Omore C. Osendo

I always buy at least one book from President @BarackObama 's annual summer reading list. Looking forward to exploring his selection.

It’s that time of year again: here are some of the books I’ve enjoyed this summer. If you’ve read any good ones, let me know!

Important point you make on benevolent dictator. For Kenyans, and especially , pro/regime apologists, it means you kill democracy, you kill protesters and you undermine the rule of law like we are seeing in our neighboring countries. Yet if you had a leader who embraced Lee Kwan Yew’s values of living a corrupt free life, no entertaining corruption, no sacred cows, and putting the best in terms of value systems, education and lifestyle to run our institutions, that’s benevolent dictatorship. You run a CLEAN tight ship.

WHY SINGAPORE MOVED FROM 3rd WORLD TO 1st WORLD IN ONE GENERATION 1. Its Founder & Architect Lee Kwan Yew was completely incorruptible! He never made any money beyond his official salary. He never acquired any property. His family have the same house they had before he became Prime Minister. 2. Corruption is completely prohibited. Anti Corruption Authority is truly independent & applies the law equally. There are no sacred cows in Singapore. If found guilty of corruption, sentence is harsh & severe & you lose everything. 3. Everyone, & I mean everyone is equal before the law. The law doesn’t discriminate at all. If you break the law, it doesn’t matter who you are. 4. Salaries of public servants are higher than private sector. Teachers & Police are the highest paid. Therefore, the cleverest in Singapore join political, Police, teaching profession & Civil Service generally. 5. Development of the country, access to employment& government houses is absent of political, racial, tribal or religious discrimination. Discrimination of any kind is totally absent. 6. The Prime Minister is BENEVOLENT DICTATOR .. Many Kenyans don’t understand this. A Benevolent Dictator is incorruptible, morally chaste if not celibate, they don’t do any business or make any other money other than official salary, have no skeletons in their closets et al. He leads by example. You share in his vision or step out. 7. Government invests in the best education system in the world. And its brightest join Government. Is Kenya really capable of imitating Singapore?

Is this what he is calling a press conference for? I hope not. He has articulated his programmes a million times. I hope his address is one that will communicate a significant shift in how the state operates as regards governance, the rule of law, human rights and economic justice. That’s what Kenyans will resonate with. If this is the direction he takes, and hopefully not just for re-election, he and his team will realize the gains from this to the country and its domino effect on the economy.

Ruto continues to reshape his re-election agenda with a national address at 7pm tonight. The challenge for any incumbent is that governing and campaigning are evaluated differently. While opposition leaders campaign on hope, governments campaign on evidence, and evidence is rarely unanimous. thechronicle.co.ke/rutos-2027-gam…

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A total of 45 pedestrians have been arraigned in court after they were arrested for allegedly obstructing the free flow of traffic by failing to use the Nyayo Stadium footbridge along Mombasa Road. In a statement, the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) said the pedestrians were arrested during an enforcement operation targeting unsafe road-crossing practices along the busy highway. . . . Full story: LInk in bio.

The buck must stop somewhere! Asante sana Archbishop J. Ole Sapit for including the electoral violence in Ol Kalou, the revelations of the murder of Albert Ojwang in a police station in addition to the goons who were sent to All Saints Cathedral (and many other churches) in your call for justice and responsibility in our governance.

@gabo45787 @Ndonglaw043 @JamesKWaNjeri Language? Any untoward remark made by the lawyer(s)?

@Conomore @Ndonglaw043 @JamesKWaNjeri The language of the lawyer lacks respect..

Zero Emotional Intelligence , Grandiose, Arrogance and Impunity, I can tell that this one will not Last in the Judiciary ✅ She feels Big now, but soon and very soon I said if the PUBLIC TRUST is lost in the Judiciary, we will have no courts, out of these EMBOLDENED JOs who think they can BOSS EVERYONE around Name & Shaming Series of the Boycott ✅

Nyanza Regional Commissioner, kindly pick this cue from your Coast counterpart.

@ivymuthe “Hakuna kitu utanifanyia. Hii ni Kenya”. This statement underscores the depth of impunity that Kenya has gone to.

I don't see the need to harass Burundians who sell coffee and snacks on the streets because Kenyans are not willing to do those jobs. Let them be.

