tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-55731883481662977092024-03-28T02:53:35.843+03:00Siasaduni"Thirst was made for water; inquiry for truth." ~ C. S. Lewis Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.comBlogger1308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-47534374728578268212024-03-19T08:23:00.002+03:002024-03-19T11:48:49.415+03:00Ailing Healthcare: The Ruto Government's Betrayal of Kenyan Health<p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i></i></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN4LpCoaoiwL4Fzssbqq52dh8Ef9ug1Re_R1xDcOIeb6nHfITn50TootAAwKhTi-hmAUTYVFhn6B_7CtFhvSoc4laB0zdQeZOgkL-XQb9GbVvW_huxBy0mL3QAe3-L71viZPWFUwcwRjThUY8soCVzlhlG9s9Xr4DYt9mBapj2MX3gJcu42-gaX8hGvdh8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="602" data-original-width="1224" height="314" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgN4LpCoaoiwL4Fzssbqq52dh8Ef9ug1Re_R1xDcOIeb6nHfITn50TootAAwKhTi-hmAUTYVFhn6B_7CtFhvSoc4laB0zdQeZOgkL-XQb9GbVvW_huxBy0mL3QAe3-L71viZPWFUwcwRjThUY8soCVzlhlG9s9Xr4DYt9mBapj2MX3gJcu42-gaX8hGvdh8=w640-h314" width="640" /></a></i></span></span></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>Explore the dire state of healthcare in Kenya under William Ruto's government, marred by the failure of the Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF) and conflicts of interest with Ruto's close associates. Discover how Kenyan hospitals are withdrawing services for NHIF cardholders, leaving citizens vulnerable and underserved...</i></span></span><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In the heart of Kenya's healthcare crisis lies a tangled web of betrayal and broken promises, orchestrated by the very government sworn to protect its citizens' well-being. As hospitals across the nation withdraw services for NHIF cardholders, the stark reality of William Ruto's failed governance comes sharply into focus.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxUt-k-4epumZC8aCtYPwSCBgfWPfzALjF7zOE4l8RAuTt9d-9yzUaX-77eTVGZ4UEylr1IXpvtDUEYRhV9q39F_k-LITk_9A9UxXPflHpIPVkpRTqO4xsG9JrFax9jxJc0b4REAxPeIaQqo_vhFz7uX1yPosyYF3NZkwpGDqmwlooYI-ehWWtBDV6bssu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="578" data-original-width="577" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgxUt-k-4epumZC8aCtYPwSCBgfWPfzALjF7zOE4l8RAuTt9d-9yzUaX-77eTVGZ4UEylr1IXpvtDUEYRhV9q39F_k-LITk_9A9UxXPflHpIPVkpRTqO4xsG9JrFax9jxJc0b4REAxPeIaQqo_vhFz7uX1yPosyYF3NZkwpGDqmwlooYI-ehWWtBDV6bssu=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">At the centre of this debacle looms the ill-fated Social Health Insurance Fund (SHIF), a purported beacon of hope hastily ushered into law by the Ruto administration. Promising comprehensive health coverage for all Kenyans, SHIF was touted as the panacea to the ailing healthcare system. Yet, beneath its veneer of promise lies a tale of deceit and self-interest.</span></span><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFVZTFQ2LiBhojsr2dzNmydv84we82FaJAiHT6eY8rljP2X2qaeg25GioIKrhtwVNC0LcEr_KZRA2xSt0OaHTZ4QLODt5q4uyjdmaDvw4Ji0BW3bOadYInl_pvSEZyDAOKHZNw1riPwfRV6UdAYoodZPd_Vm-oEfhUS0Qx6__FcG32Bt9ZJHIuDT0oFXMp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2132" data-original-width="1080" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFVZTFQ2LiBhojsr2dzNmydv84we82FaJAiHT6eY8rljP2X2qaeg25GioIKrhtwVNC0LcEr_KZRA2xSt0OaHTZ4QLODt5q4uyjdmaDvw4Ji0BW3bOadYInl_pvSEZyDAOKHZNw1riPwfRV6UdAYoodZPd_Vm-oEfhUS0Qx6__FcG32Bt9ZJHIuDT0oFXMp=w325-h640" width="325" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://theongurureport.blogspot.com/2024/03/nepotism-and-corruption-rutos-reign-of.html">Enter Silas Simatwo,</a> a crony of Ruto and chairman of the insurance company Amaco, handpicked by the president to helm the Digital Health Agency overseeing SHIF. With Simatwo at the helm of both Amaco and the agency tasked with managing SHIF, the stage is set for a brazen usurpation of public resources for private gain.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But the true victims of this Machiavellian charade are the Kenyan people, left to fend for themselves as hospitals shutter their doors to NHIF cardholders. The Rural Private Hospitals Association of Kenya's decision to cease offering healthcare services to NHIF beneficiaries speaks volumes about the dire state of affairs. With claims left unpaid and financial constraints crippling healthcare providers, the fallout is felt by every citizen in need of medical attention.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Mathew Mwenda, a claims officer at the Mother and Child Hospital in Eastleigh, laments the situation, highlighting the toll it takes on both providers and patients. NHIF's failure to settle pending claims and issue timely approvals has plunged the healthcare system into chaos, eroding trust and exacerbating an already precarious situation.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyCXsiIFqcruxJHPyWmBVtekDQVcQWJmF_SMsx90FRJWETGbIKD6Ha8OQHL35xbTTKNOHMJVFx8qqdiaj227e31yubhOtUc_0fXpxOOxhxkz7s7xmPfz_CvSnHcn-YGucua-P8WegSbgIuc8EwwnH2UyAC7I14DlCrauorXWrdJLKL-xEF3CCEaoZEg27B" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyCXsiIFqcruxJHPyWmBVtekDQVcQWJmF_SMsx90FRJWETGbIKD6Ha8OQHL35xbTTKNOHMJVFx8qqdiaj227e31yubhOtUc_0fXpxOOxhxkz7s7xmPfz_CvSnHcn-YGucua-P8WegSbgIuc8EwwnH2UyAC7I14DlCrauorXWrdJLKL-xEF3CCEaoZEg27B=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Dr Tim Theuri, CEO of the Keny Health Foundation, echoes these sentiments, emphasizing the urgent need for intervention. With providers on the brink of collapse and Kenyans left without access to essential care, the government's indifference borders on criminal negligence.</span></span></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><p></p><blockquote style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b style="font-family: trebuchet; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><blockquote><span style="font-size: large;">The time for empty promises and political manoeuvring is over. It's time for the Ruto government to prioritize the health and well-being of its citizens above all else.</span></blockquote></b></li></ul></blockquote><p></p><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large; white-space-collapse: preserve;">But perhaps the most egregious aspect of this debacle is the blatant conflict of interest at play. Ruto's appointment of Simatwo, his childhood friend and business partner, to oversee SHIF reeks of cronyism and corruption. As taxpayer-funded initiatives falter and private interests triumph, the very fabric of Kenya's healthcare system is unravelling before our eyes.</span></div><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2Ebm1d8j27H8OnQeHBrnmu63lx_E6cfR-53G4iW-pRbxq4AGa5KiF6J507GEA-zHYXW9Kr6lqP_uGIM2LhF6jsR5Np-ybzNHfiZwUgHJAoZJCj0Ug5xxq4_oSkIRrqRQofjg8ePHYLyaH4R-NbhKIBiMQ85Nkhj0Rboid8kpW2vA4CgujHzvjtxCz_GW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="502" data-original-width="685" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhK2Ebm1d8j27H8OnQeHBrnmu63lx_E6cfR-53G4iW-pRbxq4AGa5KiF6J507GEA-zHYXW9Kr6lqP_uGIM2LhF6jsR5Np-ybzNHfiZwUgHJAoZJCj0Ug5xxq4_oSkIRrqRQofjg8ePHYLyaH4R-NbhKIBiMQ85Nkhj0Rboid8kpW2vA4CgujHzvjtxCz_GW=w640-h470" width="640" /></a></span></span></div><p></p><p><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In the face of such betrayal, Kenyans are left with little recourse but to demand accountability and transparency from their leaders. The time for empty promises and political manoeuvring is over. It's time for the Ruto government to prioritize the health and well-being of its citizens above all else. Anything less would be a betrayal of the highest order, condemning countless Kenyans to suffer at the hands of a system designed to serve the few at the expense of the many.</span></span></p>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-47030336265229228172024-02-29T08:18:00.002+03:002024-03-19T07:23:43.463+03:00The Enigmatic Assassination of J.M. Kariuki: A Legacy of Courage and Controversy<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><span style="background-color: white;"></span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPT-IwovVYz5dvBvFB2LqjHE96SkYKKKCKY3v0t3HCLtOHCYUBej_fW04Zw5FG-i0psdSYrkspLNx9WGSAaQkGObezJ71R5x_qqhnyKmy5YecoDsRPzsMplcdUC2Etu-PaCbJf-FkjTz-85c-LLfVH1mWjQHe_2PxWwn8NAJ1KlX5dnad96JyJQS8vVmW/s250/download%20(3).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="250" data-original-width="202" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimPT-IwovVYz5dvBvFB2LqjHE96SkYKKKCKY3v0t3HCLtOHCYUBej_fW04Zw5FG-i0psdSYrkspLNx9WGSAaQkGObezJ71R5x_qqhnyKmy5YecoDsRPzsMplcdUC2Etu-PaCbJf-FkjTz-85c-LLfVH1mWjQHe_2PxWwn8NAJ1KlX5dnad96JyJQS8vVmW/w517-h640/download%20(3).jpeg" width="517" /></a></b></span></div><div><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><i>As we usher in the 49th anniversary of J.M. Kariuki's state-sponsored murder, we would do well to remember where we have come from as a country...because we are fast headed back there.<br /></i></span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Josiah Mwangi Kariuki, renowned for his fearless stance against government corruption and social injustices, met a tragic end in March 1975. His mysterious assassination remains one of the most enigmatic and controversial events in Kenya's history, leaving behind a legacy of courage, controversy, and unanswered questions.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Born in 1929, J.M. rose to prominence as a vocal critic of the government of President Jomo Kenyatta. His impassioned speeches and tireless advocacy for the rights of ordinary Kenyans earned him widespread admiration and respect, but also made him a target of powerful forces within the establishment.</span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNupHaSbOg8HnsRW-wqFe42LTDS3ywOYZr4wtHWB8cy6g4KOrdJ3MLzBbuRE9CZ0zGae-ItI5lhMVgd4Katto-PC7xPRZVcvyYdToh-kIk9tKYiM6KWAzHiXNh3zJ89JJyWwEFz0DiIKTH9BN2OR3GVPm7Z_4dYr-RZKE5BF07u8wrmI_-4Bqm8aZ_qtv/s230/download%20(4).jpeg" style="clear: left; display: inline; float: left; font-family: trebuchet; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="219" data-original-width="230" height="381" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkNupHaSbOg8HnsRW-wqFe42LTDS3ywOYZr4wtHWB8cy6g4KOrdJ3MLzBbuRE9CZ0zGae-ItI5lhMVgd4Katto-PC7xPRZVcvyYdToh-kIk9tKYiM6KWAzHiXNh3zJ89JJyWwEFz0DiIKTH9BN2OR3GVPm7Z_4dYr-RZKE5BF07u8wrmI_-4Bqm8aZ_qtv/w400-h381/download%20(4).jpeg" width="400" /></span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">On the night of 1 March 1975, Kariuki was last seen leaving a nightclub in Nairobi. It would be the last time he was seen alive. In the days that followed, his disappearance sent shockwaves across the nation, as fears grew that something sinister had befallen the outspoken politician.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Several days later, on 5 March 1975, Kariuki's lifeless body was discovered near Ngong Hills, on the outskirts of Nairobi. The gruesome scene revealed signs of severe trauma, including multiple gunshot wounds, suggesting that he had been subjected to violence before being dispatched.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The circumstances surrounding Kariuki's murder sparked immediate outrage and condemnation from the public, who suspected government involvement in the assassination. Kariuki's relentless crusade against corruption had made him a thorn in the side of those in power, leading many to speculate that his death was a politically motivated act of retribution.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As details of the investigation emerged, it became clear that the authorities were either unwilling or unable to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice. Despite calls for a thorough inquiry and demands for accountability, no one was ever officially charged or convicted in connection with Kariuki's assassination.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The lack of closure only served to fuel speculation and conspiracy theories surrounding the true circumstances of Kariuki's death. Many believed that his murder was orchestrated by individuals within or connected to the government, who saw him as a threat to their interests and sought to silence him permanently.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Despite the cloud of suspicion that continues to hang over his assassination, J.M. Kariuki's legacy endures as a symbol of courage and integrity in the face of adversity. His unwavering commitment to the principles of justice and equality inspired countless others to stand up against oppression and fight for a better future for all Kenyans.