Kendi Nkonge
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You may refer to this condition as compulsive lying or mythomania... when one tells falsehoods out of habit or for no reason at all.
No one has asked for these declarations, yet he feels the need to feed us the lies consistently.
President Ruto: Starting January 2024, Kenyans will be treated for free in hospitals
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As a JAB student, I paid 47k a year in Maseno. How has it come to this? We are fighting for education, fighting for health, fighting overtaxation, fighting corruption...when do we get a break?
Uni fees has gone up from 30K a year to 210K a year and this is not getting enough attention.
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How do you dialogue with people you shot at and abducted? Also, aren't our demands already in the public domain?
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I've been speaking to my mum about the finance bill, sent her this list, and asked her to text her MP Kareke Mbiuki. As the chairlady of her parish, she went ahead and mobilized her fellow congregants to do the same. I'm so proud of her. A win is a win.
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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We can already tell the talking points for the national gaslighting tomorrow...tight belts, nini nini, higher grounds, prayers, something about tutatenga, tutaweka, tutahakikisha...
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Something has radically shifted in our collective psyche today. For all the pain and lives lost, remember what we dared to stand up against. Remember June 25, 2024, for surely we shall revisit!!✊🏾🇰🇪
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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Filing my taxes & I'm ANGRY! I'm angry over taxes paid in 2023 with nothing to show for it; I'm angry at the housing levy deduction on my payslip for a house I'll never own; I'm even ANGRIER at the incoming SHIF deduction for healthcare I'll not access.
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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" Me, personally, I" - a Kenyanism for emphasis on one's position on a matter in conversations. Yaani kisisitizi cha msimamo.
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They have huge sidewalks on streets in Namibia and no one parks on them. The urban planning here was definitely not an afterthought. As a Nairobian, I feel like we are unplanned kids.
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1) This is what is wrong with the assumption that innovation can only flow from the West to the rest of the world. We have been perfecting this for 20 years.
2) Anyone who can afford an Apple product is already banked, fam.
Apple will help Bank the unbanked, especially in developing countries
Digital banking services, mobile money platforms, and innovative credit scoring models will play a crucial role in promoting financial inclusion & expanding access to financial services for millions of people
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Doing a literature review and I'm this close to arguing "mimi ndio nakushow" "inakuanga hivyo" as my sources. Yoh😂
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From "why are Africans not dying of Covid" to " they are not outraged enough about this war"
Amid a worldwide chorus of condemnation against Russia’s war on Ukraine, Africa has remained mostly quiet — a reminder of the Kremlin’s considerable influence over the continent of 1.3 billion people.
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@_Simpson_Ke
Simpson, what are we to expect of a government that scrapped linda mama and hiked NHIF rates?
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@Illustrious_Cee
The Kenyan delegation is at hand to offer experts on good governance and post-conflict reconstruction to the politically volatile island.
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In case you're wondering why the undersea internet cable repairs may take a while...
@thecontinent_
did this feature last year of Africa's only fiber repair vessel.
Your internet is under the sea, not on cloud. Leon Thevenin is Africa's only fiber repair vessel that maintains our digital connectivity to the rest of the world & has been at it for 40 years! Safcom isn't always at fault, after all 😀
Today's feature in
@thecontinent_
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Ines and Dom were definitely on the show for the right reasons, Bartiste gets worse with each show like his hair, Francesca is just treacherous, and Chase is a tool.
#PerfectMatch
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So amazing that this Netflix drama is directed by Kenyan film producer
@wanuri
AND it features music by
@HeyHeyBlinky
🙌🏾🙌🏾
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Years ago, my mum was supposed to join the convent. Then she met a man. He was a teacher, owned a bicycle, and was funny. And just like that, she changed her mind😅.
Happy Mother's Day.
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Absolute balderdash! Your work is to administer justice, not pray away problems. We have extrajudicial killings, abductions, and subversion of the constitution to deal with. Get to work!
Proceedings at the Judiciary National Day of Prayer and Fasting at Milimani Law Courts.
