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Niko na some furniture pieces I am helping sell in Mombasa. Have managed to sell a bunch (alhamdulillah), but still have some few pieces left. HMU if interested. Prices negotiable. Please see below:
Grey Wheeled Vanity Poofs - 1500/= each
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I genuinely wonder why we didn't have this energy for Uhuru. He was just as bad.
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BTW, there is nothing special about you or me. It could be any of us. Mukiona hizi musizipass. Retweet. Amplify.
Na si tafadhali.
Huyu Boyz by the name Sam Ngure Njau has been missing since June 25th
Hajulikani kwenye akoo,REPOST for awareness tukiwish apatikane manze
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Another angle other than recalling is to go after the MPs who have missed more than 8 sittings. That doesn't have to wait for IEBC. The constitution is very clear on this.
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There is NOTHING to negotiate. Man, we had floods. PEOPLE DIED. Yet these people were showing off their new cars. The army and police were not deployed to help. The president jetsetted and was smiling giddily in the USA. And many of these politicians continued with life as usual.
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What do you call a nation where its citizens are practically begging international institutions to not lend money to their government because of out-of-control corruption?
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Sooooo y'all can track down people at random hours of the night but you can't catch people caught on CCTV? Really? Who are you fooling?
These suspects broke into Cleanshelf Supermarket in Ongata Rongai when other peaceful protestors remained true to their course. They are being sought by the police and are called upon to surrender.
Do you know them?
#FichuakwaDCI
by calling 0800 722 203 to report anonymously.
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But it is the protests that is killing tourism. 😂
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Don't ever tell me social media doesn't mean anything. Look at the amplification of this march all over the continent!!!
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Haya tuanze.
Naomi Waqo. Nothing honorable here. Aki watu wa Marsabit...hii ni nini? She has an "Advanced Diploma" in Theology.
BREAKING NEWS: The 7 out of the 11 members of the Select Committee voted to save Mithika Linturi. They are Naomi Waqo, Samuel Chepkonga, George Murugara, Malulu Injendi, Njeri Maina, Rachel Nyamai and Kassim Tandaza. Remember their names.
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The fact that President Ruto is so insistent on this Affordable Housing scheme really makes one wonder what is at stake for him....The country is dealing with so many issues that need to be addressed but somehow affordable housing is the most important? What's in it for him?
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I don't know what it is we can do but I really need us to back up young doctors in this fight. We need to go all in because success at the Ministry of Health will domino into other ministries. They don't deserve this.
#NakhumichaMustGo
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Also, can we have a mass unfollowing day? Yaani one day where we just deplatform all of them on here and on Tik Tok. They are only as relevant as the attention we give them.
Social Jail is working! Word has it some MPs can't go to their homes, some are staying at their parents' houses, others are borrowing friends' cars to move around, and they can't eat at their normal joints. Does the pressure increase or decrease?
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At this point in my life, I have lived outside Kenya more than I have lived in Kenya (by only a little bit). I've been lucky to come back often so I saw the country evolve quite dramatically in the last 16-17 years. And now, in 2021, I am now watching it regress dramatically.
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The same Babu Owino who was reckless with a gun and almost killed DJ Evolve? Kweli nyinyi muko na amnesia.
The year is 2032.
This is Babu Owino’s motorcade heading to Kasarani for his swearing in as the sixth president of Kenya
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I still don't understand why there is religion at Bomas. 🤦🏾♀️ Why do I as a Muslim Kenyan need to know what Psalms verse x x x is saying?
Who planned this programme?
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My friend, Kenya is OVERPRICED, and there's not much to show for it or explain why. We are paying prices on par with developed nations in many areas.
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BTW guys, they are doing us a favor! Wanajitokeza tuwajuwe mapema! Si tulisema this will be a long and hard battle?
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That a Muslim woman looking like any Kenyan Coastarian is now president of TZ is extraordinary. Meanwhile in Kenya we are stuck on this idea that a "legitimate" president can only come from one of two tribes.
