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@EileenOmosa What if they are left within the rows so that they are covering the soil around, as mulching?

I asked a young gardener not to pluck weeds during the dry season because the young plants will dry out. They stared at me, mouth and eyes wide open. Have you ever removed weeds during the dry season, what happened to the plants you left behind?

@DismasWaTabu @Zinduko Eee?

Another evening to make you even more angry! I love numbers. Numbers do not lie. They bare open what words cannot express. The White House annual operating budget is $16 million. Roughly 2 billion Kenyan shillings. To run the most powerful residence on earth. For 330 million people. Kenya's State House budget is 16.9 billion shillings. For 60 million people. We spend eight times more than the White House to run State House. Eight times! 2 times four! That same 16.9 billion would buy 16,900 specialized ICU beds. We currently have 900, with only 100-150 functioning. Women are still delivering by phone torch. Patients have no food and KNH oxygen plant is broken. Nurses striking over salary issues but online goons are swimming in handouts to sanitise evil. The most powerful country on earth runs its presidency for 2 billion. The same president who told us to tighten our belts is spending eight White Houses on himself. It is evident that he told us to tighten our belts. He forgot to mention which ones of us he was talking about. The numbers have spoken. Dismas wa Tabu. Dreaming in installments. Billed in full.

Watched an Alex Mwakideu interview the other day he was talking to the legendary judge from Vioja Mahakamani. Millennials, you know her ~That no-nonsense mama who took zero nonsense in that courtroom. Now here’s the wild part they never had scripts. Not a single one. They’d just show up, pick roles, agree on the case, and go. Cameras rolling, take one, done. So every punchline Alphonse Makacha and Dot Makokha ever dropped? Pure improvisation. No rehearsal. Nothing prepared. Just talent doing its thing in real time. Kenya really had something special with that crew. And here’s the part that gets me AG Amos Wako was fully behind the show. He’d supply them with real court cases and actual judgments from Kenyan courts. So when the judge passed her verdict on screen, it wasn’t made up. It was legally accurate, straight from the constitution. Comedy on the surface. Civic education underneath. That’s a level of craft most productions today can’t touch. Golden era. Salute to those legends. 🫡

Our health system is undergoing a crisis so dangerous that we need your voices very loud The amount of avoidable deaths and morbidities is so high and very sad to say the least

Someone told me something yesterday. You should care about the state of KNH. If you don't care about it because KNH serves lots of Kenyans, care about it because if something happens to you today, before people find out who you are, you'll be taken to KNH as "unknown African".

Just watched a video where a woman writer shared how her mum came over to help. Her mum did all the housework, laundry, cooking, cleaning, and childcare so she could focus. During her mum’s stay, writer TRIPLED her daily word count. Then she said something that hit hard. Most men have this kind of support their entire lives. Next time you call a man productive, consider that..

Kids Lit Club (KLC) April Edition is here !!!!! Poleni wazazi for the delay. We know you are quite eager to know what we have in store for you this April. Kwanza vile shule zimefungwa, kama tungeweza, we’d have the KLC every weekend during holidays. #KidsLit #Africanstories

There’s something wrong with your country when it’s mostly foreigners and politicians who can experience a decent, stable lifestyle while citizens struggle.

This is so important to remember

#Nairobi: Too Early For Birds ~ Wangari Maathai, Apr. 10-12 2026 @ the Jain Bhavan Auditorium – #Loresho. Dates: April 10-12, 2026 Venue: Jain Bhavan Auditorium Time: Weekend - 2 and 7 PM Late Tickets: KES 2,800/- For tickets -> mookh.com .@tooearly4birds

Watch trailer for upcoming Kenyan romantic drama Back to Us, from director Jennifer Gatero. The film premieres at Nairobi Cinema on 11 April.