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H4EcrG1HUTLMfjDeZA0Si2M-xH4Ro9hxIuayX7ooRJkIISOsY_QlPn7BWi81MxGdJPWAm-3lIwKakWZNf_BeT5zQHOX90MjUQBlu-z-3HrbiFdGXFW74IRMIfMtuewckBNNLVucGuScNQLjlvhaH2gep8-dpniJBvh2l9DYlJ5lF_hMs9z0fT7vr2js9/s450/images%20(8).jpeg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8H4EcrG1HUTLMfjDeZA0Si2M-xH4Ro9hxIuayX7ooRJkIISOsY_QlPn7BWi81MxGdJPWAm-3lIwKakWZNf_BeT5zQHOX90MjUQBlu-z-3HrbiFdGXFW74IRMIfMtuewckBNNLVucGuScNQLjlvhaH2gep8-dpniJBvh2l9DYlJ5lF_hMs9z0fT7vr2js9/w400-h400/images%20(8).jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">In the years since his death, Kariuki's memory has been honoured and commemorated by those who continue to carry on his legacy of advocacy and activism. His name serves as a reminder of the sacrifices made by those who dare to challenge the status quo and speak truth to power, even in the face of grave danger.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">As Kenya grapples with its past and strives towards a more just and equitable society, the unresolved mystery of J.M. Kariuki's assassination serves as a sobering reminder of the challenges that still lie ahead. Until the truth behind his death is fully uncovered and justice is served, his memory will continue to haunt the conscience of the nation, urging us to never forget the sacrifices made in the pursuit of a brighter tomorrow.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQFfhivJlJVwPpFvZvZZVlR4PWjsHK1OxJzv9Qby0fxURhCChCDMFbCOKmkgM82eyh7USx1xzdYGWrWMGRsPJ3yXtRNR-geC8OkDccETWmaI9ND5sRNvpVKogoSL4_Zsq5YeghsDH91yDEUNtTa_IU4rnLxdgCzNS_jgxx5DqOBTciKOT2WPCys87Xuhp/s640/images%20(9).jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfQFfhivJlJVwPpFvZvZZVlR4PWjsHK1OxJzv9Qby0fxURhCChCDMFbCOKmkgM82eyh7USx1xzdYGWrWMGRsPJ3yXtRNR-geC8OkDccETWmaI9ND5sRNvpVKogoSL4_Zsq5YeghsDH91yDEUNtTa_IU4rnLxdgCzNS_jgxx5DqOBTciKOT2WPCys87Xuhp/w480-h640/images%20(9).jpeg" width="480" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-70174490383776031112024-02-29T01:29:00.003+03:002024-02-29T01:31:48.365+03:00[BOOK REVIEW] King Leopold's Ghost: A Story of Greed, Terror, and Heroism in Colonial Africa, by Adam Hochschild<div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4ooLFUEy2y9E4vNyDtDP1sgbaymVKRxx2GpX7f1xTQrzT6CUI_Ro54BZXL6DkiHd2RIuRS4Ns1QYiXNNKpBs1uq9nNX2gwb_tTTgn0CD2Us1sZONBQMmyqTVTGMOYhlb9iZFrM5V48j6SL0KQDt46NQWPh1LwXwn-DRx86_JV4jP1qFw5rFI4AyvWW7jB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1500" data-original-width="998" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi4ooLFUEy2y9E4vNyDtDP1sgbaymVKRxx2GpX7f1xTQrzT6CUI_Ro54BZXL6DkiHd2RIuRS4Ns1QYiXNNKpBs1uq9nNX2gwb_tTTgn0CD2Us1sZONBQMmyqTVTGMOYhlb9iZFrM5V48j6SL0KQDt46NQWPh1LwXwn-DRx86_JV4jP1qFw5rFI4AyvWW7jB=w427-h640" width="427" /></a></div>In the 1880s, as Europe was carving up Africa, King Leopold II of Belgium seized for himself the vast and mostly unexplored territory surrounding the Congo River.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Carrying out a genocidal plundering of the Congo, he looted its rubber, brutalised its people, and ultimately slashed its population by ten million<b><span style="line-height: 115%;">—</span></b>all the while shrewdly cultivating a reputation as a great humanitarian. Heroic efforts to expose these crimes eventually led to the first great human rights movement of the 20th century, in which everyone from Mark Twain to the Archbishop of Canterbury participated.</span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div dir="auto" style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/King-Leopolds-Ghost-Heroism-Colonial/dp/0618001905" target="_blank">King Leopold's Ghost</a> is the haunting account of a megalomaniac of monstrous proportions, a man as cunning, charming, and cruel as any of the great Shakespearean villains. It is also the deeply moving portrait of those who fought Leopold: a brave handful of missionaries, travellers, and young idealists who came to Africa for work or adventure and unexpectedly found themselves witnesses to a holocaust. Adam Hochschild brings this largely untold story alive with great wit and skill. He knows that history often provides a far richer cast of characters than any novelist could invent. If you never read another book this year, I won't mind terribly.</span></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-83059408031395233112024-02-28T18:29:00.001+03:002024-02-28T18:29:10.574+03:00Ancient African Healing Ritual for PTSD<p><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfgyLy0wbi5lwVMweaqqBYYtQcMl-lv89TXxsk68LZ3utby2pMP_jGG8Sum--4qAH2EEakZZRcrH2_HwHLv5c0jMEUCOo5m2QfnYHZ9ovMqPctcT_0oywRCtnx29zPP_2rJQ8X72a-Yg-KAKmXOoCoHTeUTpPb8kascAtKc08snWKqCEroj7eEQZnXd2Zj" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="480" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgfgyLy0wbi5lwVMweaqqBYYtQcMl-lv89TXxsk68LZ3utby2pMP_jGG8Sum--4qAH2EEakZZRcrH2_HwHLv5c0jMEUCOo5m2QfnYHZ9ovMqPctcT_0oywRCtnx29zPP_2rJQ8X72a-Yg-KAKmXOoCoHTeUTpPb8kascAtKc08snWKqCEroj7eEQZnXd2Zj=w640-h640" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Our ancestors had a profound method for addressing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It was believed that after a man returned from war, he needed to undergo a period of spiritual cleansing before being accepted back into society. This involved living with a shaman for three months.</span><p></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">After experiencing the trauma of war, it was believed that the human spirit became imbalanced and needed to undergo rituals to restore harmony with nature and the community. One such ritual involved the use of a horn to draw out stagnant and dysfunctional blood to the surface.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">This ritual, known as the "African suction cup" was performed on warriors to cleanse them of any mental illness and trauma they might experience later in life. It predates its alleged association with Chinese medicine.</span></span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: x-large;">Unfortunately, many traditional African practices, including this cleansing ritual, were lost due to slavery and colonisation.</span></span></p>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-60056735060054832052024-02-28T17:06:00.004+03:002024-03-18T06:06:46.602+03:00The Assassination of Patrice Lumumba Was Ordered By U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower<p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: white; white-space-collapse: preserve;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCBLwlUYA7WlYn-3pTstGi3b9HPjmljZi3OeslhsDa3ohtaBlmqL6RVgS5-UAx5gQMLYg0fc50c1iOWlodx18el1KILZzfpLryhyg5HGNC3d-mZw24aMJV-EtIz3OaPYbIpeWd9fAkPuzqRJfJM8ntdCccaRTB9ie4CJpdPELdbrk8efWwa2v6oQnrjxXV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="1559" height="509" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCBLwlUYA7WlYn-3pTstGi3b9HPjmljZi3OeslhsDa3ohtaBlmqL6RVgS5-UAx5gQMLYg0fc50c1iOWlodx18el1KILZzfpLryhyg5HGNC3d-mZw24aMJV-EtIz3OaPYbIpeWd9fAkPuzqRJfJM8ntdCccaRTB9ie4CJpdPELdbrk8efWwa2v6oQnrjxXV=w640-h509" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">On 17 January 1961, Patrice Emery Lumumba, an African icon and the first democratically elected Prime Minister of Congo, met a tragic end in the remote forests of Katanga Province in southeastern Congo. Lumumba's assassination, just seven months after assuming office following Congo's independence from Belgium on 30 June 1960, remains a dark stain on the annals of African history.</span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">The events leading to Lumumba's demise are shrouded in secrecy and betrayal. Forced out of office and subsequently killed, Lumumba's remains were callously buried in a mass grave alongside two of his political allies. Reports suggest that Belgian authorities, including the Belgian Counsel General in Congo, played a direct role in orchestrating Lumumba's murder.</span></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEjMVhWohmSYHvkadPNLyZrqtiXZLNfpHlG3ZzUw_51w_vI7C6VLLJljmi9lpJOtJ5iGzObV5XojanCqcSQ9Gq6ssmCrw96ExQm6_735QQZDCkt0LtSNU9JIB5gYN4RDITKxnLu6z4mSWbwsI4qFtgys96sFaAh6Rh-Hl22iVP1Kdrw5xXrNA3vgtE5mEg" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; font-family: trebuchet; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: large;"><img alt="" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1130" height="284" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiEjMVhWohmSYHvkadPNLyZrqtiXZLNfpHlG3ZzUw_51w_vI7C6VLLJljmi9lpJOtJ5iGzObV5XojanCqcSQ9Gq6ssmCrw96ExQm6_735QQZDCkt0LtSNU9JIB5gYN4RDITKxnLu6z4mSWbwsI4qFtgys96sFaAh6Rh-Hl22iVP1Kdrw5xXrNA3vgtE5mEg=w400-h284" width="400" /></span></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve;">Today, the site of Lumumba's assassination draws both Congolese and foreign visitors who come to pay their respects to the fallen hero. A solitary tree and a gravestone mark the spot where Lumumba was shot and hastily buried. Bullet holes still scar the tree, serving as a haunting reminder of the violence that transpired there.</span></span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Belgium's culpability in Lumumba's death has long been documented and highlighted in various media, including films, documentaries, and books. Accounts by witnesses and participants shed light on the extent of Belgian involvement in Lumumba's demise. Claude Grandelet, a Belgian soldier stationed at the scene, revealed chilling details of the operation, including orders to shoot UN peacekeepers and to eliminate Lumumba if they failed to deter them.</span><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The brutal manner in which Lumumba's body was treated after his death further underscores the heinous nature of the crime. Belgian authorities, including police commissioner Gerard Soet, confessed to desecrating Lumumba's remains by dismembering his body, burning the pieces, and subjecting them to sulfuric acid. Soet's admission on Belgian television, accompanied by the <a href="https://www.dw.com/en/belgium-to-return-tooth-of-assassinated-congolese-leader-patrice-lumumba-to-family/a-54888050">display of Lumumba's teeth,</a> sparked outrage and renewed calls for justice.<br /></span><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6cSmOv-p-euiQ5eoZmUYDbtVOJsO7xrOTLWGw2LDsHDiGOPVzvLkKzuzE7QmErPU3uXOO_L7mgry41dG58kk_KtBI0e3RtlxedFyVw0TTsJ232Ew_4OnZ5Gtys5vqYivZiHXCncmp_PMoJtdMubpVqH3z-nZ_GqCajZ_iWMYNOsSXwnD67PndKwyLYYiU" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br /><img alt="" data-original-height="540" data-original-width="960" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6cSmOv-p-euiQ5eoZmUYDbtVOJsO7xrOTLWGw2LDsHDiGOPVzvLkKzuzE7QmErPU3uXOO_L7mgry41dG58kk_KtBI0e3RtlxedFyVw0TTsJ232Ew_4OnZ5Gtys5vqYivZiHXCncmp_PMoJtdMubpVqH3z-nZ_GqCajZ_iWMYNOsSXwnD67PndKwyLYYiU=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Eyewitness accounts from Congolese locals, such as Lwimba Mutifu Njiba, provide harrowing details of the night of Lumumba's assassination. Njiba recounts how he and his father stumbled upon the scene while returning from a hunting trip, witnessing the execution of Lumumba and his companions by soldiers. Their bodies, hastily buried in a shallow grave, bore the unmistakable signs of a violent end.</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Despite efforts to erase Lumumba's physical presence from history, his legacy as a martyr for African independence endures. He remains a symbol of resistance and resilience, revered not only in Congo but across the African continent and the wider world. The tragic fate of Patrice Lumumba serves as a stark reminder of the sacrifices made in the struggle for freedom and justice in Africa.</span></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-64469824456665613262022-10-04T19:02:00.015+03:002024-03-20T02:08:54.468+03:00How Jiggers Were Brought To Africa 150 Years Ago And Why We Need An Apology<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><b></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span><b></b></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRT1ZzVwMGydWzWrKQXileyLt7KUJ13UUSDfx7AgcmLpLGuviy30QUPbMx_-5_YWEz2a7vcak2XVNjxUCx773NaLmHsbLDuUcGzV7S4BfDQgrkUBEaROX-S3CwB2i1a8QEoEgXR5Tg15IH9mkKF72GnNaUPhwwjXF5Q2Xojr7vSjByx8cmjdn-WQLoQ/s300/jigger%201.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPRT1ZzVwMGydWzWrKQXileyLt7KUJ13UUSDfx7AgcmLpLGuviy30QUPbMx_-5_YWEz2a7vcak2XVNjxUCx773NaLmHsbLDuUcGzV7S4BfDQgrkUBEaROX-S3CwB2i1a8QEoEgXR5Tg15IH9mkKF72GnNaUPhwwjXF5Q2Xojr7vSjByx8cmjdn-WQLoQ/w640-h358/jigger%201.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div>In September
1872, the Thomas Mitchell, a lone British vessel, sailed from Brazil carrying
