰đŸ‡Ș once a beacon of freedom, democracy, the rule of law, and a sanctuary for those seeking refuge in Africa, now finds itself entangled in allegations of extrajudicial renditions. The trending narrative about abduction of Nnamdi Kanu from Kenyan soil and his subsequent detention in Nigeria 🇳🇬 raises grave concerns about respect for international legal norms, state sovereignty, and the principles enshrined in the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights. If these allegations are accurate, one must ask: When did Kenya’s commitment to due process and the non-refoulement principle become negotiable? When did we trade our moral authority for the expediency of covert operations? Is this the standard we now seek to champion at the African Union Commission? Because if so, we might as well redefine our diplomatic aspirations to include the facilitation of forced disappearances as a tool of international engagement. At a time when geopolitical influence and strategic alliances hinge on credibility, respect for human rights, and adherence to the rule of law, such actions—if proven—risk tarnishing our standing in both continental and global diplomatic circles. The irony is stark: Kenya, 🇰đŸ‡Ș an advocate for regional stability and rule-based governance, now finds itself in the headlines for the wrong reasons. If we aspire to AUC leadership, we must ask ourselves—can we lead Africa while disregarding the very principles upon which the Union was founded? Perhaps the most pressing question remains: In a world where reputational currency is paramount, how do we justify our position at the negotiating table when our actions suggest we are willing to undermine the very legal frameworks we claim to uphold? This is a test of my motherland’s diplomatic integrity, and others are watching. @RailaOdinga @SingoeiAKorir @MusaliaMudavadi @kipmurkomen @WilliamsRuto @MarthaKarua @thekhrc @LawSocietyofKe @FaithOdhiambo8 @amenya_nelson @AokoOtieno_ @FGaitho237 @DCI_Kenya @NPSOfficial_KE @IPOA_KE @MaziNnamdiKanu @skmusyoka @ODPP_KE @otienowill
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Shehu Gazali Sadiq
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Nnamdi Kanu was kidnapped from Kenya to Nigeria and had been in detention on terrorism charges. But nobody has been arrested for terrorism in Northern Nigeria, despite the fact that Northern Nigeria is the epicenter of terrorism in Nigeria. Nnamdi Kanu is in detention because
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Affordable bloggers have chosen to self-appoint themselves as moral guardians dictating what @lynn_ngugi1 should or shouldn’t do with her life? Fascinating. Under what legal or moral authority, may I ask, have you been granted the exclusive right to determine whether she has remained “the good lady we used to know” or evolved into something else? Is there a statute I missed that criminalizes being a so-called “mouthpiece” for a political figure? Because last time I checked, freedom of speech and association were still protected under the law. But why the outrage? Is she your legal ward, your contractual business partner, or perhaps bound to you by some undisclosed fiduciary duty? I don’t think đŸ€” so? Then what exactly gives you the jurisdiction to police her choices? If she wanted to be Gachagua’s spokesperson, a talk show host, or the next president of the Republic, who are we to convene a public tribunal over it? Let’s be real—if she had any interest in your approval, she’d have sought it. But seeing as democracy allows people to live their lives without requiring personal clearance from the court of public opinion, maybe it’s time for these affordable bloggers to accept the inevitable: she doesn’t need anyone’s permission. @DrDennisOuma
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@Maryian96 People should consider bringing rotten eggs to those events—you know how to handle them.