Bro, I think it's more complicated than that. Public support, public anger, and related matters (populism) are usually the fuel that drives people towards a certain direction, where they are then given manifestos, etc. The fact that structural changes are not effected and transformation doesn't take place is not because of populism but simply because those who form government do not get down to work and immediately get captured by a system that doesn't prioritize the needs of the people. Kenyans are also given options to vote for, including candidates who are not using populism, but they vote for who they want and we must then live with that majority choice . Populism has gotten us our governments since 2002 when Kibaki got in through a massive public disapproval of the KANU regime and set some good economic foundations in his first term. ODM was born out of populism after the anger of the 2005 referendum and the dishonored MoU in 2002. They won the 2007 election but had to form a coalition government that showed glimpses of transformation. Since 2007, RAO has been the boogeyman that campaigns have used to drive populist politics against him. TNA - URP mobilized around the ICC case and won the 2013 general election. KK mobilized around the Hustler narrative and it got them the 2022 elections. Let's see how we get into the 2027 election without RAO the boogeyman and with a voter that is incrementally aware about the link between bad leadership and their livelihoods.

Kenyans need to understand what populism really means and why it is not the solution to our country’s problems. Populist leaders often thrive on public anger and easy slogans, but rarely offer credible long term solutions. More often than not, they become agents of the status quo, exploiting frustration without addressing the structural change needed to transform the nation.

@mohammedhersi What are you not saying senior? That the suppliers of fruits and vegetables to hotels will also suffer should there be a slump in tourism numbers due to the utterances of the DCP PL?

Who is supplying all these hotels with fresh farm produce everyday 20+ trucks at Kongowea. Jijazie mwenyewe Never ever throw out the baby with the bathwater

@LawSocietyofKe @ckanjama @twavinya @oyoo_daktari @VivEyase1 @MuthoniGachara @shillaeff @WambuguWanjohi @aseso_omollo @MukanziNick @hirammorio Nice. Has this cause list always been published or is this the first time for a PIL cause list? If it isn’t, where can one access the previous ones for perusal?

This week's Public Interest Cause List is now out! Stay informed on matters shaping public interest litigation and access to justice. Follow the cases, stay engaged, and keep justice in focus. #PIL #PublicInterestCauseList #AccessToJustice #RuleOfLaw @ckanjama @twavinya @OyokoSharon

Spain are #FIFAWorldCup Champions. 🏆

Kylian Mbappé is the top goalscorer in @FIFAWorldCup history! 👏⭐️

@EricLatiff 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Kenya should hire Xavi as national coach. What’s left for us to securitize in order to guarantee his pay?

@ehdande Gifted!

Looking for gigs… Proud parent moment. I might be biased, but Zara Dande has a truly incredible voice. If anyone happens to be looking for a vocalist for an event, recording, or another project, feel free to send me a DM.

@arquivocurioso 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Se a FIFA administrasse outros esportes.

@beauty_boy_ke @NewSingaporean_ Correct. That’s also my biggest worry. Tested in Ol Kalou and the various goon and gang attacks in Kisumu, this is what should worry all of us as duty bearers tell us with a straight face that “the by election was peaceful”.

@NewSingaporean_ @Conomore A 50% turnout despite threats by militia teargassing and worse gun corking is a great turnout. We should be more worried about this armed militia that might plunge the country into civil war

One issue that should concern us about the Ol Kalou election is voter turnout. DCP won 85% but voter turnout was 57%. Why did 43% of voters (excluding deaths) not show up in such a highly charged by-election? Are we likely to see even more violence in 2027 for voter suppression?

A young Tanzanian diplomat walked into the United Nations and handed a piece of paper to the Secretary-General. Presenting credentials - the formal ritual by which a country's new representative announces themselves to the world body. Dignified. Procedural. Unremarkable. U Thant, the Secretary-General, received the document from Dr. Salim Ahmed Salim, 28 years old, Tanzania's new Permanent Representative. He shook his hand. The ceremony lasted minutes. No one in that room knew what was about to begin. Within two years, this same man would lead the campaign that seated China at the UN - triggering celebrations on the General Assembly floor that scandalized the West. Within a decade, he would preside over the entire United Nations General Assembly as its President. By 1981, every African nation would stand unanimously behind him as their candidate for Secretary-General - the very office of the man who had just received his papers. Every great story has a Day One. This was his.