sand ballast.</div></span><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It docked at the
African port of Ambriz in Angola, which was then famous for ivory, coffee, and
slaves. Little is known about this ship, only that it was built at Dumbarton on
the River Clyde in 1851 and was owned by T. Mitchell, a shipping company based
in Glasgow – the British city built from the fortunes of trading in slaves.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This is the ship
that brought jiggers to Africa 150 years ago – and this story reminds the
colonial powers that we have not forgotten this piece of history.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If there is one Africa-wide campaign that
should be done, it is to force those nations that led to the dumping of this
vermin on the continent to finance its eradication.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Today, the
jiggers remain a symbol of British mercantilism as the scourge continues
ravaging the poor. They are a permanent imprint on the continent and exhibit
the carelessness of colonial endeavours and racism. Very little has been
written about this incident and one has to scour through early records to get
the truth behind the introduction of these vermin in Africa. The silence has
been loud and wanting.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">We shall never
know whether this was a deliberate act, but what we know is that after all
those years, jiggers have become an ignored tragedy and hardly feature in the
political and health discourse. No one has ever bothered to apologise, either.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The Thomas
Mitchell had dropped its cargo of coal in Brazil from Britain (some archival
sources claim its voyage carried slaves) and since there was no cargo destined
for Africa, it had carried sand ballast used to add weight to the vessel so
that “when the wind hits its sails it does not capsize.” Some of the ships,
especially during the days of the slave trade, were known to carry boulders to
stabilise the vessel, but Thomas Mitchell, on this voyage, carried sand.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><span lang="EN-GB">It was this sand
that carried the fleas known as chigoe in South America: – the only place the
jiggers had been reported. That a vermin introduced by British traders would
later spread throughout tropical Africa has yet to attract attention – and has,
perhaps, been overshadowed by the demands on Britain, and other nations
involved in the transatlantic slave trade, to apologise.</span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In April 2022,
Glasgow, where the Thomas Mitchell came from, officially apologised for the
role the city played in the Atlantic slave trade, admitting that the
“tentacles” of money from the practice reached every corner of Scotland’s
biggest city. “It’s clear… that the blood of trafficked and enslaved African
people, their children and their children’s children is built into the very
bones of this city,” said the statement of apology.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The shipping
industry in Glasgow grew out of the slave trade, and historians have always
questioned the morality of Barclays Bank – among others — which used to finance
plantations in the Caribbean. The Liverpool tycoons involved in the slave trade
had formed their own bank, Heywoods Bank, which used to offer loans to slave
traders.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><b></b></span></span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhY5Vp_Fg3DJL1z-FejvMLhC4bbxeb3ZjqTShpzS3-KrOGsAyW-8ozU_WJ08ytoEP2o3pg9IHxE2GxrstpTUXUNj_qrz5aRwGjuPFmNOQLmqesFrWQhOZumgN18Z4ZDGkSN0VGgl8hXA2p0U6puv5rsM1GqdeNF_R9AvcBIvdEKz8vjSASjwuvtliyvcFF" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="320" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhY5Vp_Fg3DJL1z-FejvMLhC4bbxeb3ZjqTShpzS3-KrOGsAyW-8ozU_WJ08ytoEP2o3pg9IHxE2GxrstpTUXUNj_qrz5aRwGjuPFmNOQLmqesFrWQhOZumgN18Z4ZDGkSN0VGgl8hXA2p0U6puv5rsM1GqdeNF_R9AvcBIvdEKz8vjSASjwuvtliyvcFF=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div>Lloyd's apology</b></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It was this bank
that was later bought by Barclays. Other companies that grew out of this trade
include Lloyds – the giant British insurance company, which has apologised for
its role.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In its recent
apology, following the Black Lives Matter campaign, Lloyds acknowledged that
its “customers were ship owners and businesspeople, many of whom amassed their
fortunes in the same way that Britain enriched itself at the time – through the
extractive economics of empire”. It further admitted: “... Britain’s vast
shipping industry powered that empire. And Lloyd’s was the global centre for
insuring shipping. During this appalling and shameful period of history,
enslaved people were transported as cargo, and insured as cargo in the Lloyd’s
market.” It was in this context that jiggers were introduced to Africa – at a
time when Africans were treated as “cargo”.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A statement about
this incident written by J. Monteiro in 1872 blamed the merchants who “contrary
to instructions the sand is unloaded on the shore instead of being dumped in
the sea, and so the chigoes come ashore … in a short time, everyone in Ambriz
had them in their feet and hands.”</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Though Britain
banned slavery in 1833, it was not until 1890 that the Brussels Conference Act,
a collection of anti-slavery measures, put an end to the slave trade on land
and sea and thus stopped the kidnappings in the Congo Basin, and the existing
markets on the East African coast.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In the same year
that the sand fleas were dumped in Ambriz, they were also reported in Goree and
Dakar, which had contacts with Congo – and Brazil. From there, it started
spreading in West Africa and was reported in Sierra Leone and Liberia, where
they first appeared in Monrovia in 1879, and also in Cameroon.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">There was never
any attempt to stop the spread, and its spread was aided by infected cargo or
by ships arriving from infected ports. There are suggestions that it followed
the Congo River, and by 1883 it was reported in eastern Congo — the modern-day
DRC.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">It was not until
1904 that some Nubian soldiers who were stationed in Congo brought the jiggers
further into Sudan. In the then-Belgian Congo, the local troops who had jiggers
were nicknamed <i>tuk tuk</i>, a name which was also picked by the Zande tribe for the
jigger.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacv2BXqf7NCKEWmLt5SES5j5S2vUcxbtFl053iHLwjAn2X99bRR-X6cBhMHVFZjAS5nonzVTuj8fF3i0ow4GfpwZq5V5wTo8H0a38ceHOL4ILQY0sUlaAJeirekISEvwvtNTGPDB4G9d6SZqjzA7cb-a6XMitHQ4v7Cn9QK6BiBHwjFbndAvtkmrHCA/s1280/jigger%203.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="1280" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacv2BXqf7NCKEWmLt5SES5j5S2vUcxbtFl053iHLwjAn2X99bRR-X6cBhMHVFZjAS5nonzVTuj8fF3i0ow4GfpwZq5V5wTo8H0a38ceHOL4ILQY0sUlaAJeirekISEvwvtNTGPDB4G9d6SZqjzA7cb-a6XMitHQ4v7Cn9QK6BiBHwjFbndAvtkmrHCA/w400-h225/jigger%203.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"></span></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Closer to home, in
1891, a caravan of Henry Morton Stanley is believed to have introduced jiggers
to the Buganda Kingdom in 1891, and by 1904, it had been reported in the Busoga
kingdom. By this time, there were reports of the vermin in both Bukoba and
Mwanza in modern-day Tanzania, where the caravan traders helped to spread it
across the trade routes. In Kenya, some of the early reports of jiggers were in
Machakos, which was on a caravan route.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The first case
occurred around 1896, just about the time that the Mombasa-Uganda railway was
being built. During this period, the jiggers reached Kikuyuland, where an 1897
age-set is named <i>ndutu </i>— a new name for jiggers. By 1899, the jiggers appeared
in Mombasa for the first time – and there are various reports on the jiggers
spreading towards Kijabe in 1910, perhaps aided by the railway. Since the
jiggers coincided with the arrival of European settlements, it was always
thought that the settlers introduced vermin into the country.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">That is not so.
It took the fleas 24 years to spread from the Angolan port to Kenya. But in
between, there is a long history of communities destroyed and of loss of
labour.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span lang="EN-GB"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Today, 150 years
later – many communities are still being ravaged by jiggers, and there is still
silence from within and without. The few attempts made by some civil society
groups are not enough. The scourge of jiggers is a continental problem and
after 150 years, we need a conversation and a plan. But first an apology.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-87424547592099121832022-09-26T17:54:00.001+03:002022-09-26T17:54:31.194+03:00Coming Soon: SAPs on Steroids
<p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EU5oUidIFF9hCqOWs7VBAmfdR-AspUKGknPyKDgIsZqgJ3htpNhNfyO-m7zbVp1xGBq65WFHRyOaI_WUSttlcd_hCa66JMkV3MWD-k_b_SXqllqzUk0bKNQlDYiYbXiWJS9RvVujnqxIAkbEDydVwBXg8j8CyO2_wyc_mUfAOPsk89wPN3Yyb6mBcg/s399/steroids.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="320" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5EU5oUidIFF9hCqOWs7VBAmfdR-AspUKGknPyKDgIsZqgJ3htpNhNfyO-m7zbVp1xGBq65WFHRyOaI_WUSttlcd_hCa66JMkV3MWD-k_b_SXqllqzUk0bKNQlDYiYbXiWJS9RvVujnqxIAkbEDydVwBXg8j8CyO2_wyc_mUfAOPsk89wPN3Yyb6mBcg/w514-h640/steroids.jpeg" width="514" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span><p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Kenyans, brace
yourselves. Because God has spoken, ready yourselves for what is probably the
worst economic crisis in the history of our country:</span></span></p><ol style="text-align: left;"><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Fuel subsidies are going to be fully eliminated by the end of September </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2022<span style="color: black;">. What this means is that our government will no longer protect its people from the vagaries of swings in the international price of oil. What then, is the role of government if not to protect its people from shocks, of which oil price dynamics are some of the most consequential?</span></span></span></div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Electricity tariffs will have to increase (via subsidy removal) and the IMF wants the government to publish a plan for doing this by December </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">2022<span style="color: black;">. This is going to cause pain among our people.</span></span></span></div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Value Added Tax (VAT): The IMF wants us to "broaden our VAT base" which is just a euphemism for limiting the number of goods that are VAT exempt. The VAT is one of the most regressive taxes in the world because it impacts the poor much more than the well-off. Because of this, governments often exempts many products from VAT to protect the poor. The IMF now wants us to do the reverse and do so in quite a drastic way.</span></span></div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The<span style="color: black;"> fertilizer subsidy to go before </span>2025<span style="color: black;">. This means more and more families will be food insecure.</span></span></span></div></li><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Reduction in corporate taxes. Who owns those corporate businesses? Your guess is as good as mine.</span></span></div></li></ol><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The conditions
are incredible, unbelievable, heartless and basically make for very depressing
reading. Meanwhile, China has also this month waived loan interest for
African countries but have excluded Kenya from that list.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Before I sign
off, I would like to address the civil society, who went along for the IMF ride,
appearing in numerous photo ops with IMF staff, and largely gave credence to
the opaque process that gave birth to this anti-poor deal. This, my friends, is
on you. You went to sleep at the wheel when your role was—and historically has
been—to protect the interests of the people, especially the least among us.