In some ways, Tanzania is ahead of us. Regardless of her politics.
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Picture of a wealthy merchant's home in Lamu taken by Sir John Kirk in 1884.
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Gambians on the streets protesting against their finance bill too. 🥲
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One woman alone with nothing but goodwill can do this alone but your UDA politicians are still blaming Uhuru and quoting bible verses. 😂
Good morning guys. I woke up overwhelmed again. Someone from Mombasa who wishes to stay anonymous donated 200,000🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹 I have no words. Someone else also sent 10k today. I’ll have to get a paybill if we are to continue with monetary donations. This will be more than
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Small small rain over some hours and Nairobi is flooded. And Gen Z are the problem for protesting and demanding better?
Aki mukue serious.
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This country tells you the way out of poverty is education.
You work hard and become a doctor or teacher. Then this country tells you it can't pay you. It tells you you are selfish and tells you you should put others first before money.
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Let's just agree Nairobi haiwork. CBD status: trash everywhere; broken pavements, sewers and sidewalks, open sewers...what else?
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Taking Hanifa's cue, should we expose Mombasa County? 🤭
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Now this..THIS...is how you hold your leadership to account when you meet them in person! Not this starstruck nonsense I keep seeing from people with platforms and access!
Kenyan President William Ruto defends sending police to Haiti when they have not ended banditry at home.
Brilliant question by Ayub Abdikadir at the White House
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I repeat: not everyone who is an activist...wants to be a politician or run for office. Please stop. lol
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A 28 year old Doctor died from COVID and hadn't been paid his salary for five months. Tell me. Please tell me why we tolerate this type of leadership. And why we are tolerating this BBI nonsense...
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Y'all, I am in a chapter of this book where Mombasa is suffering its FOURTH invasion by the Portuguese. And you know what the worst part about this one was?
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I am sorry but what have we won? People are still abducted. People are still missing. The political class is playing chess with our lives. We know that bill has not disappeared. And now we are getting distracted.
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btw, didn't
@ODPP_KE
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@DCI_Kenya
say there will be zero tolerance for inciters and thugs? So this guy should be in your possession by now, right?
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Brookside could be the last dairy brand on the shelf and I wouldn't buy it.
Nitakaa tu bila maziwa until resurrection comes. lol
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I swear non-Kenyans who are familiar with Kenya and Kenya's political history and levels of corruption are probably confounded as to how Kenyans are able to stomach this much crap. Lebanon and Chile were burning for much less...
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The poor are always on the receiving end of the worst of state violence.
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Anyway I want a break from these shenanigans so I'm going to cover something else. A different topic: history of Pwani. Because I realize so many Kenyans don't know this country's *actual* history.
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I remember growing up in Moi's Kenya, blackouts were so frequent;it was part of the norm. Then came Kibaki and blackouts became so infrequent, so rare that when you did get blackouts you were surprised.
Considering how much we pay for electricity and how high our taxes are...
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Can we normalize posting a list of those MPS who vote for punitive bills alongside their photos?
Alafu zisambazwe wossup to all your peeps affected by their votes?
The worst thing about this proposed finance bill is that it’s almost guaranteed to pass as it is bearing the abysmal quality of the legislative branch 😭😭😭😩😩😩
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The man became a billionaire and left Mombasa in tatters which is on record and there is evidence everywhere to prove it. Oh Allah, I pray for your justice to be swift one day and merciless.
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I've been seeing these billboards and I'm really confused.
Are we supposed to be thanking the president for doing his job? This is a joke and a new low. 😂
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Okay, so I found something today that had me go down a rabbit hole that left me shook. A very BASIC thread on the Sultans of Zanzibar (fun tidbit: my very very very distant relatives😅😂). Also interesting because Mombasa's history is very closely tied with Zanzibar's.
