FERDINAND OMONDI
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Journalist. Storyteller. Documentary Filmmaker. Communication Manager. Moderator. Strategist. Media Trainer. Climate Justice. Human Rights. People First.
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By the way, kama hauna ID, tafuta mapema.
Mkiendelea hivi, printer ya ID itaharibika kama ile ya passport mpaka 2028 🥲
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Mnanyima madaktari kazi, mnapunguza mishahara yao, alafu wakijiorganize kuokoa maisha mnawakamata.
Hamna adabu hata kidogo.
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Stop what you’re doing.
I’m at the AU Citizens Forum in Accra.
They are discussing the state of Africa’s democracy and Kenya’s Gen Z as a case study.
A panelist has remarked, “we are inspired that Gen Z caused an entire cabinet to be fired.”
Kenya, Africa is taking notes,
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We don't need SHIF.
We need you to stop stealing from NHIF.
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Wait. It's the real Anon account, with 5M followers!
These are the guys that hacked Paypal, Mastercard and supported the Arab Spring by attacking government websites in Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya.
Anonymous issues a warning towards the Kenyan government to respect the rule of law and right to protest of
#RejectFinanceBill2024
participants.
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Good afternoon from Accra.
Immigration guy saw my passport, and without even greeting me, he said, "you guys are still protesting ?".
I laughed and said yes.
After processing, as I walked out , he said "keep protesting!".
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Peaceful Kisumu is showing that the US travel advisory against the lakeside city was hot air.
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It's OK to be embarrassed that one woman with the aid of crowd funding achieved what an entire health ministry with billions of taxpayers money has failed to because stomachs come first.
My attention has been drawn to efforts by some individuals to raise funds from the public to pay hospital bills for persons injured during the demonstrations.
Out of the total 294 casualties attended to in our Refferal Hospitals, 235 have been treated for various degrees of
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Remember the lies.
Remember the arrogance.
Remember the abductions.
Remember the tear gas.
Remember the shootings.
Remember the brain splattered on parliament street.
Every time you see them, physically or online,
every time they open their mouths,
Remember
#BlackTuesday
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Kenya gave the US Barack Obama.
Now it has given the UK Rishi Sunak.
China you're next...
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A peaceful transition is a rare commodity in Africa. Today, Kenya wins on that front.
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Interested in joining the military? The British Royal Navy is recruiting, and you don't have to be British.
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KTDA doesn't seem to care that a sexual predator is now a director at a KTDA factory.
But, the international market does.
UK supermarkets, for instance, would instantly withdraw Kenyan tea from their shelves if they catch wind of this.
Now you know what button to press
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If you're attending
#RejectFinanceBill2024
on Thursday, keep these in mind:
1. Police are likely to be pissed. One of them lost his limbs (not your fault) . Safe to assume some cops will be wanting to make someone pay.
2. Expect to be provoked to violence. Tuesday's events were
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The Inspector General of Police and the Nairobi Police Commander who presided over the killing of dozens of Kenyans, and continue presiding over unconstitutional abductions should be next on the chopping board.
Drain the swamp !
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Calling Raila Odinga the Lord of Poverty and Chaos was a party trick during campaigns. Look, you won. Now you are the government. Raila isn't raising taxes on food, fuel and breathing, making poor people poorer and angrier. You are.
HNIB was cute before campaigns: you convinced
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Kanisa wamenyamza wanangoja Sunday kuwaambia mpande mbegu.
Hata Judas hakuwa kimya hivi akisaliti Yesu.
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Kenyan Twitter will have you believe the Chief Justice leaked the verdict to someone before the official announcement.
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Going forward, this government will have big problems arresting people and keeping them incommunicado.
Mpaka the incompetents wameitwa State House to explain their Moi Era tactics.
Let no one ever tell you your voice doesn't matter.
Gotha. Gotha tena.
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Gabriel Oguda has now been held longer than 24 hours.
Incommunicado.
Produce him in court or set him free.
A government that respects the rule of law doesn't operate like a rogue militia.
#FreeOguda
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The Standard has a story of a man who married a woman who was 5 months pregnant with another man's baby. Accepted to raise it. They had two more children in marriage- only for him to discover the last born wasn't his either. Now a court has ruled he must take care of all 3.
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Safaricom is complicit in denying Kenyans access to information when they are being brutalised by their own government.
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Wow. Kakamega has done so well that they even chose to drive on the right! Kudos.