Posterity will be the judge, and I wager that the judgement will be harsh.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;">
<b></b><i></i><u></u><sub></sub><sup></sup><strike></strike><span style="font-family: verdana;"></span><br /></p>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-24581215856785712642022-09-18T18:47:00.000+03:002022-09-18T18:47:02.305+03:00WHY THE CLAMOUR TO RAISE NSSF CONTRIBUTIONS SHOULD WORRY YOU<p> </p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI8PW5qQOKmxUVpJ9pmtN0UDd5y8q43KcXTJhcDeveMAibx8fkGo5Jx06NvqUey7ryqcLkUZhsuoX1ceDSCR4o-94NUsU7ktGYIWy6HgZET06t7BnuUYagEnR7xu8hG-FiOoOjzGCwpdlWxh2pjpEDC48XUAMZsBxVsDaidqX2l8UX4GA4VuKrAzvBg/s239/Loot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="180" data-original-width="239" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidI8PW5qQOKmxUVpJ9pmtN0UDd5y8q43KcXTJhcDeveMAibx8fkGo5Jx06NvqUey7ryqcLkUZhsuoX1ceDSCR4o-94NUsU7ktGYIWy6HgZET06t7BnuUYagEnR7xu8hG-FiOoOjzGCwpdlWxh2pjpEDC48XUAMZsBxVsDaidqX2l8UX4GA4VuKrAzvBg/s1600/Loot.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-family: verdana;">The new agitation by the Kenya Kwanza
government to raise NSSF contributions is very suspicious and calls for deep
scrutiny. It is impossible to think of an organisation that is run in a worse
way than NSSF. Over the years, the institution has become a veritable looting
machine. The corporate governance in this organisation is worse than that of a
roadside kiosk. Its CEO position has been an ever-turning revolving door. Board
wrangles have been going on for years.</span><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Being one of the most liquid organisations in
the country, it has always been a darling for looters. It has forever been in
the eye of the corruption storm.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The audited accounts for the year ended 30<sup>th</sup>
June 2022 received a qualified opinion. The audited accounts make for depressing
reading. The firm had KShs 223 million deposited in Chase and Imperial banks
which have since gone under, and only KShs 103 million has been recovered so
far. NSSF had also invested KShs 667 million in Chase Bank and Imperial Bank
bond, an amount which cannot now be recovered.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">The company let out Hazina Towers in 2010 for ten years. The tenant
defaulted and was evicted in 2019. The subtenants removed furniture and
fittings leaving the building in a rundown condition.<a href="https://twitter.com/ephraimnjegafan/status/1571456177719877634"></a> With
respect to Hazina Trade Centre (where Nakumatt Lifestyle once stood), it was
found out that NSSF did not receive value for money for KShs 654 million paid
to the contractor as idling fees when construction stalled. The firm had
operating costs of KShs 5.4 Billion with staff costs at KShs 3.8 Billion as at
30<sup>th</sup> June 2020. Why such high staff costs? It spent KShs 140 million
on security services tenders. In the 2018/19 financial year, NSSF paid its
members an interest of 3% down from 12.5% in the 2013/14 financial year. This
is a joke. You are better off eating your money than investing it with NSSF at
3% interest. With inflation at over 8%, you are getting a negative return.</span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">Why is Ruto starting a campaign to deduct more
money from workers as NSSF contributions before all these issues are addressed?</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: verdana;">What does this clamour have to do with the ongoing economic crisis
facing the country? Is this even an urgent issue? You don't need to be a genius
to tell what is cooking. The lamb is being fattened for slaughter.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-68474868520348110012020-09-19T06:27:00.008+03:002024-03-19T11:15:49.701+03:00Anita Nderu Comes Out As LGBTQ And Breaks Twitter.<p><span face="sans-serif"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4R6ZW4jMTjDbgas_jXvvGgkWWkTnabcOuEen3e-unvpOKn0V9Za5yIINjl2u4sPM4zSINmnPZAonNmhKAm4AMA4VGXoEjTMD9-21zajAMa6GJjnNLqeIhegPVitDmkNcItL9TUIqu4i9q/s621/images+-+2020-09-19T042251.371.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="621" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4R6ZW4jMTjDbgas_jXvvGgkWWkTnabcOuEen3e-unvpOKn0V9Za5yIINjl2u4sPM4zSINmnPZAonNmhKAm4AMA4VGXoEjTMD9-21zajAMa6GJjnNLqeIhegPVitDmkNcItL9TUIqu4i9q/s320/images+-+2020-09-19T042251.371.jpeg" width="320" /></a></span></div><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Media personality Anita Nderu has once again become the hottest topic on Twitter after she made remarks in the tenor of not wanting her kids to go through what she has gone through for being LGBTQ.</span><p></p><p><span face="sans-serif" style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">"I hope my kids never have to go through what I have gone through for being LGBTQ+," she tweeted.</span></p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I hope my kids never have to go through what I have gone through for being LGBTQ+ 🏳️🌈❤️</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— Anita Nderu (@AnitaNderu) <a href="https://twitter.com/AnitaNderu/status/1306506881108713473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Her tweet has sparked intense conversation on Twitter, with many questioning her sexuality and others her decision to post TMI on social media.</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">One user, George, advised, "Just teach them that everything they choose to become in life has a good and ugly side (consequences) attached to it, if for example, you choose to be a leader, there those who will bully & criticize you and there those who will adore you in equal measures. Life ain't a straight line."</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Another user outright questioned her sexuality: "Manzi mganii hukufyeka Anita?? Come out now and tell the truth tujue nani hukula hii mali safi." </span></p> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Manzi mganii hukufyeka Anita😊??<br /><br />Come out now and tell the truth tujue nani hukula hii mali safi</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— YUVINALIS KE (@kidwaakanda) <a href="https://twitter.com/kidwaakanda/status/1306509216820211714?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3RFgpT32knPW1HtXiRrOftIVvD5GCxzAa6F4Z7LVgKtRVVq2FhEVdQPOx_IVv_f32qwDjE845u9zfw3jRZK6Jwu6vkqJLXIYBFcvsH_6xdlNPrUPgWU-IA5cBBIqYVGST5Bav00cx6gj/s416/images+-+2020-09-19T042206.209.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="416" data-original-width="354" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-3RFgpT32knPW1HtXiRrOftIVvD5GCxzAa6F4Z7LVgKtRVVq2FhEVdQPOx_IVv_f32qwDjE845u9zfw3jRZK6Jwu6vkqJLXIYBFcvsH_6xdlNPrUPgWU-IA5cBBIqYVGST5Bav00cx6gj/s320/images+-+2020-09-19T042206.209.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">John Mungai defended her, saying, "No one should be judged or accused of his or her sexual orientation.... Everyone has a right to what h/she thinks is right." </span><p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Festus, on the other hand, wanted to know how she plans to start a family: "How will you get children or via adoption?"</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">"I'm curious how you would explain to those kids how they have 2 mommies and that it is okay," another tweet read.</span></p> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">They'll not choose yah path</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— Russian Peasant🇰🇪 (@brassio_n) <a href="https://twitter.com/brassio_n/status/1306512804027998208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Why would you assume they would follow your path?</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— Kerry 🇰🇪 (@kerubo_hillary) <a href="https://twitter.com/kerubo_hillary/status/1306510413643812865?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"> Jack tweeted, "Kumbe madem pia siku hizi wakiwa warembo wanajoin bendera community. Anyway, love and light, more kids and blessings together amigo."</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Jephron went for the jugular: "Don't have them kids and they will never experience the same."</span></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Here is a sample of other top tweets:</span></p> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com
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</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Huyu lakini huwa attentio>n seeker, ama ni funds za wazungu yuatafuta?</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— andaye kefa. (@andaye_kefa) <a href="https://twitter.com/andaye_kefa/status/1306512845899792386?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCR8r7VjL0kjw3DOegxc_1sbtIhdQK3DGZvjNcUMjfkWrxS2FeWoO04cjqe-pni_5W3XSf1jSIEru6MTBik3_e13priDrGdxTEFtPWnt6sQydJC3Z8C2hkoP4QNTyz4mmrnajnjvNjtOa/s532/images+-+2020-09-19T042154.795.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="276" data-original-width="532" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbCR8r7VjL0kjw3DOegxc_1sbtIhdQK3DGZvjNcUMjfkWrxS2FeWoO04cjqe-pni_5W3XSf1jSIEru6MTBik3_e13priDrGdxTEFtPWnt6sQydJC3Z8C2hkoP4QNTyz4mmrnajnjvNjtOa/s320/images+-+2020-09-19T042154.795.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">People doing anything for clout nowadays congrats mamii</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— Toto Tundu👼 (@CaPtAiNShAko) <a href="https://twitter.com/CaPtAiNShAko/status/1306513358431158272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 17, 2020</a></span></blockquote> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">I knew this app was toxic when someone posted their plane ticket and someone called and cancelled their flight.😭😭</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— Your EX💧 (@ItsYourEX__) <a href="https://twitter.com/ItsYourEX__/status/1307001884142641152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote> <span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>
</span><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="in"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Mimi ukinishika tu tako twakulana tu roho safi 😭😭😭😣🥺🥺🥺</span></p><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">— favorite doll ♥️ (@mdoooollly) <a href="https://twitter.com/mdoooollly/status/1307015056375386112?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 18, 2020</a></span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMRp06nZjGys75DXxGcOjvW0FG1WP3oUQmaFo-qIlnSkt4eOCdhFL-up2W-rqPJI-gwU5t9LnvTiOeP-uw4DLyTrGxRCuI9ManzlZPmBJ21DYqpzSuq9IUjeX53rl6QMeg-UtWvDoHuUh/s426/images+-+2020-09-19T042124.468.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="426" data-original-width="345" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEMRp06nZjGys75DXxGcOjvW0FG1WP3oUQmaFo-qIlnSkt4eOCdhFL-up2W-rqPJI-gwU5t9LnvTiOeP-uw4DLyTrGxRCuI9ManzlZPmBJ21DYqpzSuq9IUjeX53rl6QMeg-UtWvDoHuUh/s320/images+-+2020-09-19T042124.468.jpeg" /></span></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">This is not the first time Anita has trended on account of her views on LGBTQ. She previously hosted two members of the LGBTQ community on her YouTube channel, and the comments were not kind.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">In a radio interview, she made it clear that she would not apologise for hosting members of the LGBTQ community on her cooking show The Overdressed Cook. She said she has always been open about being different and, being pride month, she decided to invite some of her friends to the show.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">The video, classified 18+, went viral and she trended for days.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">She insisted that as much as she respects people's opinions, she would not apologise. Asked at the time whether she was LGBTQ, she said that was private. "When I'm ready to share, I will," she said.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Well, it turns out there's no better time to come out of the closet. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvBFLRRCp1Wm6unvp6UPgobcjQhyHnrNsp_fQvoKu38Endj0tgUrfz_hTPjCueIh-tHL0KLjvtr0EKvjDHQGUZXqXsyuw6eYFhZWBonXo8LmVsiG-hKxb0nQ_kwR8CeO8MjmE2bK2G019/s384/images+-+2020-09-19T042135.343.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="384" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvBFLRRCp1Wm6unvp6UPgobcjQhyHnrNsp_fQvoKu38Endj0tgUrfz_hTPjCueIh-tHL0KLjvtr0EKvjDHQGUZXqXsyuw6eYFhZWBonXo8LmVsiG-hKxb0nQ_kwR8CeO8MjmE2bK2G019/s320/images+-+2020-09-19T042135.343.jpeg" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmftWwL9Qk65i27GNABf881jVK8gtlDIyIgJjyk74tROy9sI7ev2LK-rbPZbzGpf7dk58StNh_m2qcb8wg7uTyTQPrxmghHegymse6F6QG__VtagjuP-rFKInTFMql1fUQdruhyphenhyphen8UQVlh_/s500/tm5btg_wJJE0BPEsVZ1Ww7CSLL3vzAryGXO6FtZJDTFGGETKOmGgN6gGzBU0FCdf0VpRBz-MZa4Wr53ZLZAhPV_vB5yd%253Ds500.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="375" data-original-width="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmftWwL9Qk65i27GNABf881jVK8gtlDIyIgJjyk74tROy9sI7ev2LK-rbPZbzGpf7dk58StNh_m2qcb8wg7uTyTQPrxmghHegymse6F6QG__VtagjuP-rFKInTFMql1fUQdruhyphenhyphen8UQVlh_/s320/tm5btg_wJJE0BPEsVZ1Ww7CSLL3vzAryGXO6FtZJDTFGGETKOmGgN6gGzBU0FCdf0VpRBz-MZa4Wr53ZLZAhPV_vB5yd%253Ds500.jpeg" width="320" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div> <script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-25889548314826248292020-08-30T15:49:00.001+03:002020-08-30T15:49:54.200+03:00 Jeff Bezos Is Not The First Man To Be Worth $200 Billion. That Honour Fell To Mansa Musa 700 Years Ago! <p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img alt="Mansa Musa I of Mali (1280-1337) was worth $400B 700 years before Bezoa amassed a 'paltry' $199.3B" border="0" data-original-height="719" data-original-width="720" height="391" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzNKhDi30xtP_tK1I-IOo-5rQvVx6liyc4AaRhNlXh8Z34Clfzm_b73KTiUj7TBWQO4zttu2jxu-IaugGlZHpIYNKkCmAkflOCSem1MMiOQdNjr8QSw-AMpWhtaDts5n1FHtG9jRht9DQd/w391-h391/IMG_20200830_143631.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="391" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: red; font-family: inherit;">Mansa Musa I of Mali was already worth $400B <br />700 years before Bezos' 'paltry' $199.3B</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-family: inherit;">Forbes magazine <a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-bezos/#59211e641b23" target="_blank">just declared Jeff Bezos</a> the first person to ever amass a personal fortune of $200 billion.</span></p><p><b><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is a lie.</span></b></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is yet another classic case of rewriting history. This is precisely how Africans are lied to in an attempt to paint the white man as superior.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mansa_Musa" target="_blank">Mansa Musa</a> (1280 - 1337), also known as Musa I of Mali, Musa Keita I of Mali and Musa Keita I, was the tenth Sultan of the great Mali Empire which covered modern day Ghana, Timbuktu and Mali in West Africa, and the richest human being in history, with a personal net worth of $400 billion after adjusting for inflation.