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562 Million. Read that figure again. Millions ya 3 figures! Hawa ndio wanafungua vibiashara kushindana na wewe mwenye 100k capital yako.
Pumbavu sana.
Former Governor Mwangi Wa Iria's Wife Charged In Ksh.562M Graft Case, Released On Ksh.5M Bond
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Watu wa Mombasa, mujue Senator wenu Mohammed Fakhi votes YES on that conflict of interest bill. smh.
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@pocock_phoebe
Or just drink your water, eat your food, and mind your business? 🤷🏾♀️ I donno.
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What was Gloria Orwoba thinking proposing a committee of 400+ people ati to distribute Sanitary Towels? What's wrong with that woman?
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I am not cooking you at all but this is why I have been pushing for people to think about system vs. individual. When you focus on the individual utakufa nguvu haraka sana. What Kenya do you want your proverbial children and grandchildren to inherit? That should guide you.
Msinicook. If so, be gentle.
Sasa basi aki tumeyield nini na protests?
Cus honestly me nimegive up (metaphorically) cus this man has his whole grip on this thing na hakai kama atawachilia😭😭💔
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We have to win. We have to. There is no other way.
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The point is we have to make Kenya work for us. We have to demand a livable country. There is no other way. There are no shortcuts.
Every place has its good and its bad. And the solution isn't to go to places where we are not wanted.
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People are waiting to be told to show up to fight for their rights? Kwani you have no conviction already that our systems are failed systems that don't work for us at all? Wewe mwenyewe kama mKenya haumii enough? You need to be told what to do?
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Let me ask an ignorant Q. Can you technically sue the government for lack of service delivery? Like if we pay road maintenance levy and roads are not maintained, can I sue on the premise that the government needs to explain what it is doing with the levy if not maintaining roads?
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Four years ago, I said we only have one Kenya, one home. We must fight for it. We must make it work. Nilichekwa nikaambiwa "this country is not worth fighting for."
Here we are fighting today.
Leo nasema, huyu atakuwa one term president. Manifesting foreal. Inject belief.
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Mamangu angesena mbona zina mapele? Unchoma na moto mkubwa. Ushaziharibu. 😅😂
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No. We are very pissed. He is wasteful and so is his government. Treating our taxes like play change.
Kenya's President Ruto is under scrutiny over the cost of his US visit.
Luxury jet hire has been estimated at $1.5m amidst austerity measures and public outcry.
The government has defended the trip, but have Ruto's reasons won over critics?
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I saw someone say: if Twitter didn't matter, they wouldn't be hiring bloggers to parrot their nonsense.
These are useless attempts to try and dampen the fire that is catching on.
To the people who keep saying we are only angry on Twitter, kwa ground ni different...where do you imagine the people on Twitter live? In the cloud?
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Btw it's not just politicians' businesses we should go for. We should backlist their families and kids who are profiting off corruption proceeds when they know better. They too are guilty as charged.
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50 thousand people facing starvation in Marsabit county. How much did we spend on this election again?
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The fact that MPs in other African countries are shaking is making me shiver with joy. What a time to be alive.
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The concept of time in Kiswahili comes from Arabic or specifically Islam whereby the day started after Maghreb aka 6:30 pm. You won't understand it because the only perspective you have is the Western one and haven't considered that others have a different way of perceiving time.
Explaining the Swahili clock system to someone learning it is a nightmare
How is 2pm or 1400 hours, saa nane (8) haha
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I can finally announce that Asmini, my company, is an official Black Girl Sunscreen retailer and I'm really just about to cry some happy tears. For a renowned Indy company to believe in my litu brand is incredible.
Both sunscreens are available at only 2100/= each.
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We have to make things work for us here. And if not for us, we have to make it work for our children and their children.
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Someone get's caught for worn out tyres. Police stop them want to be bribed 60k. If someone had that 60k, they would have purchased the tyres already.
Kenya is screwed up and becoming worse every day.