#JudiciaryPrayerDay
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The essence of global health is equity. It is a right -- there is a moral imperative that we (Africans) must be at the table -
@DrSam_Oti
#GlobalHealthInequalities
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"For a long time, investing in people's health and education has been seen as a consumption expense - but investing in these can improve human capital and economies." - Dr
@rhona_ona
at the
#APHRC20
symposium with Drs.
@roseoronje
@CwKabiru
@DrAbeySheikh
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"The foundations of global health created systemic disparities. The West is perceived as having superior knowledge to ours even in global health training" - .
@mcwangari
#GlobalHealthInequalities
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Your internet is under the sea, not on cloud. Leon Thevenin is Africa's only fiber repair vessel that maintains our digital connectivity to the rest of the world & has been at it for 40 years! Safcom isn't always at fault, after all 😀
Today's feature in
@thecontinent_
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Abeg, let your troops rest. Ours is not a manpower problem. What we need are vaccines, waive the patents.
We’ve thankfully pulled our troops out of Afghanistan. It may be time to send them to Africa & Haiti to assist with vaccination efforts & saving lives.
These are the peaceful missions that wealthy nations should take with pride. 19/
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Is this the best IEBC could do to transport election materials? Also interesting that this is Tharaka Nithi.
IEBC materials in Chuka/Igambang'ombe destroyed by members of the public.
#KenyaDecides2022
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"We are thinking more broadly about decisions vs. Policy and how to ensure we are part of this discourse" -
@EvelynGitau
Actg. Director of Research
@aphrc
#APHRC20
#WeAreAfrica
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Many of the gaps we see in global health programs are mainly because there's not enough research pointing to where the actual needs are within our communities" -
@CKyobutungi
at the
#APHRC20
symposium
@aphrc
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In 1999, WTO was having this same discussion on waiving IP rights to HIV/AIDS drugs for access in Africa where millions of people were dying.
20+ years later, another pandemic, same discussion on rights to C-19 vaccines production in LMICs? Has nothing changed?
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How many of us reject the tokenism thrown at us (in panels and wherever) because of our positions/proximity to privilege? - .
@EvelynGitau
asks in her closing remarks.
#GlobalHealthInequalities
#ICYMI
: You can watch this conversation on YouTube here:
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So we have to pay out-of-pocket for cancer screening, while cancer treatment is attracting 16% tax in the finance bill. Why is the gvt so hellbent on making healthcare even more inaccessible? First maternal health (Linda Mama) and now this? What are we paying more for???
Young Kenyans will be forced to foot the costs of screening for four common types of cancer despite making mandatory payments to the new Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), posing potential setbacks in ongoing efforts to fight the disease.
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"Around the world, grass-roots organizations, celebrities, human rights activists and even students are doing what they can to raise money and awareness about the dire situation in America."
My latest: A dispatch from the Failing States of America.
How Western media would cover Minneapolis if it happened in another country
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@_Njagi_
Every single line!! It's been "Nasi tujitoe kwa nguvu" non-stop for the last few weeks. But I find that the English version falls short on the spirit.
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And it's not just a Waiyaki Way problem...it's the same mess on the Redhill link road and the new highway through Ruaka. Not even one footbridge. Our roads are not for pedestrians.
The risky Waiyaki Way at the entrance of the Express Way in Westlands. Children are forced to cross an 8-lane highway. No Zebra crossing, no crossing bridge despite how busy the area is.
@KeNHAKenya
@Nairobiexpress
@Ma3Route
#RiskyWaiyakiWay
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Congratulations!!👏🏽👏🏽.
@NaomKemunto5o
, where do we send our gifts?
Me hustling for my school fee Vs me graduating ❤️
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I like that we are more aware of disinformation spreading on socials about the
#KEelections
BUT beyond fact-checking posts, can we also engage on how to tell apart genuine vs. doctored videos and photos? Usually these fuel reckless utterances even more.