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: white; color: #262626;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Mansa Musa became famous in Europe and West Africa after he made the hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, which was an impossible proposition in his day. His cavalcade consisted of about 60,000 soldiers, slaves and followers who escorted him through the kingdoms en-route, where he spent lavishly and distributed alms to the poor, upsetting the economy of the region.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Another fact that is so often overlooked and has been conveniently whitewashed from history is that Abubakari II, Mansa Musa's predecessor, led sailors from the Great Mali Empire to the Americas in 1311... almost 200 years before Columbus arrived!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">That an black African explorer reached the Americas before Columbus happens to be very inconvenient for the white man. And yet there's alot of work to be done in educating the world, particularly Africans, about this remarkable history.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Now it turns out that the gold that Columbus himself found in the Americas has been demonstrated to be the same alloy as that of West Africa. The word used for gold by Native Americans was 'guanin' - which is practically the same word in Mandinka for gold: 'ghanin'.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">In his journals, Columbus cpncedes that Native Americans confirmed that “Black skinned people had come from the South-East in boats, trading in gold-tipped spears."</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Other pieces of evidence include corn and cotton (indigenous to the Americas) being grown in Africa before Columbus made his journey, thus direct evidence that there was trade between the two continents.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Skeletons of black people were found in pre-Columbus graves in the Virgin Islands. Archaeologists have also discovered other skeletons in Central and South America. Other than Columbus, other European explorers, including Vasco Nunez de Balboa, made record of seeing black people when they reached the New World.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Abubakari's intention was to explore the limits of the Atlantic.To do this, he had to abdicate his throne, a decision that did not go down very well. The griots, (West African oral historians), who act as repositories of oral traditions, are said to have imposed silence on this voyage. They found his abdication a shameful act not worthy of praise, and for that reason they refused to sing praise or talk of this great African explorer. This is why Abubakari's voyage to the Americas has never been told or publicised as it should be.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">I find it interesting that Abubakari's voyage to the Americas is one that has been silenced in one way or another, both in written and oral record.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbbjXyEO9Idc_KW-DfbmMLpPUdnBU4Zkyy94yT2btK4G9wGpbACCkw4BEFDfXG1B811PTg3KN6BHK946-ESM093vHNu0wQhcIIUcuha6XeetuyMvSMIkkI9Fa7GmO5xNWR0jfJk347wj9/s807/musa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="807" data-original-width="623" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrbbjXyEO9Idc_KW-DfbmMLpPUdnBU4Zkyy94yT2btK4G9wGpbACCkw4BEFDfXG1B811PTg3KN6BHK946-ESM093vHNu0wQhcIIUcuha6XeetuyMvSMIkkI9Fa7GmO5xNWR0jfJk347wj9/w494-h640/musa.jpg" width="494" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">Abubakari was succeeded by the famous Mansa Musa who, after assuming the throne, spoke of his predecessor: "The ruler who preceded me did not believe that it was impossible to reach the extremity of the ocean. So he equipped two hundred boats full of men, and many others full of gold, water and victuals sufficient enough for several years. He ordered the chief (admiral) not to return until they had reached the extremity of the ocean, or if they had exhausted the provisions and the water. They set out. Their absence extended over a long period, and, at last, only one boat returned."</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Musa inherited the Kingdom left behind by Abubakari, and it was under his rule that the Kingdom of Mali grew significantly, stretching from the Atlantic ocean all the way to modern day Niger, and taking in parts of what is now Senegal, Mauritania, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Ivory Coast. With such a large land mass came great resources such as gold, and all of it belonged to the King.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are multiple strands of historical sources indicating that African explorers reached the Americas prior to its European discovery and prior to slavery.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">Let this then be a reminder to all that history is not neutral; we often think of history as a passive subject with little implication on the present. But we also must actively understand how it affects our identity, our sense of place and our understanding of the world around us.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">There are many conflicting theories about who arrived in the Americas 'first', including the Vikings, Chinese, Irish monks and more. The point I'm driving at is not to prove that Africans were the first, but to show that they were present in the Americas long before we thought. (See <a href="https://www.amazon.com/They-Came-Before-Columbus-Civilizations/dp/0812968174" target="_blank">They Came Before Colombus</a> by Professor <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Van_Sertima" target="_blank">Ivan Van Sertima</a>.)</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">African people have made significant contributions to world history in ways that we may probably never understand. As we continue to explore our existence, we must remember to ground ourselves in the multiplicity of our being, bearing in mind that what has been taught in the past is not necessarily what is true.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: inherit;">It is therefore bang out of order for this white people magazine to tell us that Jeff Bezos is the first person to be worth $200 billion. Far from it. There was an African called Mansa Musa and he was worth much more! The white man can no longer be allowed to whitewash history just to suit his narrative. Not in the 21st century.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin64xS5o9QxkU2QBDqgrg-XjY4RdNGGk4rZcTeFZUwgkZPTLntGo_u9iMPZFc5n2iwohxmr5t93MAejBNNIiDjs9YEGhhctYqptu-ZW1EXc1UNdDosHTIGvBxcn-1hOwyZfJmGzS2Jhc7/s387/musa+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="379" data-original-width="387" height="474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhin64xS5o9QxkU2QBDqgrg-XjY4RdNGGk4rZcTeFZUwgkZPTLntGo_u9iMPZFc5n2iwohxmr5t93MAejBNNIiDjs9YEGhhctYqptu-ZW1EXc1UNdDosHTIGvBxcn-1hOwyZfJmGzS2Jhc7/w484-h474/musa+2.jpg" width="484" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span><p></p>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-20763321989201562842020-08-05T22:02:00.013+03:002024-02-28T18:43:58.922+03:00A Word Of Unsolicited Advice For Ambassador Kamau Macharia<div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="384" data-original-width="512" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAmbCpdUZ0CfOdyC11tV93Do32tPWNixvsWItx8vc1HH1JHO8Zm_vaBQch6QSH6GUSHiZARghCADCBXcBIaOymaS0lHYwQPjKZj34KkvKG5uWkbSKh2JBtKocDmNrz0EJQ3QDcfLZqzfA/w640-h480/images+-+2020-08-05T214301.181.jpeg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="640" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font color="#2b00fe" face="trebuchet" size="1"><b>"Covid-19 is not the most deadly. Stop demonising the State!" - Macharia, at the 'height' of his power </b></font></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAmbCpdUZ0CfOdyC11tV93Do32tPWNixvsWItx8vc1HH1JHO8Zm_vaBQch6QSH6GUSHiZARghCADCBXcBIaOymaS0lHYwQPjKZj34KkvKG5uWkbSKh2JBtKocDmNrz0EJQ3QDcfLZqzfA/s512/images+-+2020-08-05T214301.181.jpeg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em;"><font color="#cc0000" face="trebuchet"></font></a></div></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet;"><span style="font-size: large;">When we were on Twitter petitioning PS Ambassador Kamau Macharia to stop international flights because of COVID-19, he said we were ignorant fools who were peddling lies. To show us that he didn't give a pink goddamn about what we thought or said, he allowed a plane with 239 Chinese nationals to land in Kenya at a time when China was experiencing the worst of the virus. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But now that he has tested positive for COVID-19 while being Kenyan and living in Kenya, his eyes have miraculously opened and he is now demanding to know what the government that employs him has done with the billions of shillings meant for COVID-19. </span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Macharia has learnt (by force, by fire) that his own government will abandon him the same way he abandoned Kenyan students in Wuhan, and he is terrified. My advice to him would be to take his own advice and stop being scared of COVID-19. After all, he assured us that it is imaginary. </span></span></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-59286739629733959722020-07-31T15:17:00.011+03:002024-02-28T19:01:45.056+03:00What Has Kenya Done with Covid-19 Billions? A Principal Secretary Protesteth Too Much<div><b><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">#Covid19Update</span></b></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">"If we continue to behave nomarreh, this disease will treat us abnommarreh." ~ Kenyan proverb</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNPYxtgU__PUyFpNqYUgs85jSQANBj_kwS-_L7AefjbJSf48RLRzwsqjOGp_xLxcnKKBDNQdiffziff6LSV0zaRT2GJuNixZjxm1w6dKlZMCXZv1ax-do_bPUIIQW-lIh9Gp0RqbvNiNoPi6r0fKm81WySQ9OB9-C1avp6QVczGr-zY6Jw3raayTQ8WE35" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="328" data-original-width="261" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhNPYxtgU__PUyFpNqYUgs85jSQANBj_kwS-_L7AefjbJSf48RLRzwsqjOGp_xLxcnKKBDNQdiffziff6LSV0zaRT2GJuNixZjxm1w6dKlZMCXZv1ax-do_bPUIIQW-lIh9Gp0RqbvNiNoPi6r0fKm81WySQ9OB9-C1avp6QVczGr-zY6Jw3raayTQ8WE35=w509-h640" width="509" /></a></div>A mere days before COVID-19 arrived in Kenya, Foreign Affairs PS Ambassador Macharia Kamau termed as “short-sighted, careless and xenophobic” those Kenyans who raised red flags about the government’s handling of the pandemic. He hit out at critics saying coronavirus is “not the first global epidemic and is not the most deadly". This was after a Southern China Airline arrived with 239 passengers in Nairobi from Guangzhou – the then second-most affected region in China – triggering an immediate uproar from Kenyans.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">So I'll just leave this here and you do with it as you will.</span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">A principal secretary who tested positive for COVID-19 has questioned the country’s management of the pandemic and wondered what the billions spent so far have achieved.</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Foreign Affairs PS Ambassador Macharia Kamau tested positive for the virus last week and was forced to hand over his duties to political and diplomatic secretary Ambassador Tom Amollo.</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwhqDCOcMXfM4X_rcID71v2SazDiSHgTg_GkX203Qr0LfOe_4lPiaoZsbO9rFaVxRy0fbv2yAjtmuagdnZ26XseZk7ziw0VFCagU61rougnTm2OtL1hf0CObuwWePzCdeAx-zGOd_MrVo/s408/images+-+2020-07-31T045921.361.jpeg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="408" height="352" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwhqDCOcMXfM4X_rcID71v2SazDiSHgTg_GkX203Qr0LfOe_4lPiaoZsbO9rFaVxRy0fbv2yAjtmuagdnZ26XseZk7ziw0VFCagU61rougnTm2OtL1hf0CObuwWePzCdeAx-zGOd_MrVo/w400-h352/images+-+2020-07-31T045921.361.jpeg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">But Macharia regretted that "the government’s contact tracing has collapsed, there is no access to proper care and even more tragic is that there is no medical insurance cover for the virus. For all the billions that have been spent on this campaign, it’s hard to imagine that at the point of contact where the disease actually happens, there is no system to make sure that we have access to proper care and no proper contact tracing is actually done to keep track of those who are not well or maybe infecting others,” Macharia said in a WhatsApp group of top government officials, seen by the Star. "More tragic is that there is no medical insurance cover for the virus," he added.</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">Macharia said after he tested positive, he quickly informed his contacts about his condition, but to his surprise, none of them have been contacted by the government. </span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;">“I have done my own contact tracing and I have informed all the people who came in contact with me in the 10 days prior to my test."</span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8H7hFwL1xw7fGjGfgyMfakddpz0RMzP5LbM1GY7KBsN_wtGej2AVcRYqsEbqZB4zLxkK7lNwriOVxE0YcIdLnrGVY_1J9CrB8BkGVGYw4cB9MYxq04ooXzXCTHlUVELk232lcYBlHuuH/s750/unnamed+%25283%2529.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="color: #999999; font-family: trebuchet; font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="750" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd8H7hFwL1xw7fGjGfgyMfakddpz0RMzP5LbM1GY7KBsN_wtGej2AVcRYqsEbqZB4zLxkK7lNwriOVxE0YcIdLnrGVY_1J9CrB8BkGVGYw4cB9MYxq04ooXzXCTHlUVELk232lcYBlHuuH/w400-h300/unnamed+%25283%2529.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div><br /></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-70386510010808324932020-07-29T04:02:00.005+03:002020-07-29T04:10:35.837+03:00A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words. So What Are Are 8 Worth? Apparently there was some kind of "disturbance" at City Hall yesterday and this MCA was caught right in the thick of it. Without boring you with the details, it's as if KANU never left.<div><br /></div><div>Vote wisely. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxqEMqfHZbaKZu86QiPRRmKKoM1aUsta2rYAuAf00aDxxGhg2unyaBA7vUz3GNdgRwWaLbRynDFevYgHrbHfHEY8R4Rw39YJw29JVWr8pf2WGJSog-MYE_scOLtmGc3Tz78YzW6sRh7vL/s960/FB_IMG_15959835235300913.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxqEMqfHZbaKZu86QiPRRmKKoM1aUsta2rYAuAf00aDxxGhg2unyaBA7vUz3GNdgRwWaLbRynDFevYgHrbHfHEY8R4Rw39YJw29JVWr8pf2WGJSog-MYE_scOLtmGc3Tz78YzW6sRh7vL/s320/FB_IMG_15959835235300913.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErZ6lYBB_neBa8Eb5cH3Aa9raZgHmZo52J6HtJ0qcQWPsYdUuxwlU7ZwH0VQ18PVmReg7EOhXUw36rI-eyWlJbkQtntadn-mTiRPcz4KreA3kGGgUK2LXm5c1xPMMsPg_u4hyphenhyphenS5-R_Kw-/s720/FB_IMG_15959835194924295.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3YYApu5bgwJ08C8gzOSDT9VwvpqDPDhk3-TtCErzUdPVt7JNwSB31_MStawn2sS5tBUA6_AD4S3_tE51C83ybCIZqSnStDqgYHb7fBYBsNrKXFQs73nsXi-BqpYs0yNG2IYiJx4-6lHe/s600/images+-+2020-07-29T004545.290.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="600" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG3YYApu5bgwJ08C8gzOSDT9VwvpqDPDhk3-TtCErzUdPVt7JNwSB31_MStawn2sS5tBUA6_AD4S3_tE51C83ybCIZqSnStDqgYHb7fBYBsNrKXFQs73nsXi-BqpYs0yNG2IYiJx4-6lHe/w320-h213/images+-+2020-07-29T004545.290.