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We are ready!!!! Naboisho Leadership Institute is ready to start the work on the ground TODAY ni vile tu hatujapata start-off funding. But everything else is ready. We just need money to start.
Any funder/philanthropist - we are open for work!! Tag them far and wide!
I agree with Atwoli, IN PRINCIPLE. But he's talking of the natural progression of society, the young work and gain experience, and become leaders based on that experience. And Kenya is NOT a normal society. The British messed that up.
As @TedQuinton said, in 1963, the 27 year olds straight out of school, who should have been starting work, were becoming leaders in 1963 by virtue of their certificates. Not only were they young, inexperienced and clueless; they were looking at least 20 years in office before retirement. So they were never real youth, meaning people who learned through WORK. They never matured, and imperialism was very effective in seducing them with consumerism and power as the equivalent of leadership. So they didn't build institutions I'm which they could graduate to elders and invite the young to nurture them so that they grow through work. That's why our elites are perpetually young. They never grew up.
The British messed us up, big time. The messed up natural progression of growth, maturity and hand over.
I asked @Wordslinger__ that when Naboisho Institute is ready, to please find me young Kenyans who want to be mentored as academics outside the university. People who are willing to commit years to learning. It takes years to get where I am, but Kenyan post graduate students don't care to learn the work. They want papers. So we babysit them to produce a decent document and then go. I am going to retire without mentoring a single student, in the real sense of the word. Passing them, I've done. Mentoring them? Nope. The few students that I tried with said I was controlling them. Maybe because in their view, I'm not a leader. Nikaacha na hiyo stori.
We have become insipid, afraid of "offending" to the point where we endeavor to make the 'middle-ground' argument that will offend no one.
Worse, we have also become easily-offendable - even the most reasonable of arguments has people responding with verbal bullets and bombs.
Shame is a construct!!!!! 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾
I'm even thinking kama sio kukaza tako from km 28 you'd have done a much faster time!
Today's sermon; shame is a construct.
Part 1 #standardcharteredmarathon
This is the best shitty story you are ever going to read because shame is a construct that is non existent in the World of Mansa 😁
In the quest for a sub 3 Marathon, in an Official Course, I shat myself… but who cares? 🤣
Despite using #loperamide before and within the run, I knew the caffeine gels were going to mess up my stomach. And for sure at 22km, right there on Kibera hill, the bathroom call came, not so far from the place I had to use the bush during my Stanchart RECCE
I had 2 options, use the bathrooms provided, which meant, stop and struggle to pick up pace after, or keep going and hope for the best!
I chose the later, & by 28km it was evident that the bathroom call could no longer wait!
Kukaza matako and run fast at the same time is not easy at all since they both use the same muscle ( did you know that? Now you know ) 🤣
Stopping was not an option! In the words of @nimsdai giving up is not in the blood! So I did what I had to do, kukaza haga proper 😂
At 40km, the worst happened! The shat came at SAWE speed 😂😭
The finish line was near and that’s all that mattered!
In the end, a 2:46:20 marathon was in the bag, & shitting myself was a small price to pay for it! Having shed a whole 11 mins, 26 secs from my previous pb, the joy, more like euphoria, was everything 🙌🏾 definitely stronger than the smell 😆
After getting my medal, I took a whole carton of water and dashed to the bathroom to clean up… it was a mess! Shit on my shorts, socks, shoes… everywhere 😭 not even the whole box of water could save me!
Thanks to the guys at carnivore for allowing me to use their bathroom to clean up!
After cleaning up, I came back & proudly mingled with people as if nothing had happened 😂. In case you smelt something weird, that was me and I’m sorry 🤣
To everyone who said hello on my way back and I probably did not respond, now you know what I was going through! Poleni sana! I was going through a lot 😂
To the guy at 40km who ran along side, filming & asking me questions, my apologies… I was in a shitty situation & couldn’t say shit 😂 please send me that video 🙏🏽
To my Formation Team, your post is loading 🙌🏾 you guys are special and you made today a reality @edgarruner , Atati, Ng’eno & Lee. Nyinyi lazima niwaandikie shairi 🙌🏾
Overall, bowels do give way during intense exercise due to a variety of things - but its the body's way of optimizing energy for the exercise by getting rid of other things like digestion etc. So even at hyrox, that was normal. What was not normal was smearing equipment with poop
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
Mvule timber with African Inspired Designs.
