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Victor Onyango

@VOnyango_

Research Associate @PASGR_ | M. A. in Development Studies, @IDS_UONBI |@MoiUniKenya Alumni | #EIDM @AfricaAEYL |Environmentalist | #SDGs |Afro-optimist

🇰🇪 انضم Haziran 2013
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Kenneth Roth@KenRoth·
Huh? Israel isn't alone because Netanyahu hoodwinked Trump to join this war-of-choice, a crime of aggression, against Iran. If Trump ultimately abandons Israel, as he should, it will be Israel's own doing. The people who are really alone are the Palestinians, victims of genocide.
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#LandIsNotProperty Mwalimu Wandia
This was done to Kenya as multi-partism was being introduced. The west found a way to evacuate thinking from Kenyan society without having to use assassinations, detention and exile like it did during the Moi and Jomo eras. Now it just infiltrated the universities with the evil idea of "market driven programs" and "solutions." It told Kenyans that there's no use of knowledge if it doesn't directly solve problems, and the place to solve problems is in NGOs. Then Kenyans who should have known better gave up their right to think. They stopped studying philosophy and political science started studying human rights, they stopped studying history and started studying peace reconciliation. They stopped studying arts and started studying arts for development. An intellectual blood bath took place in Kenya 30 years ago, and to this day, Kenyans are not aware. The disease was instead spread to the primary schools under the name of "competence." We went through this history on #MaishaKazini with @m_ogada youtu.be/q4Tqufyjo5o?si…
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IRAN PhDs; in the service of the country and people. Kenya PhDs; in the service of NGOs

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Ademba Allans
Ademba Allans@Ademba_47·
The same people who wondered if we could ever turn up to register for voting are now wondering if we will turn up to vote. And also constantly asking who we will vote for. Kenyans will organically choose their leader at the right time. Keep second-guessing this generation.
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Charlie Sykes@SykesCharlie·
Making old tweets great again.
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Charles Onyango-Obbo
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Kenya, Ethiopia, Nigeria Early African Winners as They Harvest Windfall from the Misery of US–Israel vs Iran War As the world reels from the escalation of the US–Israel vs Iran war that erupted on 28 February, the humanitarian suffering is profound. Yet in the realm of global commerce, a quieter upheaval is underway. With the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz rendered near impassable – shipping traffic down by 90% – Africa has emerged as the world’s most vital logistics corridor. •In KENYA, the once-forgotten LAMU PORT has roared to life. Long dismissed by critics as a white elephant, it has seen a 974% surge in volume. Ultra-large vessels, too deep for Mombasa and too exposed for Gulf waters, now dock at Lamu’s 18-metre natural depth. •ETHIOPIA'S national carrier Ethiopian Airlines has seized the moment. With Dubai and Doha mostly paralysed by airspace risks from Iranian missile and droke strikes, Addis Ababa has become the continent’s primary air-bridge. Cargo revenue is up 14%. High-value goods – electronics, pharmaceuticals, perishables –are now routed through Bole International, bypassing the 40-day sea detour. •NIGERIA is counting its crude. Brent prices hit $120 per barrel in March. Against a budget benchmark of $64.85, daily revenues have doubled. The government has stumbled into an unexpected multi-billion dollar fiscal cushion. •DURBAN, South Africa’s main port, has shed its reputation for congestion. It is now clocking 28 crane moves per hour, processing thousands of ships rerouted around the Cape of Good Hope with a rare level of precision. •MOROCCO'S Royal Air Maroc has moved swiftly. Ten new international routes –including Los Angeles and Beirut – have siphoned off transit passengers who once relied on Middle Eastern hubs. Casablanca traffic is up 12%. •WALVIS BAY in Namibia has become the first reliable refuelling station for ships emerging from the South Atlantic. Bunkering demand is up 30%. •The DANGOTE Petroleum Refinery has in Nigeria, is cashing in. In March, it issued an export tender for 84,000 metric tonnes of jet fuel and diesel. It is no longer just a domestic project – it is replacing Persian Gulf supplies for the continent. •MOZAMBIQUE'S $20 billion LNG project has been fast-tracked. TotalEnergies resumed operations in early 2026. Over 4,000 workers are racing to meet an accelerated production date. Iranian gas is out. Mozambican gas is in. •At Mozambique's PORT of MAPUTO, volumes grew by 16% in the weeks following the war’s outbreak. Chrome and coal exporters have abandoned northern routes in favour of the safer Indian Ocean–Cape corridor. •MAURITIUS, ever shrewd, has leveraged its mid-ocean position into a 15% revenue increase. High-end logistics and emergency repair services are now its bread and butter. But no doubt, the most intriguing twist is the Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) revolution in Lamu. Manufacturers are using RoRo ships – where vehicles are driven on and off via ramps – to offload thousands of cars. These are then ferried to the Gulf on small, low-risk boats to avoid the $200,000+ war risk insurance premiums slapped on large carriers entering the Strait of Hormuz. To protect this windfall, Kenya and Ethiopia have launched joint military operations along the once-languishing Lamu Port–South Sudan–Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) corridor. This unprecedented coordination is designed to ensure that the new “safe harbour” of Lamu remains shielded from regional spillover. And because the closure of the Strait of Hormuz marooned shipping containers, an emergency air-bridge has formed. Nairobi and Addis Ababa are now the primary transit points for consumer electronics flown from Asia to Europe—bypassing the the 17,700KM sea detour. US leader Donald Trump despises Africa, once labelling its countries "sh*thole", but while many of them will be hit hard by rising energy and fertilisers from America and Israel's attack on Iran, several of them will get a bounty he would never have wished for them.
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Moe
Moe@moneyacademyKE·
Co-operatives CS Wycliffe Oparanya’s office is seeking Sh50 million to purchase a high-level orthopaedic executive chair, sofa sets and carpets.
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The Economist
The Economist@TheEconomist·
The reckless campaign against Iran will weaken America’s president. That will make him angry. Be warned: he makes a very bad loser econ.st/4lA7lEQ
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Business Insider Africa
Business Insider Africa@BusInsiderSSA·
What’s the biggest challenge holding African businesses back today?
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Samuel@SamueILFC·
The Greatest Team in Premier League history. This will never be topped.
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Victor Onyango@VOnyango_·
@NelsonHavi The real question really is whether due process was compromised.
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Nelson Havi SC
Nelson Havi SC@NelsonHavi·
Listen friends and enemies, the issue is not whether Raphael Tuju and his companies are in debt or default. Everyone is. In fact, the Government of Kenya is in debt and in default. Should we send goons to Government offices, and everyone in debt and default with the assistance of corruptly obtained orders? We are all broke. I am. You are. The Government of Kenya is. It has admitted so time without number. So you want to tell me that it is only Kiprono, Kiprop and Chebet (all mentioned by Raphael Tuju) who have billions of shillings in the collapsed economy to buy someone’s hotels in an auction when everyone, including the Government of Kenya where they serve and/or are doing business with are broke? Sisi siyo wajinga ma Fren! The issue is the corruption belying the arbitration award in England and the decisions of Kenyan Courts, alleged to have been corruptly procured. An award or judgment obtained corruptly is null and void. That is elementary law. In fact, cases abound where securities given for lending have been exempted from realization through auctions or private treaties on account of corruption, fraud, unfairness and unconscionableness on the part of the bank. Remember the Supreme Court Act initially contained a section for the invalidation of a judgment of a Judge removed from office for unsuitability to serve. The section was removed mysteriously. Why are you ignoring the uncontested allegations of corruption between the arbitrator and one of the parties together with its Advocate? Why are you disregarding the forgery of documents filed in Court by a Senior Counsel in a leading Ivy League Law Firm? Do you know that one of the men arrested on Monday soliciting for a bribe represented that he has a child with the Judge on whose behalf he was soliciting? The level of corruption in the Judiciary in general, and in this matter in particular is so egregious that I cannot agree to be persuaded by the popular but uninformed narrative that this is a case of a defaulter debtor abusing the legal process not to pay. It is not.
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What is stopping humanity from living peacefully together ??
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Victor Onyango@VOnyango_·
Parliament mirrors the political economy of our elections.
Sholla Ard 🇰🇪@sholard_mancity