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Nick Mwendwa appointed Engin Firat to coach Harambee Stars on a two-month contract. Firat was previously coach of Moldova, where he won 0 matches. Moldova is 75 places below Kenya in FIFA rankings.
We need to start asking whether Nick is just laundering money with FKF.
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2013: Aliko Dangote announces plans to build a USD 400 million (48 billion KES) cement plant in Kenya.
2018: Dangote reportedly shelves the plans because of Kenyan state officials who were 'more corrupt than Nigerians".
2022: Aliko Dangote attends William Ruto's inauguration
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And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13.
SHE SAID YES.
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Omanyala has received his US Visa.
Now it's a race to make it to the race in Oregon.
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...As his wife and children watch.
I guess this is... dialogue ?
Former Nandi Hills MP Alfred Keter abducted by police as his wife, children watch in dismay
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Parliament has just passed the finance bill.
At the cost of blood, human life and anarchy.
I hope it was worth it, Mr President.
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Today, I close this wonderful chapter of my life at the BBC after 8 years.
I have grown, I have learned, I have thrived.
I leave with a grateful heart and fond memories.
Storytelling is what I do best. And I'm excited for what the universe has next for me on my plate. My story
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Understand Éric Omondi helped raise 400k for Victor Juma, the man police arrested for the offence of complaining that his child was teargassed.
Victor can pay medical bills for himself and daughter, and likely start a business.
To the Kenyans who keep proving that humanity
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This type of seed bank could land her in jail for up to two years if the seeds aren't registered. Or she could be fined 1 million shillings. Yet 80% of food in Africa is produced by small-scale farmers like her. This is why the Seed and Plant Varieties Act is dangerous, and
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No CAS will be appointed.
Office of the third lady inaenda
Thank you, Gen-Z 🫡
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1. Streaming a feed DOES NOT prevent split screens.
2. You can make KBC great again. But not through temporary euphoria.
3. Media does need post-election self-reflection.
4. Stop cheering impunity. You're next.
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Kenyans just love being angry.
Pascal Tokodi asked the President to watch Selina.
HE IS AN ACTOR. THAT IS HIS HUSTLE.
That's a focused guy for me.
Extra points for not begging for handouts.
President was taking a walk. Even he needs a few minutes off Kenya's woes, FFS.
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This is what they are doing with NHIF at 1700 shillings a month.
Imagine what they will do with SHIF, which is 2.75% of your GROSS salary.
No wonder wanashiba wakitutapikia miguuni.
NHIF claims it lost Sh368 million due to "typing errors," with no evidence of where the money went.
Auditor-General Nancy Gathungu reveals NHIF paid Sh815 million for hospital claims totaling only Sh447 million in the past year.
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Avoid Gitanga Rd. There's a police roadblock with heavily armed police at Quickmart. Something grim may have happened. 16 minute drive has taken me nearly 3 hours.
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David Ndii is basically saying the government lied to get elected, made promises they can't (or wont) keep, and that if you believed the election promises and voted for UDA, you're an idiot.
Did I get that right?
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Kenya has 4 million Crypto owners. 4 million! Who are you people? And how's business?
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"We will kill many more" - a Kenyan policeman openly tells a medic, after they teargassed a treatment center for injured protest victims.
Who really are the criminals ?
• enda tutaua wengine wengi • FULL CLIP
For context, a couple of minutes before, I’d seen a cop hurl teargas into the Holy Family Basilica parking lot where the medics had set up their tent. Did not make sense to me because I could see protestors at the exit gate of the
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Downtown traders demonstrating in Nairobi CBD, shouting 'China Must Go' with Vuvuzelas, clothes and banners all made in China.
Before retreating to their stores, to sell products 97% imported from China.
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Tanzania President: we are not closing places of worship. That's where there is true healing. Corona is the devil and it cannot survive in the body of Jesus.
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These photos capture a masked police officer in plain clothes smashing into vehicle and firing a tear gas canister at close range.
It was a media car. Two journalists were injured.
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If you're planning a potentially embarrassing protest against the government, expect some sabotage.
Expect some people to try to divide you.
Expect some triggering debates about who should have organised and who is funded to do what.
All this is meant to distract you.
Focus!
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Reporting on the Sudan situation live from my state-of-the-art studio in Central Nairobi.
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Kenyan politician soon: Flooding is a global issue. It flooded even in New York.