The Complex is The Angelou - Athena along James Gichuru Road.
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
If you promote a narrative that a (crooked) government in power is lying about something like ebola, what will happen when there is an ebola outbreak when you eventually are in power?
Will the lower trust deficit tidy things over for your government?
Such UNSERIOUSNESS. You people have a 3 Billion budget allocation and you're here tweeting like us? Kassia nyinyi. Resign!
Shambolic roads, number plate shortage, low enforcement of traffic rules, and you're here tweeting nonsense.
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Declare road safety a national disaster
Road crashes have reached a national emergency level, with about 20,000 crashes claiming over 5,000 lives annually, destroying families, overwhelming our health system and eroding economic productivity.
As an Authority, we propose that road traffic crashes be declared a national disaster to mobilise urgent government action, secure adequate funding and ensure coordinated enforcement.
Such a declaration would enable whole-of-government coordination under clear accountability, and enforce measurable targets across road agencies, the National Police Service, the health sector and county governments.
Our goal is simple: save lives, reduce fatalities and serious injuries, and protect Kenya's human capital.
Road safety is not just a transport issue; it is a national development and security priority.
With everyone's support, we can avert this disaster.
DIRECTOR GENERAL
@TransportKE
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
Kwani all the forests just matured all at once a year before the election?
All of them got ready for harvesting this year. Hizo miaka zote, they were not mature then suddenly, they matured all at once?
CLARIFICATION ON FOREST PLANTATION HARVESTING IN NGONG HILLS FOREST
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has noted video clips and photographs circulating on social media alleging illegal logging in Ngong Hills Forest, with claims that the activities are being carried out at night. The Service wishes to clarify the circumstances surrounding the ongoing forest plantation harvesting operations.
Harvesting of mature forest plantations in the Kibiku Forest Block of Ngong Hills Forest is being undertaken following a competitive bidding process and the subsequent award of a tender for the harvesting of 56 hectares of mature plantations, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015, the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2026 (FCMA 2026), the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and forest harvesting rules (2016).
Furthermore, forest operations are required to be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., as stipulated under the FCMA 2026. Upon completion of the harvesting process, the Community Forest Association is normally engaged to replant more trees through the Plantation Enterprise and Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS).
Regarding the photograph circulating on social media showing a trailer loaded with logs, the Service has received information that the vehicle had broken down and was undergoing repairs. KFS is verifying the circumstances surrounding the incident. The photograph alone does not establish that harvesting activities were taking place at night.
The Service urges members of the public to seek clarification from the nearest KFS station on any concerns regarding forest management and harvesting activities.
KFS urges the public to rely on verified information when commenting on the matter and to report all suspicious activities to the nearest police station for investigations or email [email protected]
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
A hard-hitting article on why Ruto might turn Kenya into a desert. africanarguments.org/2023/11…
My goodness!!!! These are highway goons! Khai!
The Mtito Andei accident is extremely devastating and heartbreaking. 23 lives lost; people who had plans, aspirations and families waiting for them lost in a whim.
Sadly, almost all of these accidents are products of road recklessness, and can be avoided.
On the same stretch two weeks ago, I had the experience as captured in the video. Evidence of how drivers(especially trucks and buses) have little or no regard for other road users and lives.
There’s need to introduce tougher deterrent penalties for such road goons.
Too callous for words 😒.
Justin Montney’s fiancée died before their wedding. When he asked their videographer for his $1,800 back, the company built a website in his name to attack him.
Then it posted on their wedding day.
Alexis Wyatt, 22, died in a Colorado car crash in February 2020, three months before the ceremony.