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"The story of women's struggle for equality belongs to no single feminist nor to any one organisation but to the collective efforts of all who care about human rights." - Gloria Steinem
@aphrc
#BalanceforBetter
#IWD2019
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Catch
@CKyobutungi
in the
#TheSituationRoom
this morning via
@YouTube
@SpiceFMKE
Are African govts embracing research for policies?
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@Illustrious_Cee
The Kenyan delegation also recommends a national interdenominational prayer day to calm political tensions and pray for a peaceful transition.
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I am so proud of all of us in this quest for a better country. All sovereign power belongs to the people✊🏾✊🏾🇰🇪
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So here's what we pulled off in a day
@aphrc
: A cancer symposium with experts, a high-level policy dialogue on cancer prevention and control in KE, and the launch of
#Ulwaziplace
- a testament to our renewed commitment to research capacity strengthening in Africa.
#IamAPHRC
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We like to make serious stuff fun to read! (mostly)😀Led an exceptional team on this from concept, content, creative direction, illustration, and execution. Peep the summary👇🏿and get more details in our digital report: and download a copy too!
New month, new things! APHRC’s 2022 Annual Report is out! It reflects on the year we transitioned to a new strategic period, 2022-2026. It takes stock of our progress in initiating strategic shifts in the Center's operation.
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The stupid move to reinstate Kindiki and Duale just re-energized our resolve in this movement.
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#Happeningnow
panel discussion on decolonizing global health research at the
#APHRC20
symposium.
"Beyond interrogating global North & South relations in research and funding, we must also have conversations about holding our govts accountable" -
@KuiMuraya
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In my fave weekend newspaper today
@thecontinent_
What difference will a few thousand policemen without local knowledge or context make in a country with 200 gangs?
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When Kasarani police station was notified of the incident, they didn't investigate yet somehow came to a conclusion based on the boyfriend's statement. A police officer is on record advising the family to get help to look into it.
@DCI_Kenya
@NPSOfficial_KE
#JusticeforBrenda
.
Family questions how Kawira died after an argument with boyfriend
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@RookieKE
As a Catholic on hiatus, I'll tell you it's an active crime scene from Rome to my home parish. This one time the parish priest called the congregation poor for the meagre offerings 🤣
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"It's not a polarization agenda but an inclusion agenda" - .
@daktari1
challenging anti-black immigration policies facing Africans.
#VisaApartheid
#GlobalHealthInequalities
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One refreshing thing about
@aphrc
annual reports - they get more crisp & creative with each edition!👌🏾
Read more about how we're
#ColoringAfrica
in research & policy in our latest report👇🏾
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Incredible news!!!!! "This generous gift will deepen our work, open new partnerships, and strengthen the Center’s financial sustainability,” -
@bunmimakinwa
Board chair
@aphrc
.
@CKyobutungi
🎊🎊🎊
We are thrilled to announce that APHRC has received a USD 15 million grant from MacKenzie Scott and Dan Jewett. We are incredibly humbled to receive this gift that will strengthen our vision to transform lives in Africa through research.
Read more here:
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We thank LSK for voting in
@FaithOdhiambo8
as president. She has been a gift in very trying times.
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💯 I have since bought 2 pieces from her travel collection and can attest to her great workmanship. Give
@Kurlycheeks
all your monies. She has great customer service and meets deadlines too.(she also speaks very soothingly, it's good for your blood pressure😂) Cc
@_Njagi_
Please give
@Kurlycheeks
all your bag orders because her customer service is pure gold.She was patient and went above and beyond to ensure I was a satisfied client.
Super impressed ❤️
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I can't even begin to fathom the horrors of getting teargassed and shot at in your own house. This man is a bloodthirsty monster.
#RutoMustGo
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@EditiEffiong
really created a masterpiece with
#TheBlackBook
. This is next-level production in African film. A global hit made in Nollywood🙌🏾
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The callousness & indifference stings just as bad as the incompetence at this point. Doctors have been on strike for a month+ now, JSS teachers are threatening to strike, people have lost their homes & livelihoods to the floods, yet he still wants a parade for Labour Day?