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@StandardKenya Ruto is now seeking funds to address tribal conflicts, are we serious? 🧐
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It’s regrettable that the Nigerian legal apparatus seems to be floundering in a quagmire of doctrinal illiteracy, rendering due process an unfortunate casualty of incompetence. If thats the case, then it is time for Nigeria’s legal minds to avail themselves of much-needed remedial tutelage. The Kenyan 🇰đŸ‡Ș Bar, with all due humility, extends an invitation for refresher courses—an intellectual benevolence necessitated by the urgency of the situation, because it would be a tragedy of unparalleled proportions when a nation of over 200 million people finds itself at the mercy of an uninformed legal establishment, where jurisprudential deficiency is not the exception but the rule. @NelsonHavi @ahmednasirlaw @LawSocietyofKe @FaithOdhiambo8 @MigaiAkech @gpdkaluma @ProfPLOLumumba @ProfOjiendaTom
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If the premise is that African Union Commission (AUC) elections are driven by rational self-interest, then Kenya under President Ruto presents a unique dilemma for other African states. While states typically vote based on strategic calculations—aligning with candidates who advance regional stability, economic benefits, or geopolitical leverage—Ruto’s leadership complicates Kenya’s appeal. In an era where African states are recalibrating their alliances—pivoting towards BRICS, asserting sovereignty against Western hegemony, and reconfiguring post-colonial power structures—Kenya appears out of sync. Ruto’s foreign policy missteps, his perceived inconsistency, and an overt alignment with Western interests raise red flags for countries seeking a more multipolar global order. The Francophone bloc is actively dismantling French neo-colonial influence, South Africa is doubling down on BRICS, and West Africa’s military juntas are rewriting the rules of engagement. Against this backdrop, Ruto’s Kenya risks being perceived not as a neutral broker but as a Western proxy—hardly an attractive proposition for an Africa asserting strategic autonomy. Realpolitik dictates that states align where tangible benefits accrue. If Kenya’s diplomatic posture is seen as unreliable, opportunistic, or out of touch with the continent’s shifting power dynamics, then its prospects in AUC elections are severely undermined. In the cold calculus of power, states will not cast their lot with a partner who cannot guarantee strategic reciprocity or policy consistency. In other words, when the African political chessboard is shifting towards self-determination, Ruto’s Kenya risks being the piece no one wants to play. @DrMukhisaKituyi @ntvkenya @WilliamsRuto
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Frame 1: Young Kalonzo vs. Frame 2: The Son of His Best Friend
! 😂😂 They say you should keep your enemies closer than your friends.@NelsonHavi @skmusyoka
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George Banks
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Jane Kagiri should recognize that legal discourse requires precision and adherence to established legal principles, rather than the use of colloquial or layperson’s language. Her misinterpretation or oversimplification of legal matters in a public forum, such as national television, risks misinforming the public and diminishing the integrity of legal discussions. It would be more appropriate for her to engage in such casual interpretations in informal settings, rather than in a space where legal accuracy is paramount. @hon_kagiri @JaneKagiri3
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George Banks
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Kenya 🇰đŸ‡Ș exhibits a relatively high level of financial inclusion, with 79% of adults holding a formal bank account, significantly exceeding the Sub-Saharan Africa average of 49%. However, the penetration of financial services has stagnated over the past five years, signaling potential structural barriers to further growth. Despite broad access to banking, wealth accumulation remains highly concentrated, as evidenced by the fact that less than 1% of bank accounts hold balances exceeding Sh500,000 (approximately $3,200 USD). This indicates a low savings rate, constrained disposable incomes, and an uneven distribution of financial resources. The lack of broad-based capital accumulation suggests that the prevailing macroeconomic policies under Kenya Kwanza have not effectively fostered inclusive economic growth, wealth redistribution, or equitable financial deepening. Consequently, the economy exhibits high income inequality, where financial access does not necessarily translate to financial resilience or upward economic mobility for the majority of the population.
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@Osama_otero Gaitho @FGaitho237 has been exonerated, as one of the Ruto’s administration moles and informants has been officially identified. The next individual under scrutiny appears to be Ja Prado @Dr_AustinOmondi
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What a time to be alive—where a citizen must be backed so viciously into a corner that their only escape is to shout their private medical history into the void of X, just to be spared economic suffocation. Privacy? Dignity? Basic human rights? Mere inconveniences, Did Ruto swore to protect the people? Or did he swore to humiliate them? Clearly, in Ruto’s administration’s, it’s either you starve in silence or beg for mercy online. #RutoMustGo —not just for the fiscal brutality, but for normalizing desperation to the point where medical privacy is a privilege, not a right. @DidmusWaBarasa @DeboraBarasa @MOH_Kenya @AtwoliDza @WilliamsRuto @KindikiKithure @FaithOdhiambo8 @LawSocietyofKe @Kenyajudiciary @ODPP_KE @OleItumbi @ahmednasirlaw @NelsonHavi @amenya_nelson @FGaitho237 @abuga_makori @itskipronoh @JaneFKyalo @HonAdenDuale @KIMANIICHUNGWAH @MillicentOmanga @AokoOtieno_
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@RobertAlai Who is WE?? Robert Alai is not ODM.