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><b><font color="#ff0000"><br /></font></b></div>GUEST POST</font></b></div><div><br /></div><div>The Kumirans who want to die for Uhuru should just register with State House and we finish with that story. Some of us are tired of living under a siege mentality. What this President is doing is preparing an altar for blood sacrifice.</div><div><br /></div><div>Uhuru is blackmailing home guards of other ethnic groups with a slice of the unnecessary and overrated Kikuyu vote.</div><div><br /></div><div>The genuine Kumirans must refuse to keep going to polling booths terrorized by a strange fruit, swinging on the trees, blood on the leaves and blood at the roots.</div><div><br /></div><div>We have forgotten 2008. The events leading up to today's vote in the Senate on Revenue Allocation Bill are the same as those that happened in 2005. We are planting seeds of hatred and anti-Kikuyuism.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DR9jhrd4-LhFg8L_7SkOWYKLjVbfTDGtZqx3Xns0WhQI3WGdvRhmV3d99XXChOqmzLAqxc6Qkb0ETqb3e51nbv4_MNxTOCiyzJYPix7YQHNtEKln74a4Pr9XWt7fTFu7cYRScutAgxU-/s480/images+-+2020-07-29T013250.201.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3DR9jhrd4-LhFg8L_7SkOWYKLjVbfTDGtZqx3Xns0WhQI3WGdvRhmV3d99XXChOqmzLAqxc6Qkb0ETqb3e51nbv4_MNxTOCiyzJYPix7YQHNtEKln74a4Pr9XWt7fTFu7cYRScutAgxU-/s320/images+-+2020-07-29T013250.201.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>It is exactly 2 years to elections.....and we are repeating the events that led up to the 2007/8 mayhem. Someone tell me this is not a script being followed to the letter! </div><div><br /></div><div>Something is wrong with us.</div><div><br /></div><div>I refuse to be that person who, after people are killed, I accept and move on. That's a curse!</div><div><br /></div><div>THIS IS WHAT WILL HAPPEN GOING FORWARD:</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Uhuru will continue to incite the rest of Kenya against kumirans until August 2022. He has already started. We are already seeing Facebook posts saying "kwani Kikuyus think they own Kenya?" Kumirans should not be fooled. This is what Uhuru wants.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Home Guards from other ethnic groups will be incited to kill kumirans.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Uhuru will rig the election in his favor.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. He will let kumirans be killed for a month with pangas, while he will send cops to Rift Valley to kill other tribes with bullets.</div><div><br /></div><div>It's crucial that kumirans are killed with pangas because it revives the trauma of the emergency years leading up to independence. This was his father's modus operandi. Bullets are for the urban people, and it will make kumirans think of extrajudicial killings instead of the Emergency and Mau Mau "terrorists." Plus bullets don't symbolize the rural areas where the majority are.</div><div><br /></div><div>The plan is to make the outside world especially the Americans and the EU call us savages who can't do democracy and who have "age old hatreds," unless Kikuyus are cut up! Pangas are part of the story. It has to look the part in the international press.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. NGOs will start singing human rights, and the now quiet academics will start cancelling each other in the name of us not being objective in our silly morning and evening talk shows hosted by our clueless hosts led by Jeff Koinange. </div><div><br /></div><div>We'll be told that despite our "middle income" status, the bush hasn't come out of us Africans. We're not used to democracy, but at least we're better than other African countries. Complete house negro bullshit which Kenyan elites will celebrate. Especially elites from GEMA.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Uhuru will be sworn in, in his toilet at 11:59 pm, a second before the expiry of the deadline.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. At the UN Security Council, and at WTO if Amina Mohammed wins, Uhuru's newly sworn in GoK will play the victim of the main opposition leader (it might be his former handshake buddy, but you never know). Now you understand why Kenya fought so hard to win that seat at the UN. It's all part of the plan. Tumepangiwa kupangiwa na wengine wenyu wanaimba patriotism apa!</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Kumirans, realizing they are on their own, will seek money from the Kikuyu robber barons to protect themselves. Just like in 2008. </div><div><br /></div><div>9. When profits of Brookside start to drop, suddenly politicians are at Serena drinking tea and negotiating. The American embassy will be there promising to deny visas to the politicians who don't accept the deal.</div><div><br /></div><div>10. More Kenyans will be dead, no justice for them, Uhuru gets the post he always wanted, and his rival becomes a limping horse. And then the cycle starts again for 2032. Before 2032, Uhuru will have groomed one of his kids to become president.</div><div><br /></div><div>I don't know about kumirans, but I'm not dying for Ngina's son. Heck no. And bookmark this post. It if does happen, my blood is on that family to the tenth generation, and on the kumirans who vote for him.</div><div><br /></div><div>And no ritual should be done to cleanse them off my curse. The only cleansing they can do is demand that Uhuru gives all his wealth to the Republic of Kenya and follows Jesus or Mohammed. I refuse to be lynched for that family again. I'm tired!</div><div><br /></div><div>A strange phenomenon that is happening in Mt. Kenya is that the clergy is now in charge of GEMA. Their hands are dipped in blood.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kumira elites have no shame. They sacrifice the lives of their own tribe. Na matiri thoni.</div><div><br /></div><div>If you Kikuyus think we can escape this mess via BBI, the right laws or the right IEBC commissioners, you're fools! </div><div><br /></div><div>This plan has nothing to do with the law or IEBC or technology. It's about stories. These politicians and their wazungu godfathers are creating a story where we Kenyans look like tribalist savages, and because of that, the world lets Uhuru and Raila get what they want. Who wants to deal with the dark continent, anyway? </div><div>So you're a fool for supporting BBI. </div><div><br /></div><div>But the ultimate stupidity is not even supporting BBI. It's defending those two or three families that think they got the title deed for Kenya. Hatujaelewa vile those three families i.e. the Kenyattas, the Mois and the Odingas, control Kenya.</div><div><br /></div><div>Uhuru is whipping up Kenyans' emotions against Kumirans, so the bloc can vote for him for protection. Kumirans have always been a pawn for the Kenyatta family and robber barons and it's a crying shame that they do not see themselves as such. Mimi nasema endeleni kubebwa malenge. </div><div><br /></div><div>The rest of Kenyans have unfortunately fallen for the deceptions so that they will go around seeing how conniving and bad the Kumirans are which is not true at all. </div><div><br /></div><div>Kenya needs a revolution. Our enemies are also those calling us barbarians even as they support their puppets. That enemy is the one that summoned the two dynastic Princes to Washington DC just because of a mere handshake. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's very painful to see how baronial politics, blind sycophancy and hero worshipping have taken shape in our society. The fanatics don't see it at all. Uhuru isn't looking for Kikuyu votes for the good of Wanjiku. Uhuru is after making peace with the family with whom his family has had a long-standing feud with. THAT's what BBI is all about. Settling scores.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mt. Kenya people, don't be shocked to hear this might be a good time for oathing.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WtyJAf3_9fqlhD9JOOhqXsSL7MAvdHWgNa6EMZaqy-1t-nOhXGjIcweexAgKpWMkWIr6SD2SzhLyskyMUH5RcsZjDCx9huqBuhH3eyzJWI2LYvJWzf1Nox4BYwaWTzJOF3kGin5fmD4i/s408/images+-+2020-07-29T012943.047.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="245" data-original-width="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-WtyJAf3_9fqlhD9JOOhqXsSL7MAvdHWgNa6EMZaqy-1t-nOhXGjIcweexAgKpWMkWIr6SD2SzhLyskyMUH5RcsZjDCx9huqBuhH3eyzJWI2LYvJWzf1Nox4BYwaWTzJOF3kGin5fmD4i/s320/images+-+2020-07-29T012943.047.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-84149282605228033382020-07-17T00:57:00.003+03:002024-02-27T00:24:10.858+03:00IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Names Ceda Ogada Secretary of the Fund. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMkIXel3QZ2dwe9WIiEvEuwF4dfC-9bo8-M7ST-2JKFjfhui1q6jPlkalZmO0JGfXQhIBCdgPK5sXKJRa1USmEFdInMGgAYTbAi1YW37HjYW0gz3pY2bazZUVtJ-AAmCBb3Ou8qOPvjtL/s693/FB_IMG_15949360610254605.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="442" data-original-width="693" height="204" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRMkIXel3QZ2dwe9WIiEvEuwF4dfC-9bo8-M7ST-2JKFjfhui1q6jPlkalZmO0JGfXQhIBCdgPK5sXKJRa1USmEFdInMGgAYTbAi1YW37HjYW0gz3pY2bazZUVtJ-AAmCBb3Ou8qOPvjtL/w320-h204/FB_IMG_15949360610254605.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced today her intention to name Ceda Ogada as the Secretary of the Fund and Director of the Secretary’s Department. Ogada succeeds Jianhai Lin, whose retirement was announced previously. Ogada is expected to begin his work in this capacity on September 1, 2020.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Ceda has outstanding institutional knowledge, strategic and intellectual heft, and people leadership. His unparalleled ability to bring people together, combined with his profound appreciation of the Fund’s institutional history and legal principles, as well as a strong service orientation, will help the Fund to even more effectively serve our member countries in a very challenging economic environment,” Georgieva stated.</div><div><br /></div><div>Ogada joined the IMF’s Legal Department in 1999 and rose through the ranks to become Deputy General Counsel in 2014. During this time, he has worked on virtually all aspects of the Fund’s work, including advising on the governance of the Fund, on country operations, helping to develop Fund policies and implementation guidance, and providing technical assistance to member countries. Key projects that he has worked on include the Fund’s enhanced policy to address governance and corruption issues; ensuring the adequacy of the Fund’s lending resources; reforms in lending policy such as the establishment of the Flexible Credit Line (FCL) and the Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT); reviews on surveillance policy and capacity development strategy; and transparency, archives and communications policies. Ogada was heavily involved in the work on euro area crisis countries during the global financial crisis. More recently, he has led the Legal Department’s work in promoting good governance and transparency in several countries, including with respect to the use of emergency financing for the COVID-19 crisis.</div><div><br /></div><div>Prior to joining the Fund, Ogada worked at the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development as a legal expert and before that he was in private legal practice in the United States. He holds a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School and a B.A. in history from Dartmouth College. Ogada is a citizen of Kenya.</div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-48169526673043784342020-07-14T20:41:00.000+03:002020-07-14T20:41:44.094+03:00"You are a melagomaniac and I don’t have time for it," Tuju tells Kositany.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5RJUDsOXa15RE95oCzq2P-gJRAt80Kd4XZx277eZdE4lhUSu5m4U0ka6pnJjFDdGMRTevjp1HHmI_ZSMr2s_N_pZ8ampRTnpslrvX_3MHgtXJFISSsYAonmIpkPrxEjTpimi2s-yC2w/s630/Tuju.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="630" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwB5RJUDsOXa15RE95oCzq2P-gJRAt80Kd4XZx277eZdE4lhUSu5m4U0ka6pnJjFDdGMRTevjp1HHmI_ZSMr2s_N_pZ8ampRTnpslrvX_3MHgtXJFISSsYAonmIpkPrxEjTpimi2s-yC2w/w320-h178/Tuju.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The battle for the soul of the Jubilee Party is deteriorating with increasing scathing letters exchanged between the party leadership.</div><div><br /></div><div>On Monday evening, Jubilee Party Secretary-General Raphael Tuju responded in style to his deputy Caleb Kositany, who had demanded to be furnished with all the party's financial documents within seven days.</div><div><br /></div><div>In a tough-worded letter, Tuju informed Kositany, a close ally of Deputy President William Ruto, that the party had already been documented by the Auditor General over the past three years, save for the just ended 2019-2020 financial year.</div><div><br /></div><div>“I have received your letter in which you demand to be furnished with audited accounts of the Jubilee Party. You have signed off as Jubilee Secretary-General. Sir, I am delighted to inform you that the Office of the Auditor General completed their audit of our accounts for the year 2016-2017, 2017-2018, 2018-2019.”</div><div><br /></div><div>“These are public documents and you are entitled to get from the Auditor General’s office or the Registrar of Political Parties. The Party cannot receive political parties funds without due compliance. We shall be tabling them at the NEC meeting,” Tuju wrote.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Secretary General further reprimanded his deputy for using the word demand and giving an ultimatum to his boss. Tuju described his deputy’s behavior as megalomania – a mental disorder where a victim has delusions about their power or importance. The Cabinet Secretary sarcastically regretted that he was not in a position to treat his deputy of the said disease.</div><div><br /></div><div>“Your latest letter demanding documentation from the office of the Secretary-General where you are the deputy and you proceed to give an ultimatum of seven days is puzzling if not some rather desperate political posturing. All these expose an extreme form of megalomaniacal behavior. Unfortunately, in this office, we do not have the capacity or qualification to deal with such malady. In any case, you should be addressing such issues to the office of Mr. Alfred Kipkorir Mutai who is the Treasurer and an NEC member just like you,” the Jubilee boss’ added.</div><div><br /></div><div>Kositany, a vocal ally of Deputy President William Ruto, has in the recent past alleged massive corruption at Jubilee’s Pangani headquarters.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOivoA3UIyhSHjyh50AeowBnVniy3LXAZdqoUnSfWgseWXW2WDLvOsSKMy2FSLx_WEsMM9ebyySYft2CUl8fSNgqG4hWtTINj0U2hrH2gST2AHBnDnPiGUtocgstA5NwoXjSOLA99PSwgK/s944/FB_IMG_15947472225332520.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="720" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOivoA3UIyhSHjyh50AeowBnVniy3LXAZdqoUnSfWgseWXW2WDLvOsSKMy2FSLx_WEsMM9ebyySYft2CUl8fSNgqG4hWtTINj0U2hrH2gST2AHBnDnPiGUtocgstA5NwoXjSOLA99PSwgK/w305-h400/FB_IMG_15947472225332520.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-3672989815761746662020-07-14T03:58:00.000+03:002020-07-14T03:58:04.876+03:00Prof. Magoha Finally Admits To Government Failure<div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Aa-krLKamhEmC3aUjXeYmYoAOIsSLoAy_OT13Fb23ADt607cfZVHxXpkTFRQ3ogwuEKC4QGqFlyAAtjRtELhGf1-AD4OMN9k7ZUuNYswjenJLDjqwvpzdwWUV3T72J5leTRpzL2ZjCFz/s640/images+-+2020-07-14T034815.166.