President William Ruto arrives at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi for
#LabourDay2024
celebrations
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A
@KenyaPower_Care
rep disclosed that the unending power disruption in Ruaka is as a result of overloaded, old and poorly maintained transformers (makes one wonder about the weekly maintenance routine🙄). Even worse, it's going to be a long time before they can upgrade them.
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Nothing about us, without us...but do we have the skills to negotiate for the future we deserve? For the next 2 days, my colleagues here will make sure that 200 youth, from 50 countries across the globe are armed with the right information as they go into
#ICPD25
#ICPDyouth
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The country gets a state of the nation address,
@CKyobutungi
gives us a state of the institution address at the newly introduced biannual town hall sessions
@aphrc
. Talk about progressive leadership 👏🏽
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The Kenyan in me just wants to know when Omanyala left JKIA, how much longer until he lands, how long customs will take to clear him and whether there's traffic from the airport.
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Tonight on
#WADR
- .
@aiajayi
@AfroDemography
&
@DrAhmedKalebi
take on the 2022 Kenya Demographic & Health Survey key indicators report. What can be seen from the data?
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The uber driver just told me he buys red roses every Friday from City Market on his way home. Says its a small sacrifice to make because it makes his person happy. He has done it for 3 years now!❤
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In today's issue of
@thecontinent_
: Kaunda suits, cowboy hats, whisks, madiba shirts and power; the booming business of conversion therapy, and a burning settler village...stellar journalism as always👏🏾👏🏾
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Nairobi art lovers -
@ncai254
has an ongoing exhibition at their new gallery at Rosslyn. It's free.
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Joined the A-team (missing
@gaye01
) to wrap up a brilliant training week for
#immunizationadvocacy
CSOs in Kenya. We unpacked
#evidenceuse
, media and social media engagement for
#advocacy
@MangwanaVJ
@amywhalley
@_Wewa_
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@truthslinger
Clean your microwaves and refrigerators too. Take your duvets and carpets for laundry. Wash your curtains.
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Science tiktok is my new favourite! Scientists &medics are making knowledge accessible to millions!(credibility✅). In this video, a prof. easily explains why we already have a Covid vaccine but not for HIV. I really hope this level of engagement stays on post-covid. 👏🏾👏🏾
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I love that we are such a chaotic, ungovernable lot as Kenyans😂😂...aura for aura.
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This is a well deserved win
@Eunicekkilonzo
👏👏 congratulations!!
We celebrate you
@Eunicekkilonzo
for winning first prize in the print category at the inaugural 2019 Africa Media Network on Health at the ongoing
#AfricaHealth2019
conference in Kigali. Read the story here 👉
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Aye!
@tooearly4birds
congratulations on a wonderful show and thank you for bringing back
#TEFBMboya
. There were many parallels to draw between his time and the present. So much yet so little has changed. Nonetheless, A luta continua!✊🏾
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James 1:5 - "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." 😂😂
Just pointing out how you've changed because you and I were on the same page in 2014 😂😂😂 Bro, you're the one who is still not getting it. Read James 1:5
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@aphrc
's 20-year journey is an African success story. Looking back at the exceptional years, we acknowledge three African traditions that tell our story.
Take a look:
We are delighted to officially launch the
@aphrc
2021 Annual Report, which coincides with our 20th anniversary. It highlights our activities and achievements in Africa throughout the year and the last two decades.
Take a look ➡️
#AnnualReport
#IAMAPHRC
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@CKyobutungi
This must be followed by capacity building on how to properly brew tea. Process doesn't feature microwaves or steeping tea bags in mixed water and milk.
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In solidarity because we have to fight this madness with everything in us and in all spaces. Each new tax is an inch too far for an economy already on its knees.
