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@MR__Sulaiman1 Some Nigerian is now an Oga Benson after selling the sun.

Woman claims she bought the sun, and registered it legally, now wants to charge the world for its use.👀

@EricLatiff Eengagement farming

Dr James Nyikal. A lawmaker. A highly respected medic. Once Kenya’s senior most doctor as Director of Medical Services. Once the PS for Medical Services. Currently chairman of the National Assembly Health Committee. He was bereaved. A Senator went to his dad’s funeral with violent goons. Dr Nyikal sounds pained and pissed off at the same time.

@Young_Pharmacie They would rather be on those mabati shacks....... this is simple poor man mentality, hawataki kulipa rent.

Yet another mega empty market: Githurai 45 market. Someone said, 'If you want to hide gold in Africa, put it in a library; no one will notice it.' I see Sakaja Johnson building more markets. How about doing a study to learn why these markets are not attracting traders? It may be due to a simple reason, like the multilevel design after years of using singlelevel markets, Kenyans may not trust a market that resembles a shopping mall. A socioeconomic impact assessment is key to such projects

@DrBKhalwale I thought you had children doing CBC....... And you want to be a governor!

The joy of a dairy farmer; watching Kwini, one of my encalf heifers, leaking dairy meal.

@Maina_Bajie By design. Luhyas were to be cooks and watchmen. That is where @edwinsifuna will not want his people to move away from. Luos were to be in opposition and fighting government, that is where the like of @orengo_james wants them to be. Fortunately this cycle is being broken.

Poverty rates in western and Nyanza region Nearly half of Western Kenya lives in poverty and the numbers compared to central Kenya should make every Kenyan angry I want to share some numbers that stopped me in my tracks. Not because they're surprising to those of us from the region but because seeing them laid out next to the rest of Kenya makes the scale of inequality impossible to ignore. The Numbers According to the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS), here are the official poverty rates for western Kenya counties: County | Poverty Rate | Migori 49.6% | Kakamega 49.2% | Homa Bay 48.4% | Bungoma 47.3% | Trans Nzoia 41.2% | Kisumu 39.9% | Siaya 38.2% Nearly 5 in every 10 people. In 2024. Now Compare That To This 🔴 Kakamega: 49.2% poverty rate 🔴 Migori: 49.6% poverty rate 🟢 Kiambu: 19.9% poverty rate 🟢 Nairobi: 16.5% poverty rate Same country. Same government. Same tax base. Yet western Kenya counties are experiencing two to three times the poverty of central Kenya counties. That gap doesn't happen by accident. The Painful Irony Kakamega alone contributes 4.77% to Kenya's entire national poverty index.... the single highest contribution of any county. This is a county with: ✅ Fertile agricultural land ✅ The Kakamega rainforest ✅ Gold deposits ✅ High literacy rates ✅ Sugarcane production The resources are there. The investment has never matched them. What Happened to the Industries? Mumias Sugar Company was once the largest sugar miller in East Africa. Thousands of jobs. Entire towns economically dependent on it. Today it has collapsed mismanaged and politically abandoned while farmers who depended on it were left with nothing. The Health Factor HIV and malaria rates in Western and Nyanza provinces are among the highest in Kenya. Research shows that more than 3 in 5 households fall into poverty partly because of disease — medical costs drain income while illness prevents work. Poverty and poor health feed each other in a cycle that underfunded health infrastructure cannot break. Is This By Design? During colonial rule, western Kenya was used primarily as a labour reserve ,people taken to build railways and work farms elsewhere while their home region received minimal infrastructure in return. After independence, budget allocations and industrial investment continued to follow political proximity to power rather than need or potential. Western Kenya has produced brilliant minds, influential politicians, and hardworking communities. It has also been on the losing side of Kenya's patronage-based development system for most of its post-independence history. What I'm Asking I'm not here to tribal-bait or point fingers at communities. I'm asking that we as Kenyans look honestly at these numbers and ask whether this is the country we want to be. Development should not follow ethnicity. Resources should not follow political loyalty. If you're from western Kenya — your experience is valid and these numbers confirm it. If you're from elsewhere — this inequality affects Kenya's potential as a whole. TL;DR: Western Kenya counties have poverty rates of 38–50%, nearly 3x higher than central Kenya counties like Kiambu (19.9%) and Nairobi (16.5%). Kakamega contributes the highest share of any county to Kenya's national poverty index — despite having fertile land, resources, and an educated population. This is the result of decades of structural underinvestment, collapsed industries, and political marginalization. Sources: Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS) | Kenya Demographic Health Survey | The Standard Kenya

@Dr_AustinOmondi Halafu Kuna meigine amebaki Kenya...... wimbo ni Wantam.

