CBK released an interview with former CBK Governor Micah Cheserem. Some of the Key points to note: — He says banks “wanted to kill” M-Pesa — He says he ordered burning of thousands of exchange-control documents (about 47 truckloads)

US ambassador-designate to Kenya Henry Wooster (pictured) and former President Uhuru Kenyatta attended Amherst College in Massachusetts around the same time. The latter certainly graduated in 1985, the former around the same year.

Breaking: We reveal that hidden in Sections 34 and 35 of the Finance Bill 2026 is a proposal that could have major privacy implications for every Kenyan. Most people think it's just a tax on phones. It's not that simple. The Bill moves excise duty on mobile phones from the point of importation or sale to the point of activation. It also states that the excise duty must be paid to the Commissioner by the time the phone is activated. But here's the problem, and I have attached all evidence in the replies. The Bill never explains how that system will actually work. For the government to enforce such a tax, it must somehow know: ✅ Which phone is being activated ✅ whether tax has been paid ✅ and potentially who is activating it And that's where the concern begins, because it might involve collecting your phone number, names etc. Every phone has a unique IMEI number. Last year, dealers were already required to submit IMEI details of devices supplied to them. Now the government wants taxes to be collected at activation. To make such a system work, the phone, the IMEI number, the SIM card/ phone number, and the tax payment must somehow be linked. Will sellers collect the tax and remit it? Will telecom operators verify payment before activation? Will buyers have to pay directly to KRA through eCitizen or M-Pesa before a phone can be activated? The Bill is silent. And if payment ends up being made through M-Pesa, eCitizen, or another digital platform, that creates another trail of personal data, including names, phone numbers, and transaction records. Piece all that together and you have more than a tax system. You have the foundation of a database capable of linking a specific phone to a specific Kenyan and be misused against anyone. Today, it is being introduced as a revenue collection measure. Tomorrow, it could become a powerful surveillance and tracking tool. Your phone is not just a gadget. It contains your contacts, conversations, location history, financial transactions, and much of your daily life. The most effective surveillance systems are rarely introduced as surveillance systems. They are introduced as administrative measures that sound harmless at first. There are more details we have found that we will share, so follow me here -Sholla Ard - as we expose everything Most Kenyans are focused on the tax. The bigger story may be the hidden agendas. Reject the Finance Bill 2026

I noticed something, the Kikuyu also have a Maina ageset and a leadership change. Am not sure of the kikuyu timeframe for the change

President Ramaphosa to host President Ruto of the Republic of Kenya on a State Visit. tinyurl.com/msar972j

At this rate let's just say Kenya's president doesn't own the country. Rubio can't be calling him and forcing a deadly deal. It is best said, Ruto was under duress from the Trump administration. Best likely thought that Ruto individually and maybe his circle of friends highly mentioned to be the world's most corrupt individuals are at the mercy of the US or else they are exposed in many fronts. Therefore. Ruto is being held captive, he disregards the rule of law and blatantly accepts a deadly Ebola deal. He held meetings at night, spoke with US operatives and approved the deal at night just because he knew court order would be granted in the morning. The deal has no benefit to Kenyan people. While in the event Ebola outbreaks land in Kenya and besides what the deal guarantees, I would expect a deal that unprecedentedly improves the healthcare system, but nothing is worth the risk. Ebola doesn't die, it lives on. It is safer to lock the borders and remain zero Ebola cases while we support WHO to fight it in DRC Congo and Uganda. If the US succeeds importing cases, Kenya instantly face a cascade of consequences that hit every sector in Kenya. Rubio will be the first to publish an advisory to tourists. Sovereignty of the Kenya belongs to the people, not a mere employee with less than 18 months in office. With due respect.

How tragic 🥲!

1985: President Moi addresses a UN Conference on Women at the Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi. 📸: Courtesy.