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_Aa-krLKamhEmC3aUjXeYmYoAOIsSLoAy_OT13Fb23ADt607cfZVHxXpkTFRQ3ogwuEKC4QGqFlyAAtjRtELhGf1-AD4OMN9k7ZUuNYswjenJLDjqwvpzdwWUV3T72J5leTRpzL2ZjCFz/w320-h240/images+-+2020-07-14T034815.166.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Prof. George A. Magoha’s statement on the non-opening of schools this year was the first public admission of government's failure in managing Covid-19.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The consequences of keeping 14 million school age children at home for the rest of the year, and its impacts, have not been fully appreciated. Under the guise of opening the economy, the President lifted orders on cessation of movement in and out of Nairobi, Mandera and Mombasa. It was an acknowledgment that the mini-lockdowns had failed – people were travelling across the country and causing a spike in infections at border points in Busia, Namanga, Loitoktok and Taveta among others.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #050505; display: inline; float: none; font-family: "segoe ui historic", "segoe ui", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: pre-wrap; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">The truth is that there is very little economy to be opened. Tourism is dead, transport is in crisis, and education is suspended. The past four months have been squandered -- so there are no preparations in terms of health facilities; schools or other social amenities. The number of positive coronavirus tests is rising, even though there is no disclosure of where the testing is happening. The authorities have lost control of this crisis. The government has left the calm waters.</span></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-34241343481469993292020-07-10T13:03:00.002+03:002020-07-10T13:18:34.104+03:00Waluke's Wife Threatens To Commit Suicide After Raising Only Ksh16,000 Out Of His 727 Million Fine.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YZKld7BRAV-aUCCji_NRXGz3zcJpm3gxhR35tLYtJ8ATwLe0xbWAOuYl8vVNZd_7WW0WVlbjAcCy1dZoAkID_rW2TSplkXV7UI0w4TkHNn-2O_m4LzWxnydvRqjJtgXF3KFrksqdQXpC/s476/IMG_20200710_124957.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="470" data-original-width="476" height="162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6YZKld7BRAV-aUCCji_NRXGz3zcJpm3gxhR35tLYtJ8ATwLe0xbWAOuYl8vVNZd_7WW0WVlbjAcCy1dZoAkID_rW2TSplkXV7UI0w4TkHNn-2O_m4LzWxnydvRqjJtgXF3KFrksqdQXpC/w164-h162/IMG_20200710_124957.jpg" width="164" /></a></div>Wife of jailed Sirisia Member of Parliament John Waluke says she regrets starting an initiative through her mobile number to raise bail cash for her husband.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs Roseline Nakhanu Waluke is now threatening to commit suicide after failing to raise the Ksh727 million required to save her husband. So far, she has only managed a paltry Ksh16,000 from wellwishers.</div><div><br /></div><div>Roseline has apparently been undergoing stress since her husband was jailed. According to neighbours, she might be on the verge of a complete meltdown after being mocked by the very people she turned to for help.</div><div><br /></div><div>Mrs Waluke can't understand why she is being ridiculed after asking wellwishers to contribute the hefty fine to free her husband. She is puzzled that most calls are abusive and the rest are from people just curious to know how much she has managed to collect so far. Others call only to inform her that they can't contribute towards the freedom of a thief.</div><div><br /></div><div>She now regrets starting the fundraiser because what she is going through is apparently worse than the pain of losing her husband to the criminal justice system, and has decided to leave hers and her husband's lives in God's hands. But the fundraising drive will continue, she says.</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://siasaduni.blogspot.com/2020/06/after-john-walukes-shocking-judgement.html">John Waluke was jailed alongside Grace Wakhungu</a> of the famous Awori family for looting millions of shillings from the National cereals and Produce Board (NCPB). If he fails to raise the ksh727 million required for bail, he faces 67 years in jail. Grace, on the other hand, managed to raise Ksh500 million of her fine in a record-breaking two-hour family lunch. </div><div><br /></div><div>The moral of the story? Don't punch above your weight. Better yet, don't punch with rich kids.</div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-40932225870947146452020-07-09T04:49:00.006+03:002020-07-09T04:56:38.520+03:00Covid-19 Is Just About To Decimate The Counties.As you head back to your ancestral lands (read Counties) to hide from the economic fallout of Covid-19, imposed by your own government which has literally thrown you under the bus and left you to your own devices, here (👇🏿) is a rudimentary list of the number of Covid-19 ICU beds available there.<div><br /></div><div>May your immune system be with you!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn69TkMEblsubGLI_a2zumGc5uBDY9UEy_fFcp1wlLlQVdyraediM5PrQA8SJSqxSgGKbIr9AsueHBLTr0t08ICF1tZQmz0h3PcGnG-vnXdLXAeBDHxs6vWAl0yTvXe7drpQGcHDNgs31C/s1048/FB_IMG_15942587576234062.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1048" data-original-width="293" height="1220" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn69TkMEblsubGLI_a2zumGc5uBDY9UEy_fFcp1wlLlQVdyraediM5PrQA8SJSqxSgGKbIr9AsueHBLTr0t08ICF1tZQmz0h3PcGnG-vnXdLXAeBDHxs6vWAl0yTvXe7drpQGcHDNgs31C/w341-h1220/FB_IMG_15942587576234062.jpg" width="341" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-48947619923690657882020-07-09T03:50:00.002+03:002020-07-09T03:50:58.256+03:00The Truth About Covid-19 In Kenya<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VzdbpaZSo_nGKJHG2l-PDSlljJGJZSu21EflVAMWSxjMTtz5F0XFIHg2yRkONHF0p4dbJd_pUTrZH4ZnAEd1lRJOu9KFpqc0_xBU2mAEGgvpMKD2dcdxH86ppEQWPx0n_-5X__wgu7th/s621/images+%252885%2529+%25281%2529.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="494" data-original-width="621" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5VzdbpaZSo_nGKJHG2l-PDSlljJGJZSu21EflVAMWSxjMTtz5F0XFIHg2yRkONHF0p4dbJd_pUTrZH4ZnAEd1lRJOu9KFpqc0_xBU2mAEGgvpMKD2dcdxH86ppEQWPx0n_-5X__wgu7th/w205-h163/images+%252885%2529+%25281%2529.jpeg" width="205" /></a></div>The running joke is that Kenyans spent a lot of time ridiculing Tanzanians and Magufuli, but are now are following his path. Government of Kenya has done everything it possibly could to spend money except build or expand health care infrastructure. </div><div><br /></div><div>But that’s not even half the story.</div><div><br /></div><div>Are you aware that Tanzania had more COVID-19 isolation centers than Kenya? Are you aware they have significantly upped their ICU capacity? Are you aware that they didn’t charge anyone for testing and/or quarantine? Are you aware that their police didn’t kill anyone while effecting safety measures or use quarantine punitively? Are you aware that they didn’t waste money enforcing a useless curfew? </div><div><br /></div><div>Your government put up measures without any care for your livelihood or economic support and they have spent tens of billions more than any East African country for such poor returns.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just think about that for a minute. </div>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-30688647482776698652020-07-04T04:28:00.000+03:002020-07-04T04:31:43.686+03:00“Quarcoo Aliniangalia Na Madharau” – Andrew Kibe Reveals Why He Left Kiss 100<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;">
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revealed why he left his much touted gig at the Radio Africa-owned station just
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Speaking to Jalas on his YouTube
channel, <i>Bonga na Jalas</i>, Kibe said he fell out with his boss
Patrick Quarcoo before giving a three-month notice. However, he did not let anyone
in on the decision, not even his co-host Kamene Goro. “Just when Covid hit,
<i>mimi na mdosi wangu tukakosana</i>, because <i>huyu msee aliniangalia na madharau.</i> You
don’t want anybody to pity you. My boss looked at me with contempt and I
decided I can’t work with him,” he said.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;">“One day early morning, I sent him a
message saying, ‘Three months from today, I will leave that office.’ I
told friends and everyone in my life but they did not believe me. They were all
in denial. I didn’t tell anybody anything, even Kamene came to know the other
day and she is devastated,” he added. Kibe revealed that he was inebriated when
negotiating his exit. He also heaped praise on his former co-host with whom he
worked and dramatically exited NRG Radio.</span></div>
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via Twitter: “It’s been real watu nguyas. I will miss all your nonsense in the
morning especially @KameneGoro,” he Tweeted.</span></div>
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It's been real watu nguyas. I will miss all your nonsense in the morning especially <a href="https://twitter.com/KameneGoro?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KameneGoro</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/Kiss100kenya?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Kiss100kenya</a><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KameneAndKibe?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KameneAndKibe</a></div>
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that he will be filling Kibe’s position, but did not state when that will be. Speculation
was already rife that the former Milele FM presenter was headed to Lion’s
Place. He did not confirm nor deny, however, instead noting that he had spoken
with Quarcoo. “But I want to say I might end up on Waiyaki Way. On Waiyaki Way
there are so many radios. But I had an amazing meeting with my friend, my boss,
the first person who ever gave me my first-ever radio contract, Mr Patrick
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Jubilee Asili aka Tanga Tanga is just about to take a devastating body blow. And it has nothing to do with the Ksh. 112 million unaccounted for in Sirisia MP John Waluke’s two-day spending spree which, many observers believe, was paid out to Deputy President William Ruto. Other beneficiaries are:<br />
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<li>Former Deputy Chief Justice Nancy Barasa was the first beneficiary, receiving Ksh. 5 million as legal fees.</li>
<li>On the same day, Ahmednasir Abdikadir & Co. Advocates, in two separate transactions, received a total sum of Ksh. 40 million detailed as legal fees in a transaction from a National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) account at the National Bank of Kenya to First Community Bank where Ahmednasir Abdikadir & Co. Advocates holds an account. Ahmednasir Abdikadir & Co. Advocates also received money from NCPB’s dollar account at Cooperative Bank and the entire windfall of millions was withdrawn in cash.</li>
<li>Still on the same day, three cheque withdrawals amounting to Ksh. 16 million were transacted but the beneficiaries are not stated.</li>
<li>On the 21st of March 2013, Grace Wakhungu, Waluke’s accomplice, received a staggering Ksh. 40 million from Soita & Saende Advocates.</li>
<li>Ksh. 50 million in fictitious payments were wired to John Koyi Waluke who Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) says was the mastermind of the money heist in Nairobi.</li>
<li>Ksh. 112 million ended up with an individual who has not been identified.</li>
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For his labours, Waluke lost his Parliamentary seat on top of being ordered to pay an eye-watering Ksh. 1 billion or face 67 years in jail. In a sentence that effectively ends his political career, Anti-Corruption Court Chief Magistrate Elizabeth Juma ordered that her verdict be handed to National Assembly Speaker Justin Muturi who will in turn declare the Sirisia Parliamentary seat vacant. Waluke will pay Ksh. 726 million for his role in the theft, as well as shoulder the burden of Ksh. 313 million, more than half the amount the court fined Erad Supplies & General Contractors Ltd. where Waluke and his co-accused, Grace Sarapay Wakhungu—sister to former Vice President Moody Awori and mother of Prof. Judi Wakhungu, former Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Water & Natural Resources and currently Kenya’s ambassador to France/Portugal/Serbia/Monaco/Holy See (also, Oceans Award 2018, Clark Bavin Award 2016)—were directors. Wakhungu was slapped with a 707 fine of her own, of which she had already rustled up a whopping Ksh. 588 million just one day after sentencing. Waluke was found guilty of three counts of obtaining money through false pretences while Wakhungu was convicted on five counts including a charge of perjury.<br />
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In her sentencing, the Chief Magistrate observed that Waluke and Wakhungu took advantage of hungry Kenyans to mint money. “The offenses are serious and the accused persons took advantage out of a dire situation where Kenyans were faced with hunger and maize was required to save Kenyans from starvation. It therefore calls for a deterrence sentence,” she said. The court also paved the way for NCPB to go after the two convicts’ assets to recover the Ksh. 297 million it had lost.<br />
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Opining on the historic ruling, prominent city lawyer and socialite Donald Kipkorir Tweeted, “This Anti-Corruption Court has set a precedent for our Courts ... John Waluke & Grace Wakhungu have each been fined Kshs. 594,000,000/= ... Even the Hustler Nation aka TangaTanga aka Jubilee Asili aka TSP will abandon their Member to rot in jail ... #WalukeSentencing
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This Anti-Corruption Court has set a precedent for our Courts ... John Waluke & Grace Wakhungu have each been fined Kshs. 594,000,000/= ... Even the Hustler Nation aka TangaTanga aka Jubilee Asili aka TSP will abandon their Member to rot in jail ... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WalukeSentencing?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WalukeSentencing</a></div>
— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) <a href="https://twitter.com/DonaldBKipkorir/status/1276192279087255558?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">June 25, 2020</a></blockquote>
Waluke has been one of the more vocal firebrands of Deputy President William Ruto’s Tanga Tanga faction of the ruling party recently christened Jubilee Asili, where the axe has been landing, constantly, of late. After chairing the Jubilee Parliamentary Group meeting on Monday 22nd June during which National Assembly Majority Leader and key Ruto ally Aden Duale was dramatically booted in the 20-minute meeting whose only agenda seems to have been exactly that, Uhuru Kenyatta promised us that more changes were still to come. This wholesale purge of Ruto functionaries from Parliament started with the toppling of Senate leaders Kithure Kindiki (Deputy Speaker), Kipchumba Murkomen (Majority Leader) and Majority Whip Susan Kihika. Then came the ejection of National Assembly Majority Whip Ben Washiali and his deputy Cecily Mbarire, and the removal from Parliamentary Committees of a scandalous 21 MPs. All these happened without Ruto uttering a word.<br />