The company refused to refund the deposit, citing their nonrefundable contract.
Montney acknowledged the terms but asked them to reconsider.
After he spoke to local news and negative reviews poured in, the company launched a website publishing their exchanges, and claimed his deposit had paid to keep it online for two years.
On May 23, the day he should have married Alexis, it posted a photo of the couple alongside this message:
“We hope you sob and cry all day for what would have been your wedding day.”
“Sorry, not sorry.”
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
Harvesting 56 HECTARES of trees that you did not plant is MADNESS
Harvesting 138 ACRES of trees you cannot even name is WILD
GREED will finish this country
This is just one of the ways.
CLARIFICATION ON FOREST PLANTATION HARVESTING IN NGONG HILLS FOREST
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has noted video clips and photographs circulating on social media alleging illegal logging in Ngong Hills Forest, with claims that the activities are being carried out at night. The Service wishes to clarify the circumstances surrounding the ongoing forest plantation harvesting operations.
Harvesting of mature forest plantations in the Kibiku Forest Block of Ngong Hills Forest is being undertaken following a competitive bidding process and the subsequent award of a tender for the harvesting of 56 hectares of mature plantations, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015, the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2026 (FCMA 2026), the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and forest harvesting rules (2016).
Furthermore, forest operations are required to be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., as stipulated under the FCMA 2026. Upon completion of the harvesting process, the Community Forest Association is normally engaged to replant more trees through the Plantation Enterprise and Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS).
Regarding the photograph circulating on social media showing a trailer loaded with logs, the Service has received information that the vehicle had broken down and was undergoing repairs. KFS is verifying the circumstances surrounding the incident. The photograph alone does not establish that harvesting activities were taking place at night.
The Service urges members of the public to seek clarification from the nearest KFS station on any concerns regarding forest management and harvesting activities.
KFS urges the public to rely on verified information when commenting on the matter and to report all suspicious activities to the nearest police station for investigations or email [email protected]
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
Full moon today....expect rains in the next few days when the new moon appears.
Harvesting.
Wow.
CLARIFICATION ON FOREST PLANTATION HARVESTING IN NGONG HILLS FOREST
The Kenya Forest Service (KFS) has noted video clips and photographs circulating on social media alleging illegal logging in Ngong Hills Forest, with claims that the activities are being carried out at night. The Service wishes to clarify the circumstances surrounding the ongoing forest plantation harvesting operations.
Harvesting of mature forest plantations in the Kibiku Forest Block of Ngong Hills Forest is being undertaken following a competitive bidding process and the subsequent award of a tender for the harvesting of 56 hectares of mature plantations, in accordance with the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act 2015, the Forest Conservation and Management Act 2026 (FCMA 2026), the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and forest harvesting rules (2016).
Furthermore, forest operations are required to be conducted between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., as stipulated under the FCMA 2026. Upon completion of the harvesting process, the Community Forest Association is normally engaged to replant more trees through the Plantation Enterprise and Livelihood Improvement Scheme (PELIS).
Regarding the photograph circulating on social media showing a trailer loaded with logs, the Service has received information that the vehicle had broken down and was undergoing repairs. KFS is verifying the circumstances surrounding the incident. The photograph alone does not establish that harvesting activities were taking place at night.
The Service urges members of the public to seek clarification from the nearest KFS station on any concerns regarding forest management and harvesting activities.
KFS urges the public to rely on verified information when commenting on the matter and to report all suspicious activities to the nearest police station for investigations or email [email protected]
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
Many of us claim to want the liberation of women, but only if said women act and behave exactly like we want them to. God forbid women make choices that don’t align with our vision of womanhood; then we hurl all sorts of insults towards them. Surely there has to be a better way.
Writer | Climber | Mother of Dragons | Kas Ka Gan retweeted
The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve:
Lovers, to bed; 'tis almost fairy time.
—A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
#ShakespeareSunday
(Walt Disney film of #PeterPan)