So scary, New York City is flooding! The governor has declared a state of emergency. Climate change will only continue to make this worse
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Its a little rich to say BBI was only a conversation. The law was broken, judiciary threatened, and some politicians enticed with taxpayer money to pass it.
That's a very expensive conversation.
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Okiya Omtatah is the only politician Gen Z has allowed near Uhuru Park.
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Nairobi County returning officer Albert Gogo says he has not declared any winner in governor, senator and women rep race.
Adds that final announcement might be in 2 days.
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One person has just been shot near Toi Market. Traders are screaming that he is a mechanic, not a protester. They say it's a police officer with rank who fired.
#maandamano
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Dear
@KenyaPower_Care
, could you please explain how I got a bill of Ksh. 281,000 for ONE MONTH? with NO ARREARS?
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Yesterday during
#Maandamano
, I went live on Tik Tok for the first time.
In 30 minutes, I gained 8,000 new followers.
To put this in perspective, I gained less than 500 followers on Instagram the whole of 2022.
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I just did my first flight to Homabay's Kabunde Airport (there is no airstrip in Luo vocabulary).
Ignore the slander 😤.
Buana the runway is freshly tarmacked, the flight is smooth, and you alight on manicured green grass, 10 metres from the arrivals.
When did you last alight on
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Mmekutana na Aoko leo. Heh.
Facebook imefika twitter.
There will be blood.
(PS. She is highly educated, well read, and is a career writer. And NEVER backs down (Remember Njoki Chege vs Subaru boys). Research before engaging)
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OMG Citizen TV is rescreening the old seasons of Tahidi High right now. I was in it. The very first episode 😂
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William Ruto, August 15: I will work with the opposition to the extent that they provide oversight over my administration.
William Ruto, August 18: We salute the United Democratic Movement (UDM) leadership for abandoning Azimio La Umoja and joining Kenya Kwanza.
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A good question is where KRA officials take all these perfumes, clothes and electronics they confiscate from passengers at JKIA.
Otherwise, we can assume some wives and husbands suddenly dress well, smell nice and own the latest iPhone- without buying them or paying taxes.
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A patient left a coronavirus isolation facility at Mbagathi without authorisation. She was tracked down and brought back by security agents. She tested positive. Now state is tracking down 85 of her contacts.
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2nd blackout in as many days. Kenya Power should have warned Kenyans that the 15% reduction in power bills also comes with a 15% reduction in supply.
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Look at how patriotic and peaceful they are, without thugs in uniform tear gassing and shooting them dead !
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Wikileaks has released a letter from a Kenya policeman which claims former first lady lucky kibaki and retired police commissioner major General hussein Ali had ordered the killing of prominent politicians, including Martha Karua and Gitobu Imanyara
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I've graduated first class in Communication Studies from St Paul's University.
Made it to the Dean's List of Honor.
Top student, school of communication.
The hard work and long nights have paid off.
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Today's protests were organised without the involvement of a politician or political party.
Template government responses such as "Lord of Violence" or "Lord of Poverty" were rendered useless.
The government has had to face THE PEOPLE.
Beautiful scenes.
Thank you, Kenya.
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The biggest defenders of a high-ranking police officer sentenced for contempt of court are, ironically, those who have themselves escaped criminal charges, including murder.
People should relax. Gilbert Masengeli , the inspector general of police is going nowhere!. Kwani ni kesho!.....
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Homes are flooded, estates marooned, and children are at risk of drowning.
But it's a comedian rowing boats to save the people.
Doctors are on strike and patients are dying.
But let's hire CASes and discuss buying a new presidential jet.
Nairobi's drainage system hasn't been
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I'm a proud father/brother.
He lost his father at 5. Mum at age 11.
Today, our last born, Jerome, graduates with a BSc in Meteorology.
We thank God.
Now give him a job, Kenya.
#uongraduation
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They could also be illegally bugging their phones with spyware before releasing them so they can track them, listen and read all their conversations.
If you've been arrested, take that phone to a specialist to wipe it clean. Or get a new one.
Listen, they’re abducting people and releasing them right after. They want to instill fear lmaoooo a whole government? Yaaani you have run out of options like that?😭😭😭😭
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So my crew and I went to Laikipia to find out why bandits were burning homes, killing people and boldly facing police in a gunfight. Its a complicated web of historical injustice, greed and pure criminal enterprise.
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KMTC is what happens when you turn a medical exercise into police punishment. They ceased being medical centers and became unguarded detention facilities. And now we have escapees.