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Do people really believe when Raila becomes president they will get 6000 please? 😭😭😭
Do they know how much debt we have as a country? Where is that 6000 going to come from?
Wallahi Kenyans are GULLIBLE.
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A family in Mombasa was forcefully quarantined for 14 days after it was suspected the father and son died from COVID. The government has now sent them a half a million shilling bill to settle.
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Kenya's National Anthem is very beautiful honestly. And I'm not just saying that because I'm Kenyan. The arrangement, the rise and fall in the verses, the regalness is very inspiring.
Now if only we had a country to match...
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Reason why some Kenyans mock him is because they don't have the range to understand this level of commitment. We are a country of shortermism and easy gains: it's hard to grasp such discipline.
It is interesting how much smack I have seen guys spewing around the demise of this Mountain Climber.
It took me back to when we were doing the Betika sponsored James Kagambi posts and we were faced with the same energy of, "He won't return." and such.
Just know that while we
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Something I learned recently: this is the Belem Monstrance. Interesting I had not heard of it before because it, in many ways, marks the beginning of European (namely Portuguese), subjugation of the Swahili Coast.
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@lipundaKE
Uhuru was THE president. What does Ruto being his DP have to do with this? Ruto is now on the receiving end of the wrath as PRESIDENT. And what accomplishments when he's the one who has gotten us into this mess? The sinking ship started with him. The dissonanceace is incredible.
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Glad to see this on my TL. It's not so much that sunscreen is being introduced on our continent due to nefarious intentions per se. It's that we are catching on to trends with the rest of the world.
Let me break this down and inshallah may it be beneficial knowledge.
Is there an African alternative to sunscreen? Because sometimes I question the introduction of sunscreen to our continent. If we actually do need to protect ourselves from the rays of the sun, UV or not, what did our ancestors use for it?
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Omtatah has nailed it on the head...the government exists to serve Kenyans but it appears they have lost sight of this. They think we exist to serve them. Like slaves.
So youth who are jobless - because incompetent GoK has failed to create jobs - will be required by GoK to pay rent to live in Kenya! Why are we still having this government in office?
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Guys, I am really really REALLY proud of my Swahili identity and heritage. That is why I not only do a lot of research, ask questions, document stuff but I also share it here as much as I can. We are unearthing things and bringing them to light and sharing them en masse.
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Y'all, let me be clear...I have 2 Masters in Governance, Public Administration, Development, and Policymaking. Don't assume people on here are just saying things to say things.
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Hey all, if you are in Mombasa, Kilifi and anywhere on the Coast and have kids clothes that your kids have outgrown please let me know if you are interested in donating. I am collecting children's clothing and shoe donations for flood victims. Thank you. Retweet widely.
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My father was fighting this same shit with the MOH during Moi's regime in 1992 man. We can't be fighting this same crap in 2024. 😿
#NakhumichaMustGo
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Kenya needs a completely new set of leaders. The country will never move forward with the same crop of recycled people.
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Talking to our elders is very cool. Was speaking to a lady born in 1939 when the second world war was starting and she told me about the "Zima taa" period where Mombasa residents were told to turn off all lights at night for fear of bombardment by enemy forces.
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So, can we track government expenditures in real time down to the shilling too? I mean, if the government is going to be this intrusive in our lives we want to know how our taxes are spent down to the Shilling. :)
New bill set to give KRA more real-time data from factories.
KRA wants IP cameras that will have infrared night vision, a 360-degree rotating view, face detection, people counting, object detection, crowd detection, tripwire, perimeter, and scene detection.
— Business Daily
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Let me plug y'all to some mombasa businesses I swear by. I may plug you to their offerings or to some specific things I like from them so be sure to save this post. Even when you are just visiting, you can still sample their stuff as they all do deliveries.
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In the name of God the most beneficent the most merciful. May everything that they try to hide come to light. May their plots not succeed. Ameen.
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Anyway Kenya? These are the people that are failing you.
Haya tuanze.