“Everyday there’s a Kenyan doing great things across the world.”

@ivymuthe Hawkers and every space grabbers are in the prawl for any available space.

If the Kenyan Government is truly confident in the state of national security, why are these affordable housing units being enclosed behind high perimeter walls?

@NationAfrica Luo Nyanza remembers 2008 and how he ran away with the party. We choose to forget not to forget.

Kalonzo to Nyanza: I backed Raila for 15 years, it is your turn to give me your votes zurl.co/8LTAe

@BravinYuri x.com/i/status/20503… Not related, but I suppose they should also have recorded themselves, kama huyu.

Suspected thieves are said to have drunk sacramental wine before making off with valuables of unknown worth from three churches in the Ndia area of Kirinyaga County. Among the items stolen were musical instruments.

@SMusilakimeu SIAYA...... a town still living in the 1970s , I wonder even if they know that Jomo Kenyatta died.

Name the town.

@CopShakurkihara He clearly fed 9n carcinogens for more than 5yrs to impress whomever..... Blame Kibaki and Uhuru governments first..... but coming here to blame Ruto for this is the most illiterate mentality. He should be teaching people on the side effects of using whatever he was taking.

Sam Kitiki is suffering from cancer because of bad governance and Corruption, He is just one of the many, Serikali inatumaliza. Kenyans are consuming unsafe,fake,and substandard goods.Mmeona vile Mafuta bandia zinaingia left right and centre,hivyo ndio unsafe products zinaingia. The work of KEBS is to test and make sure products that get into the country meet the required standards before it reaches consumers. Sam Kitiki bought supplements that made him get cancer,how did it pass KEBS test? Watu wanahongana, just for their products to get certification marks,tukizitumia they harm us. We pay taxes and the Government should protect us.

@polo_kimanii Engagement farming

Rwanda ICT minister. Kenya minister for ICT

@nikokadiKE Engagement farming

Kenyan first daughter. Vs. Ugandan omufirst daughter

@mrtesh1_ Engagement farming

Kenyan youth Ugandan youth Leader. Leader.

@Dr_AustinOmondi I dint know where Gatongora is, but I agree with you, Siaya CBD look like it is stuck in the middle of 1970s. Gatongora is more developed. Nyeri is a city compared to Siaya. Main means of transport is still black Mamba cycles.

Siaya county CBD looks like a dead centre in Gatongora if not worse.

@IAMRAPCHA Njeri,what about Wamunyoro guy who does not want anyone else in Mount Kenya rock?

With the level of violence we are witnessing in Luo Nyanza I doubt they'll allow ordinary Kenyans to vote in peace They can only control people through violence

@StanleyMasinde_ South African: Which cantry are you from? Go beck your cantry .You're teking our jobs. Kenyan: I am here eh legally as a tourist eh. SA: You are taking our tourist jobs. You're teking our animals, you're teking our girls. Leave our table mountains. Go beck ua cantry.

Reminder SA is Visa free for Kenyans for up to 90 days at a time. A return ticket goes as low as 80k to CPT. You can do it champ. 200k should be good for roughly a week.

@citizentvkenya This should not be making news....

Gachagua To Ruto: You’ve No Votes! Gachagua claims Ruto lacks enough votes for re-election Gachagua: Mt. Kenya region no longer backing the president Gachagua: Many regions do not support President Ruto Gachagua took his campaigns to Oloitoktok in Kajiado County #CitizenWeekend

@RealMatiangi You were worse.....

The reported blocking of the TuKo Kadi concert team from accessing Uhuru Park, despite months of compliance with all required approvals, is deeply troubling. It reflects a worrying pattern of intolerance and state interference that undermines the freedoms of expression, assembly, and enterprise. When lawful, youth-driven initiatives are frustrated in this manner, it raises serious concerns about the direction we are taking as a country. We must remain vigilant. This moment calls for renewed civic awareness, sustained mobilization, and deliberate civic education, especially among our young people. If public events that follow due process can be arbitrarily blocked, then we must begin to ask hard questions about the fairness of our democratic space as we approach the next elections. Kenya must be a nation where rules are respected, opportunities are protected, and every voice is allowed to be heard.

@ntvkenya @skmusyoka , your vision is in Wamunyoro. Anyway continue blocking the countless Raila followers who called your mediocrity.

Kalonzo to Nyanza residents: I stood by Raila for more than 15 years and know his vision, which includes the fight against corruption and the sale of public assets. Now he is gone and I need to take over from him, and I need your support. zurl.co/sASD2