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The sheer brilliance of intellectual regression at its finest! One would assume that a doctorate—assuming it was ever legitimately earned—would be deployed in crafting innovative solutions to transform the vast, underutilized 70% of our landmass into a hub of economic productivity. But no, someone is advocating for secession as if it were some enlightened political strategy. Since when did individuals with refugee heritage suddenly morph into the architects of national dismemberment? Is this what devolution was fought for—to channel billions into counties only for their so-called intellectuals to entertain fantasies of disintegration instead of development? If secession is indeed the aspiration of the Somali community, then surely, logic dictates that the most prudent course of action would be voluntary repatriation to their ancestral homeland, Somalia, leaving the rest of Kenya to cultivate and develop the very land they seem so eager to abandon. Perhaps before drafting secessionist manifestos, one should first consult the Constitution, the territorial integrity provisions, and, dare I say, the basic principles of gratitude.
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@NationAfrica County Commissioner Geoffrey Omoding should be reminded that he will bear personal responsibility for his actions before the court of law. @NPSOfficial_KE @DCI_Kenya
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@ahmednasirlaw @WilliamsRuto Tharaka Nithi narrative loading


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As progressive Kenyans committed to the rule of law and constitutionalism, we are neither interested in partisan theatrics nor swayed by the numerical gymnastics of parliamentary politics. Our sole concern is the unequivocal pronouncement by the court, which rendered both Wetangula’s pronouncements on matters majority in parliament, and the election of Kimani Ichung’wah as Majority Leader null and void ab initio—a legal doctrine that treats an act as having never existed in the eyes of the law. Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, actions were not merely a lapse in judgment; they were an abuse of office, a direct affront to the constitutional order, and a textbook case of dereliction of duty. A Speaker is expected to be an impartial arbiter, not a partisan operative dressed in the robes of institutional authority. Having failed this fundamental test, Wetang’ula must now do the honorable thing—relinquish his position as Speaker and step down as the leader of Ford-Kenya, or, in the alternative, Parliament should initiate impeachment proceedings to rid the institution of his compromised leadership. As for Kimani Ichung’wah, the doctrine of unjust enrichment must apply with full force. Having occupied a position he was never lawfully entitled to, every cent he received in salaries, allowances, state-funded security, vehicles, and other perquisites of office constitutes an unlawful benefit. The (EACC) must now recover these ill-gotten gains, ensuring that public funds are not squandered on an imposter Majority Leader. The law is clear: when one occupies an office illegally, any benefits accrued from such an illegitimate tenure must be refunded to the last coin. Ultimately, this saga is not about political affiliations or parliamentary headcounts; it is about fidelity to the rule of law and the integrity of public institutions. Kenya is not a banana republic where judicial pronouncements are treated as mere suggestions. If Wetang’ula and Ichung’wah cannot respect the authority of the courts, then they should be made to feel the full weight of legal consequences—impeachment, restitution, and, if necessary, prosecution for abuse of office. The law must reign supreme, not political expediency. @LawSocietyofKe @advkibemungai @Hon_Njeri_Maina @orengo_james @edwinsifuna @JimiWanjigi @EACCKenya @Kenyajudiciary @ODPP_KE @Milliegeza @KIMANIICHUNGWAH @HonWetangula @NAssemblyKE @FaithOdhiambo8 @FGaitho237 @amenya_nelson @C_NyaKundiH @NelsonHavi @RichardOnyonka_ @MarthaKarua @rigathi @Kenyajudiciary
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How big is DRC? The country spans two times zones GMT+1 in the Western part including Kinshasa and GMT+2 in the Eastern part including Lubumbashi
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@Alice_Weidel Der Gast mag den Gast nicht, und der Besitzer mag beide nicht.😂😂 Er hat deutsche pass aber 01.01 Geburtstag đŸ€Ł
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Why Germany isn't leading Europe's defense, and who's going to do it ins... via @YouTube
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But who are we to question the learned Dr. Ruto? @WilliamsRuto When a man assures us of his scholarly anointing, should we not take it as gospel? even the Good Book warns, “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven.” Perhaps in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is not just king but a professor too. And what of Counsel, that esteemed guardian of his own economics @DavidNdii who once reminded us—that the wages of academic fraud is the death of reason? Shall we then cast our pearls before swine, hoping they discern scholarship from showmanship? Maybe we shouldn’t be so harsh, for even the most decorated Pharisee may find himself entombed not in wisdom, but in the weight of his own conceit—PhD perched upon his brow like a crown of vanity.
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