#RejectFinanceBill2024
#OccupyParliament
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New report by
@mozilla
's
@Odangaring
exposes Spain-based CitizenGO's hand in spreading disinformation on
#KOT
against Kenya's Reproductive Healthcare Bill and Surrogacy Bill. Proves the vulnerability of the trending feature on Twitter.
@JumaKenneth
@aphrc
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Seeing the events of the last two weeks in this short film will move you to tears💔💔
This is why we must never forget 👇🏾
•we shall not forget•
My faith in a generation willing to speak up for themselves and willing to stand up for the betterment of their own country, has been restored. My faith in the sovereignty of the people has been restored.
Yet, my heart bleeds most for those that never
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"Despite Ruto’s political history, which includes an indictment for crimes against humanity at the international criminal court, outside Kenya there has been a great effort to sanitise him. "
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You log off Twitter for a few hours and come back to a new world order. Namna gani?
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There is a big bad boy in town
@thecontinent_
The lesson today is on power, media ownership and manufacturing consent.
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Finally got to see the very talented
@tetushani
perform yesterday
@AspenNewVoices
if you've not heard him yet, you need to!! Also, his new single
#Sema
is out🔥
#playkemusic
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@SpryVoice
Haha doc, we said we can't cover all nuances in one tweet. But there were many observations, including the dominance of white folks esp in Swakopmund.
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Rewriting the story of development tonight with
@AspenNewVoices
on matters health,
#SRHR
, human rights & food security. Great line up!!
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Hanifa has expressed this before and this is our cue to pour into her. How do we help her set aside some funds from the kitty to get help without compromising her? We must also take care of our own.
I’m so sorry for saying this and I was the one who volunteered and I don’t regret it one bit but the mchanga thing has really broken me so much. I’m so exhausted and so mentally broken. I’m genuinely so tired and so emotional everyday. Being exposed to the aftermath of police
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With the enthusiasm of original bad girl Millie, we still
#RejectFinanceBill2024
and ask that you
#FreeShad
.
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Before this was alot of back breaking at
#APHRCShift
...soo much fun!😁 embrace it, feel it, celebrate it!
@Lynnmukuhi
@Ms_Siki
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So proud to have been part of this process, including the brilliant team that worked hard to make this - I dare say - a beautiful piece of work!
@Ms_Siki
@pksiema
@CKyobutungi
Here's the bold new vision
@aphrc
Our 2022-2026
#APHRCStrategicPlan
is finally live.
Learn more about our Strategic Plan at 👉
#APHRC20
#IAMAPHRC
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The headache for the gvt right now is that the thousands of young people on the streets this week cut across the stratum. They are scared of the resourcefulness & organizing they witnessed, hence the scare tactics.
#FreeBilly
#JusticeForRex
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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Btw, Kimani Ichungwa moved the motion for parliament to go on early recess. It can't be that the speaker can't find a way to recall the Mps. These are extenuating circumstances. We will see thru
#RejectFinanceBill2024
by all means!
#RecallKenyanMPs
NOW!
Breaking: Parliament, which is in recess, until July 22nd will not be recalled for Finance Bill. MP's can only consider Ruto's memo next month.
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Lol, we contribute to this fund because it's a mandatory statutory deduction...not because it's a sound retirement plan.
Savings for retirement is not a tax. We want Kenyans to understand that we need to save for our retirement. We need to improve our savings rate as a percentage of GDP. We need to grow it to a level of about 30%: David Korros
#NSSFGrowingYouForGood
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On this, I would say going by the events in Tigray, Sudan, DRC and Palestine, we need to manage our expectations of international bodies. Regardless,
#RejectFinanceBill2024
International bodies are seeing innocent Kenyans being abducted and saying nothing
Are they working together??
#RejectFinanceBill2024
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@waweru
@Kidogo_ECD
has a franchising model for this. They support working mothers in low income areas & elsewhere to access affordable and safe daycare services, on top of training them on early childhood care, nutrition and business.
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Understand autonomy and agency re: women's reproductive health before you bash a woman for having "too many kids she can't feed." Understand reproductive empowerment.
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