Meet some of the brilliant writers, thinkers and artists joining us at Nairobi Litfest this May. 🌍 Countries represented in this drop 🇺🇸 🇳🇬 🇬🇧 🇨🇲 🇸🇳 🇯🇲 🇰🇪 📍 8–10 May Explore the full programme: nairobilitfest.com

Joy Wanjiru, a secondary school student, is missing. She was on her way to school when she disappeared youtu.be/fa4fACwE1HA?si…

Kindly share and share, we are really in distress!! People who live in kitengela and it's environs please help us locate my nephew... He got lost at around 4pm, He is new in Nairobi, he left home to buy some snacks with his cousin but it seems walipoteleana.. Small inquiry informs us that two kids, a girl and boy were walking by and called him when they saw him stranded , he first refused but they persuaded him and he followed them...He speaks, Kiswahili and Luo Alivaa t-shirt ya Yellow na jeans ya blue na crocks za Spiderman ...Amepotea around kitengela 3D ama 3ways His Name is Phillip if you call him Alipo he will respond...He is 6 years of age, in PP2 ..... please help me locate My nephew Call me for any news 0724014546

Hello Lola, I am a Muslim, and our spiritual tradition has a very deep approach to raising children. I want to share some tips from our scholars that will be beneficial to you regardless of your faith. First of all, our theology teaches the concept of Fitrah. This means that every child is born with a pure heart. At six years old, she is not a criminal mastermind. She does not have a wicked soul. If she doesn’t have all these, then what is happening? The truth is that she is just lacking impulse control and testing boundaries. By this, if you look at her as a manipulator, you will fight her. However, if you look at her as a pure soul making mistakes, you will be able to guide her. Secondly, for every problem anyone faces today, it has been solved in history. The only problem is how to locate them. A classical scholar named Al-Ghazali wrote about child psychology over 900 years ago in his famous book “Ihya Ulum al-Din.” In his section on disciplining children, he gave a practical rule I want you to adopt going forward. He advised that parents should never push a child into a corner where they are forced to lie. When you ask a question you already know the answer to, her survival instinct kicks in. She cries and she lies to defend herself because she is scared of you. Stop interrogating her. Just look at her and state the fact. Say, I know you took this, and we are going to return it right now. Again, another scholar and sociologist Ibn Khaldun addressed this exact behavior in his masterpiece titled: “Al-Muqaddimah.” He warned that when a child is raised with harsh punishment, they learn deceit, trickery, and lying to protect themselves. This is why she is covering her tracks and crying to manipulate you. The fear of a harsh reaction is making her a better liar. Lola, do not attach a label to her. Do not ever call her a thief. If you attack her identity instead of her action, she will internalize it and grow into that dark label. Tell her the action is wrong but protect her dignity. Make her return the item. Do not fall for the tears. Hold her hand, walk her back to wherever she took it from, and make her hand it back and apologize. The discomfort of returning a stolen item teaches a much better lesson than beating her will ever do. Finally, I don’t know if you are a Muslim, but never underestimate the power of your own words. In our faith, we believe the prayer of a parent for a child goes straight to God without any barrier. Pray over her. Pray for her heart to be content and for her character to be straight. Keep doing this consistently and the habit will break. Allah knows best.

TRAVIS WANJOHI NDERITU (5 YRS, 3 MNTHS) MALE #MISSINGCHILDKE

My daughter is still missing. We are continuing with efforts to find her. #KOX #kenyansontwitter

The city of Andernach, Germany planted 101 varieties of tomatoes in the town center and told everyone to take whatever they wanted. It was such a hit they did beans the next year, then added onions, fruit trees, lettuce, zucchini, berries, and herbs. All free to the public and maintained by the city. Andernach is now known as the "edible city." Philadelphia has been doing a version of this since 2007. The Philadelphia Orchard Project has helped establish 67 sites across the city with thousands of food-bearing trees. Baltimore is planting fruit trees on sidewalks. Seattle, Boston, San Francisco, and Asheville all have public urban orchards. A mature apple tree produces 400-500 pounds of fruit per year. A mature pear tree can produce for 75 years. We've decided our cities should have trees. We just haven't decided those trees should feed people. Would you support urban fruit trees and vegetables in your city?

#Nairobi: Showcase Wednesday: Album Pre-Launch Concert by Winyo, Apr. 8 2026 @ Alliance Française Nairobi. Date: April 8, 2026 Venue: Alliance Française Nairobi Time: 7 PM Entry: Free @shiphton97401

This is beautiful to watch ❤️