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Outgoing IEBC Chairman Wafula Chebukati is making grave allegations under oath, which if true, could translate to treason charges, which carries a death sentence in Kenya.
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I've officially started my new role as the BBC's Nairobi Reporter. It was a wonderful 5 years in Mombasa with NTV, KTN and as BBC's Mombasa Correspondent. I'm back as part of an exciting new project. Watch this space.
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Interesting how elected leaders are being blackmailed and bullied for not attending a church service. It is 2022. Equal Development is provided as a constitutional right, not by Kanu-yajenga-nchi homage.
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The government owes Mission Hospitals over 2 billion shillings through NHIF.
The government wants to take charge of faith-based universities after failing to manage existing public universities effectively.
These were the key messages Catholic Bishops had yesterday in their
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The guy who said digital activism is "just wanking" is now calling Gen Z "our children".
Kiburi inashuka.
They will not believe. They will not believe.
Our children are demanding accountability in a democratic dispensation. We are with them 100%. They dont want politics of kingpins and tribes. We are with them 100%. They dont want to be used by demagogues and sore losers with axes to grind. We are with them 100%. n/n
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The military has been deployed.
Go home. The military has been deployed.
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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There are people peddling a stereotype that international media are 'disappointed' in the so-far peaceful Kenya elections.
Fact: WE are spread across Kenya, reporting. Reuters and BBC are even STREAMING the IEBC results.
Many of the international press are BLACK and KENYAN.
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IEBC Chair Wafula Chebukati has started announcing official presidential results
Webuye East
Raila: 13,720
Ruto: 16,412
...
And then he sits down 😳
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The Tanzania government has reversed a Magufuli era directive that prevented girls from continuing with their education if they became pregnant. Now all girls and boys who had suspended their education for various reasons are free to return- BBC TZ
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Massive respect for the young man who expressed himself respectfully, made his point and walked off.
Even deeper respect to the Holy Family Basilica orderlies who read the mood, acknowledged him and proceeded.
That's civility.
Elsewhere Bishops were frisked at gunpoint.
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Kenyan students want to leave Ukraine. But they can't. and they need help. These are the voices of Kenyans Rashid, Asya, James and Stephanie.
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Make no mistake.
Power belongs to the people.
You are rich, corrupt and arrogant because the people let you.
But even the most tolerant have their limits.
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Update: made her my wife.
And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 13:13.
SHE SAID YES.
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This is a defining period for the ODM Party. Open defiance has been unthinkable. But now it's Chairman Mbadi questioning his own party, loyalists Babu and Kaluma openly sparring and a Luo Nyanza MP is in Kenya Kwanza. Moses didn't get to Canaan and the battle to be Joshua is on.
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Come to X to see Luos trending.
Insulting the community has become therapy for the idiotic choices some of y'all make in life.
Be accountable to yourself and the historic ethnic bigotry of your bloodline.
Or go hug a cactus.
Guok.
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I just made a significant bank to MPESA transaction to the wrong number.
Called the guy. He checked and confirmed. Offered to return the 70k without a fuss.
Imebidi nimemwachia za kabej (ok, kanyama).
There are still good people out there in this economy.
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What Mandonga is doing is the showbiz Eric Omondi is talks. But some Kenyan 'celebz' think showbiz means fakery and senseless clout chasing.
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On August 10, 2018, police killed 6-month-old baby Pendo.
Two years later, politicians brought Pendo's parents to Bomas as a symbol of reconciliation to support the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI).
"Let my baby's blood be the last to be spilled," said his father.
In 2024, at
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I've spoken to Protus.
The bed costs Ksh. 25,000. Full set as seen in this video.
He's located in Gem, Ramula (Nyanza).
Says you can make orders and delivery will be via courier.
Call him on 0720867774.
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If you are going to be a tribal bigot, at least use original images. This picture was first used in 2020
Nairobi CBD bustling with beehive of activities as Kenyans continue with their daily hustle to fix the economy.
Kisumu & Migori is the only place that demos are ongoing. I pray for Luo Nation that God shall receive salvation from shackles of Odingaism that has a signature of
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It's not even about the search.
It's the INDIGNITY of the search.
Your bag wide open, in a room full of people, all peeping in with NO REGARD to privacy,
And the customs official rummaging through your with BARE Hands which have probably gone through other bags (and people).
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I kid you not. Kenya Power has done it again. Turned off the lights the second Mark Masai started reading the story about why we have blackouts in Kenya.
You can't make this stuff up.
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