Yesterday I watched a documentary featuring Sen. Onyonka, Gov. Orengo, and other leaders reflecting on Parliament. What they said was quite disturbing. Sen. Onyonka observed that over time, Kenyans may have ended up electing even worse people into Parliament. According to him, many MPs today are not in Parliament to serve the country, but to make money. Some reportedly spend their time chasing government tenders worth tens of millions, while others misuse NG-CDF funds. Sadly, the same money then finds its way back to the ground during elections, used to bribe the very voters who are supposed to hold leaders accountable. The other leaders added an interesting reflection. In the 1990s and early 2000s, communities often tried to send their most educated and capable people to Parliament. Being knowledgeable and articulate mattered. In fact, MPs in those days did not even have researchers or large staff teams. They studied the issues themselves, and Parliament's debates were often serious and substantive. Today, MPs have researchers, advisors, and resources. Yet we still see poorly thought-out laws passed, and sometimes MPs later claim they didn’t even understand the bills they voted for. That documentary was quite eye-opening. And it raises a painful question for all of us as Kenyans. If Parliament reflects the choices of the people, then perhaps the real conversation we must have is not only about bad leaders… but about how we choose them. Because in the end, a nation rarely rises above the quality of the leaders it elects. ~ sholla ard

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Kerry 🇰🇪@kerubo_hillary·
I'm Shabana, Harambee Stars and Liverpool What about you
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Donald J. Trump
Donald J. Trump@realDonaldTrump·
The United States has spent EIGHT TRILLION DOLLARS fighting and policing in the Middle East. Thousands of our Great Soldiers have died or been badly wounded. Millions of people have died on the other side. GOING INTO THE MIDDLE EAST IS THE WORST DECISION EVER MADE.....
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James Smart
James Smart@jamessmat·
State house budget doubles to 17 BILLION while cancer patients are being turned away because of machine breakdowns at KNH.
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The Economist
The Economist@TheEconomist·
Donald Trump must find a way to cut short his ill-considered conflict with Iran. His rash approach is sowing chaos econ.st/4d48rq9
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