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Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
According to new research, creative pursuits like singing, painting, dancing, or visiting a museum slow biological aging and protect cellular DNA as much as regular workouts. everydayhealth.com/healthy-l…
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
Parts of plants that are usually wasted, from kiwi skin to squash seeds, contain more fibre than the parts of the plant we do eat newscientist.com/article/259…
We should also block government sponsored bots - the itumbibots that push fake news and misinformation
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
Usawa ni sawa except when it’s the poor in Kwale who need roads and dignity. Wameambiwa watandike katiba
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
What are the average monthly MCA sitting allowances for your county?
1 Embu KSh 163,602
2 Samburu 131,282
3 Busia 101,265
4 Tana River 95,000
5 Tharaka Nithi 93,611
6 West Pokot 84,747
7 Kericho 84,045
8 Makueni 83,384
9 Kajiado 83,333
10 Lamu 83,083
11 Meru 76,905
12 Bomet 76,795
13 Kisii 76,291
14 Wajir 73,696
15 Nyamira 73,056
16 Kirinyaga 70,980
17 Homa Bay 70,494
18 Kakamega 69,286
19 Kiambu 67,893
20 Bungoma 67,434
21 Kisumu 66,788
22 Vihiga 65,899
23 Elgeyo Marakwet 63,309
24 Mombasa 63,101
25 Machakos 60,232
26 Taita Taveta 59,798
27 Murang'a 58,993
28 Kwale 58,844
29 Narok 54,667
30 Uasin Gishu 54,593
31 Garissa 54,063
32 Nyandarua 51,627
33 Trans Nzoia 51,471
34 Isiolo 48,611
35 Siaya 46,685
36 Nakuru 45,340
37 Baringo 42,283
38 Kilifi 37,247
39 Turkana 32,760
40 Nairobi 31,593
41 Nandi 31,037
42 Migori 30,986
43 Nyeri 30,426
44 Marsabit 28,788
45 Laikipia 27,235
46 Kitui 25,560
47 Mandera 15,163
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
A government that steals, a government that kills, and a government that treats the Constitution with contempt is an existential threat to our collective wellbeing.
Never again.
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
We have exclusively obtained and photographed a massive 390-page copy of the contract bearing the official stamp of the KDF. What this voluminous document reveals is a staggering tale of financial excess, buried deep within impenetrable legal jargon.
standardmedia.co.ke/national…
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
It is one of the most guarded documents in the country’s recent history. For months, Parliament has demanded to see the contract for the multi-billion-shilling construction and equipping of the Bomas International Convention Complex (BICC). The Ministry of Defence, which took over the project from the Ministry of Gender, Culture, and Heritage, has stonewalled legislators, citing commercial confidentiality and national security protocols.
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Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
Kenya's inflation came in at 7.3%/yr in October. That's ABOVE its target of 5%/yr.
Kenya's money supply (M3) is growing at 11.9%/yr, ABOVE Hanke's Golden Growth Rate of 10.7%/yr, a rate consistent with Kenya's inflation target of 5%/yr.
THE INFLATION STORY = A MONEY SUPPLY STORY.
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
What are China’s “Six Networks”?
They’re a massive push into infrastructure:
1. Water - esp. cross-regional systems
2. Power grid - esp. smart grid for renewables
3. Compute - AI data centers, national network
4. Communications - 5G-A, fiber, satellite
5. Urban underground pipelines
6. Logistics - smart integrated transport
Head of NDRC said China is already spending over US$ 1 trillion this year alone on Six Networks and related areas.
More details for why and how: en.ndrc.gov.cn/news/mediarus…
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
India saw about 496 million people lifted out of poverty between 2011 and 2023 in one of the world’s fastest declines in this metric, the World Bank said, although the gains remain uneven. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
That percentage of each county that is covered by forests.
1 Nyeri 45.8%
2 Lamu 41.8
3 Elgeyo-Marakwet 31.4
4 Nandi 30.5
5 Bomet 29.4
6 Kericho 28.6
7 Nyandarua 28.6
8 Kirinyaga 28
9 Nyamira 27.4
10 Vihiga 25.8
11 Murang'a 24.5
12 Kisii 22.9
13 Kakamega 20.0
14 Trans Nzoia 18.5
15 Tharaka-Nithi 17.9
16 Kiambu 17.2
17 Embu 16.2
18 Bungoma 15.9
19 Narok 15.1
20 Samburu 15.1
21 Meru 14.5
22 Uasin Gishu 13.1
23 Nakuru 12.1
24 Baringo 10.8
25 Makueni 10.5
26 Nairobi 10.3
27 Migori 9.36
28 Mombasa 8.97
29 Kwale 7.64
30 Garissa 6.87
31 Busia 6.64
32 Laikipia 6.26
33 West Pokot 6.17
34 Kilifi 6.01
35 Turkana 3.95
36 Siaya 3.87
37 Homa Bay 3.76
38 Kisumu 3.64
39 Kitui 3.55
40 Machakos 3.15
41 Tana River 1.99
42 Taita Taveta 1.83
43 Kajiado 1.67
44 Isiolo 1.22
45 Marsabit 0.63
46 Wajir 0.14
47 Mandera 0.1
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
Fuel price hikes push Kenya’s inflation to 40-month high of 7.3pc zurl.co/hj95G
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
52 per cent of Kenyan journalists earn less than Sh50,000 monthly, with poor pay, job insecurity and heavy workloads cited as key factors affecting them, KUJ-MCK survey finds
Francis Waithaka 🇰🇪 retweeted
Kenya is not only in debt to lenders. It is in debt to its suppliers.
Nairobi alone owes nearly half of all county pending bills: Sh86.9B by June 2026.
More than 72% of these bills are over 2 years old.
Picture the supplier. You took a bank loan to buy the goods. You delivered. 2 years later, the county has not paid, and the interest on your loan keeps growing.
How does this happen? Every year, the county approves a budget. Last year, Nairobi received Sh37.92 billion, 85% of its budget. So why are suppliers still not paid?
We cannot keep forcing local businesses to finance the government through unpaid invoices.
Choose wisely Nairobi, we cannot afford another term in this mess.