Naomi Waqo. Nothing honorable here. Aki watu wa Marsabit...hii ni nini? She has an "Advanced Diploma" in Theology.
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The trauma to have to manage to publicly come out with such a story and then Icarius or Salim from behind his keyboard, halfway across the continent tells you "he doubts your story" like he's reading an Insha. 🤦🏾♀️
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Remember when KK had just won elections? Ndii was talking about burning the midnight oil and Gachagua was talking about 4 AM meetings? What were they doing at these early morning meetings?
This country is in shambles. 😂
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Ordinary Kenyans are being interviewed on the streets saying the taxes and budget will hurt them but Ndiinomics and their silly bloggers will gaslight you into saying "only salaried and monied people are complaining." Washenzi sana hawa watu.
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BTW, we are also not having any discussions about COTU and Atwoli. Besides the MPs, that is another VERY good target and a low hanging fruit.
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Just a Wednesday morning reminder that you deserve to have a good life. You deserve to live in this country. And you deserve to plan for you and your children without constant fear. No government should take that away from you. You shouldn't be treated badly like you are scum.
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My heart really aches for us. This president is hell bent on breaking us and this country for his own selfish gains. This goes beyond voting at this point. I honestly don't think Raila would have been a better president. A fight for survival and complete change in values needed.
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Uhuru was bad, but MAN nothing could have prepared me for Ruto and Co. 😂
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Wasini/Kisitu-Mpunguti is one of the most beautiful places I have been to in Kenya so far. The snorkeling there is fantastic mashallah and the fact that you can see dolphins there makes it extra special. However...
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The government of Kenya is not working for the people of Kenya. International institutions are not working for the people of Kenya.
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The way these people were SO LOUD about Benny Hinn and are now quiet on this flooding situation? Hweh! Ogopa watu.
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@DexxieDexxy
And....he was sinking this country into debt. Kicking the proverbial can down the road.
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Everything is made unnecessarily difficult in this country.
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Gosh what is it with Kenyans and beating dead horses to a second death? lol
Hii discourse ya kublame middle class when your very wealthy political class is the one stealing from you and manipulating systems? Punguzeni kool aid.
Middle class in Kenya are the reason why the country is headed in the wrong direction. Their silence, indifference, complacency and fear has emboldened this incompetent administration :
Debt Dressed As Decadence: The Middle Class Mirage And The Political Ostrich Syndrome
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If I can be completely honest...went to an event where this guy spoke. By the end of the event, a potential investor sitting next to me was SO frustrated by the whole thing because there were no targets set. No goals. No vision put forth. Just fluff. 😬
Do you see how tone deaf these people are? They think the economy is built by investors, not by us. So they burden us with taxes and police. Our pain means nothing to them. If we cry out, they say it's the opposition.
This is why protestors are violent. Words don't work.
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I really don't get Brits... Charles and Camilla are a total scandal considering Charles was cheating on Diana and made her life miserable. Yet it's Meghan and Harry they can't stop talking about day in, day out. It's like Charles and Camilla are a perfectly normal couple. smh.
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My ultimate wet dream is to get these people out and then go after the looted funds they have been stashing and stealing, seize their assets and properties, and make is so unbearable they leave by choice.
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I really really REALLY need Kenyans to stop this fallacy that they are not into politics or it's not their thing. You are not into the drama. You are not into the circus. But you need to get into politics because here's why: you are fooling yourself.
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Lol "mistakes" are dropping a tray of eggs, calculating a math problem wrong, or using the wrong paint.
A mistake is not shooting people and rendering them partially paralyzed. 🤡
That idiots are so triggered because I recalled A FACT. Yaani, something documented. 😂😂😂
@bintiswahiliya
Every single person has done a and i know that.why is it that of another person you want to make it so personal?kama si wivu you have on this
@HEBabuOwino
basi ni ujinga uko nayo.mistakes are there and we learn from them.yes i will vote
@HEBabuOwino
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