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Responding to the ouster of his latest lieutenant, Ruto tweeted, “My brother Aden Duale, you are a great leader. For the last eight years, you discharged your responsibilities as our party’s first Majority Leader with style, precision, passion and loyalty,” about the Garissa Township MP who became Majority Leader in 2013. “When Parliamentary history is written, you will have a chapter. Mbele iko sawa na Mungu,” he added.<br />
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My brother Aden Duale, you are a great leader. For the last 8yrs, you discharged your responsibilities as our party's 1st majority leader with style,precision, passion and loyalty. My friend, when parliamentary history is written you will have a chapter. Mbele iko sawa na Mungu.</div>
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Now remember that devastating body blow we talked about? This is where it enters the story. The next logical step, then, is for Uhuru to squeeze the remaining life force out of Tanga Tanga cum Jubilee Asili. And the opportunity presents itself in the form of the unresolved Kimwerer and Arror Dams scandal. How perfectly convenient is it that Ruto and nearly all his factotums (and dredges and noisemakers and rubble rousers) are expediently implicated in this grand theft? Like the Brave Little Tailor in The Brothers Grimm’s fairy tale, Uhuru can now put them down Seven at One Blow. So, going forward, expect the Kimwerer and Arror affair to find itself fast-tracked into Anti-Corruption court in the coming weeks. Expect also Jubilee Asili to suffer a massive body count on account of prosecution of that case. A precedent has already been set with the shocking Waluke judgement.<br />
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Uhuru is clearly learning Politics 101 at the feet of his brother Raila Odinga. The one, you know, who famously put Moi, the self-styled Professor of Politics, to pasture.<br />
<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-67564062157769905842020-06-22T10:31:00.000+03:002020-06-22T10:34:19.780+03:00Open Letter To Kalonzo Musyoka<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="color: red;">GUEST POST</span></b><br />
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Dear Kalonzo Musyoka,<br />
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You promised us that you’d die rather than compromise your conscience, swearing that you’ll never work with Jubilee. I believe that was two or so years ago at your father’s funeral.<br />
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What cut?<br />
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There’s photos of you all over the place in a polygamous marriage with the Commander-in-Thief who didn’t even bother showing up at your wedding with your co-bride Bwana Rutto of Bomet. Ati you called Wanjohi wa Vitenge de Mashati first thing in the morning and told him not to come to the wedding because Covid-19 is not a disease to joke with and you ordered him to put State House on lock down. What was that Tupac song again? You wonder why they call you water melon?<br />
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Boss, you’re proving to be more useless to Ukambani and Kenyan politics than an ash tray on a boda boda.Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-91592701820840358982020-06-20T09:53:00.000+03:002020-06-20T09:53:04.237+03:00Is It Time To Catapult Women To Top Leadership In Kenya? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Monday May 15th was a day of triumph for Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Thanks to the efforts of the entire nation, she said, New Zealand had been largely successful in meeting its ambitious goal of eradicating, rather than just controlling, outbreaks of Covid-19. The lockdown she had put in place on March 25 could now end.<br />
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Ms. Ardern’s success is the latest data point in a widely noticed trend: Countries led by women seem to be particularly successful in fighting the coronavirus.<br />
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Germany, led by Angela Merkel, has had a far lower death rate than Britain, France, Italy or Spain. Finland, where Prime minister Sanna Marin, 34, governs with a coalition of four female-led parties, has had fewer than 10 percent as many deaths as nearby Sweden. And Tsai Ing-wen, the president of Taiwan, has presided over one of the most successful efforts in the world at containing the virus, using testing, contact tracing and isolation measures to control infections without a full national lockdown.<br />
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We should resist drawing conclusions about women leaders from a few exceptional individuals acting in exceptional circumstances. But experts say that the women’s success may still offer valuable lessons about what can help countries weather not just this crisis, but others in the future.<br />
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The rock band Van Halen famously included a clause in its tour rider that required venue managers to place bowls of M&Ms in their dressing room. But “WARNING” it said in underlined capital letters, “ABSOLUTELY NO BROWN ONES.”<br />
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The clause’s true purpose had nothing to do with chocolate. Rather, it was an easy-to-spot signal of whether the venue’s managers had taken care to read and follow the entire set of instructions in the rider — including the safety guidelines for the band’s extremely complex sets and equipment.<br />
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Just as the absence of brown M&Ms signaled a careful, safe venue, the presence of a female leader may be a signal that a country has more inclusive political institutions and values.<br />
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Varied information sources, and leaders with the humility to listen to outside voices, are crucial for successful pandemic response, Devi Sridhar, the Chair of Global Health at the University of Edinburgh Medical School, wrote in an op-ed in the British Medical Journal. “The only way to avoid ‘groupthink’ and blind spots is to ensure representatives with diverse backgrounds and expertise are at the table when major decisions are made,” she wrote.<br />
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Having a female leader is one signal that people of diverse backgrounds — and thus, hopefully, diverse perspectives on how to combat crises — are able to win seats at that table. In Germany, for instance, Ms. Merkel’s government considered a variety of different information sources in developing its coronavirus policy, including epidemiological models; data from medical providers; and evidence from South Korea’s successful program of testing and isolation. As a result, the country has achieved a coronavirus death rate that is dramatically lower than those of other Western European countries.<br />
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By contrast, the male-led governments of Sweden and Britain — both of which have high coronavirus death tolls — appear to have relied primarily on epidemiological modeling by their own advisers, with few channels for dissent from outside experts.<br />
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However, a signal is not proof. And the surrounding political system can trump the different perspectives that a diverse group might bring to the issue.<br />
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When Ruth Carlitz, a political scientist at Tulane University, analyzed governors’ track records in the United States, she found that women were not quicker to impose lockdowns to fight the coronavirus. (Her analysis is recent and has not been peer-reviewed.)<br />
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That may be because any gender effect has been muffled by the all-consuming power of political partisanship. Dr. Carlitz found that Republican governors in the United States, male and female, took longer to impose stay-at-home orders than Democrats did.<br />
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After President Trump was criticized for failing to wear a mask during public appearances, David Marcus, a conservative journalist, argued in an article for the website The Federalist that Mr. Trump was “projecting American strength.” If Mr. Trump were to wear a mask, he wrote, that “would signal that the United States is so powerless against this invisible enemy sprung from China that even its president must cower behind a mask.”<br />
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Medical accessorizing is not usually seen as so crucial to great-power conflict. But Mr. Marcus’s analysis is actually quite consistent with the traditional idea of a strong American leader: one who projects power, acts aggressively and above all shows no fear, thereby cowing the nation’s enemies into submission.<br />
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In other words, a strong leader is one who conforms to the swaggering ideals of masculinity.<br />
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That has often created difficulties for women in politics. “There is an expectation that leaders should be aggressive and forward and domineering. But if women demonstrate those traits, then they’re seen as unfeminine,” said Alice Evans, a sociologist at King's College London who studies how women gain power in public life. “That makes it very difficult for women to thrive as leaders.”<br />
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Ms. Ardern’s approach to fighting the pandemic could not be further from that traditional archetype. But on this new kind of crisis, her cautious leadership has proved successful. “I would say that shutting down the economy early was a risk-averse strategy,” Dr. Evans said. “Because no one knew what was going to happen, so it’s the strategy to just protect life first.”<br />
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After New Zealand began its lockdown on March 25, Ms. Ardern addressed the nation via a casual Facebook Live session she conducted on her phone after putting her toddler to bed. Dressed in a cozy-looking sweatshirt, she empathized with citizens’ anxieties and offered apologies to anyone who was startled or alarmed by the emergency alert that announced the lockdown order.<br />
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“There’s no way to send out those emergency civil alerts on your phones with anything other than the loud honk that you heard,” she said ruefully. “That was actually something we all discussed: Was there a way that we could send that message that wasn’t so alarming?”<br />
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By contrast, Mr. Trump has tried to anthropomorphize the virus into a foe he can rail against, calling it a “brilliant enemy.” But while that may have encouraged his base, it has not aided American efforts to contain the pandemic. The United States now has the highest coronavirus death toll in the world.<br />
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In Britain, Boris Johnson rose to power as a prominent Brexit backer, promising to play hardball to win the best “deal” in the country’s exit from the European Union. But the skills he used to battle Brussels bureaucrats turned out not to be useful in the fight against the pandemic. His government delayed lockdowns and other crucial protective measures like increasing testing capacity and ordering safety equipment for hospitals. Britain’s death toll is now the second-highest globally.<br />
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Male leaders can overcome gendered expectations, of course, and many have. But it may be less politically costly for women to do so because they do not have to violate perceived gender norms to adopt cautious, defensive policies.<br />
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That style of leadership may become increasingly valuable. As the consequences of climate change escalate, there will likely be more crises arising out of extreme weather and other natural disasters. Hurricanes and forest fires cannot be intimidated into surrender any more than the virus can. And neither can climate change itself.<br />
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Eventually that could change perceptions of what strong leadership looks like. “What we learned with Covid is that, actually, a different kind of leader can be very beneficial,” Dr. Evans said. “Perhaps people will learn to recognize and value risk averse, caring and thoughtful leaders.”Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5573188348166297709.post-9853980890933624052020-06-20T09:35:00.000+03:002020-06-20T09:35:50.588+03:00Facebook Launches WhatsApp Digital Payment Service.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In a move calculated to deal a new blow to banks, WhatsApp has launched its digital payments service in Brazil as the messaging app capitalises on its popularity in emerging markets.<br />
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The move comes as parent company Facebook pushes ahead with plans to bring more e-commerce to its platforms. WhatsApp Pay allows users to send money to one another for free or make purchases from small businesses.<br />
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In January, chief executive Mark Zuckerberg outlined plans to offer the service in India, Indonesia and Mexico. On its blog WhatsApp highlighted that the launch was part of a wider digital payment strategy across all of Facebook's platforms. "Because payments on WhatsApp are enabled by Facebook Pay, in the future we want to make it possible for people and businesses to use the same card information across Facebook’s family of apps."<br />
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While person-to-person payments will be free, small businesses will have to pay a “processing fee to receive customer payments,” the blog stated.<br />
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WhatsApp has 120m users in Brazil, making the country its second-largest market after India. The company has already been trialling the payment service in India, where it has 400m users. However, the firm's efforts to launch WhatsApp Pay in India have been held up for two years by regulators.<br />
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In April, Facebook announced that it had bought a 10% stake in Indian telecoms group Reliance Jio for $5.7bn (£4.5bn).<br />
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That deal gives Facebook a powerful ally in Reliance Jio's chairman Mukesh Ambani, who is Asia's richest man. The two companies plan to focus on a partnership with Jio’s newly-launched e-commerce platform JioMart.<br />
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Last month Facebook invested an undisclosed amount in Indonesia-based ride-hailing app Gojek. The firms will use the tie-up to expand Gojek's digital payments service GoPay.<br />
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Facebook bought WhatsApp for about $20bn in 2014. In February the messaging service said it had more than 2 billion users around the world.Amkeni Ndugu Zetu!http://www.blogger.com/profile/01992541995542248588noreply@blogger.com0