I looked at Public Debts for Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia 2025. Kenya US$ 100 Billion ( KShs 12.8 Trillion) Tanzania US$ 46 Billion ( KShs 5.9 Billion) Ethiopia US$ 51 Billion ( KShs 6.5 Billion). Note that Public Debts for Ethiopia and Tanzania are 50% of Kenyas Public Debt. It is difficult to tell where Kenya's KShs 12.8 Trillion was used. I will analyse looking at major Projects the 3 Countries have undertaken since 2002 when the three has almost same Public Debts at US$ 7 Billion. I will look at Kenya last. Tanzania: 1. US$ 10 Billion Shs 1 Trillion 2,300km Standard Gauge Railway Dar Dodoma Mwanza Kigoma linking Rwanda Burundi DRC 2. US$ 3.6 Billion Julius Nyerere Hydro Power Plant 2115 MW 3. US$ 260 Million JPM Magufuli 3.2km Bridge Lake Victoria. 4. Dar es Salaam BRT US$ 332 Million 5. Kigamboni Bridge US$ 136 Million. 6. US$ 550 my Kinyerezi 400MW Gas Turbines Total US$ 14.8 Billion ( Shs 1.28 Trillion) If you consider Tanzania has built more Bitumen Roads (15,000kms versus 9,500km for Kenya), already about 50% of the Foreign Debt is accounted for. And Julius Nyerere HPP was funded largely from Exchequer. Similarly more than 50% of SGR was funded from Exchequer. Ethiopia: 1. US$ 5 Billion Grand Renaissance Dam 5150 MW 2. US$ 4 Billion 750 km Addis Djibouti Electrified SGR 3. US$ 1.7 Billion Awash Woldia SGR 425 km 4. You can't ignore Ethiopian Airlines, one of the biggest in the World with 150 Aircraft with 70 Wide Body Aircraft 100% Govt owned. At US$ 250 Million each, that is at a minimum US$ 20 Billion US$ 12.7 Billion KShs 2.66 Trillion. Again already about 50% of the Public Debt is accounted for. And they can even fund GERD US$ 5 Billion from Exchequer. Kenya 1. US$ 3.26 Billion 600km SGR Mombasa Suswa 2. Olkaria Power Stations US$ 1.3 Billion 3. US$ 360 40km Thika Superhighway 4. US$ 800 Nairobi Expressway 5. US$ 400m Dongo Kundu 17km Total US$ 6.12 KShs 783 Billion. When you compare with Shs 12.8Trilliin Debt,bthus is a mere 6% you can see. I can't think of a Major Project the size of Julius Nyerere HPP or GERD in Ethiopia that Kenya has funded from internal resources the last 25 years. Remember Kenya has borrowed KShs 6.4 Trillion more than either of those two countries. Moreover Tanzania has 15,000 km Bitumen Roads more than Kenya at 9,500km The ex Pres. Uhuru Kenyatta opined that about KShs 2B ( US$ 17 million) was being stolen everyday during his tenure. It is not far from the truth. If you consider Tanzania is almost double the size of Kenya and people live everywhere. Kenya, we live in only 30% of the Country. So Tanzania has more Roads, Population and Public services compared to Kenya. Ideally Kenya's annual Budget should be half of Tanzania. Instead it is 1.5 times bigger That is about Shs 1 Trillion 'lost' annually. This problem started after 2002 because the Public Debts were the same in the 3 Countries at US$ 7 Be each. The mistake in Kenya is probably the choice of Political System. We chose Democracy where the one who does a better public circus gets elected. So you can end up with more than 90% of elected representatives with a dubious background who can lead a country into the abyss. Unlike Ethiopia and Tanzania who tend to have Technocratic high quality leadership because of their Socialist past. If you look at Kenyan Politicians the last 20 years and see who could make it in CCM Tanzanian leadership, very very few can make it. And today, Kenya cannot do any minor Project without borrowing. And we are still promoting PPPs as if it is free money. Useless PPPs like Motor Vehicle Inspections, Speed Cameras, Africa50, Adani etc So long as Foreigners are doing the PPPs, it is a burden on the KShs and they will have to be paid in US$ FOREX. Kenya needs now to start thinking about whether the choices of Democracy and Devolution were a mistake. At the moment, Kenya's future is bleak and nobody seems to have a clue on how to reverse.

EXECUTIVE CONFLICT OF INTEREST — DOCUMENTED President William Ruto’s Kwae Island Development Ltd (KIDL), operated alongside sister company Rotorjet Aviation at Wilson Airport, runs a multi-billion helicopter empire — including Airbus H130, H145, and H125 models — that is leased directly to the same government ministries and agencies he leads. 🫆The timing is telling: as the #FinanceBill2026 proposes VAT exemptions for aircraft and helicopter parts under Section 88, KIDL stands to benefit directly as an active helicopter importer and operator. 🫆With choppers valued at over Sh2.6B, KIDL has previously chartered aircraft to KPLC, KPC, and the Energy Ministry — public entities under Ruto’s executive authority. 🫆This is not a one-off. This is institutionalised self-dealing — a sitting President writing tax policy while personally profiting from the same sector, using State resources to enrich State-linked private assets. 🫆Parliament is silent. EACC is absent. The Constitution is clear. 🫆Article 73 demands integrity. Article 75 prohibits conflicts of interest. Who is enforcing them? 🇰🇪 #KOX #RejectFinanceBill2026

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C. 1959: A view of downtown Nairobi, with Stanbank House under construction. On the right, occupying present-day Kenya National Archives Building is National and Grindlays Bank, which later became KCB. #vintagenairobi

#HistoryKeThread: Mzee Kenyatta and his Vice President Daniel arap Moi at a public meeting in Nakuru. The date and year when this pic was taken is unknown.

#HistoryKeThread: Elijah Masinde ——- Over the years, even way before ill-famed Pastor Paul Mackenzie became known, Bungoma has been synonymous with prophets and gods - Nabii Yohana, Yesu wa Tongaren, Jehovah Wanyonyi and Elijah Masinde among them.