~Kaphira

4.2K posts

~Kaphira banner
~Kaphira

~Kaphira

@LKaphira

economics, history, everything in between.

Katılım Nisan 2020
1.2K Takip Edilen809 Takipçiler
Mukite
Mukite@Mukiteee·
@harrysreup Met this girl na it went on, tuko at some party at the moment 😂 Hope you had a good time? 😁
English
5
0
6
293
~Kaphira
~Kaphira@LKaphira·
Consider, Fy24/24 budget was ~3.8T, Revenue collection for Fy24/24 was ~ 2.32 T, (~72,% (1.6 T) went to debt repayment ) Deficit was ~700B, To plug the deficit; either borrow (locally or abroad) or tax more.. Gok really btwn the wall and the deep blue sea.
The Butcher@inglorious_bat

Kibaki had a plan like this. Stop GOK from domestic borrowing and only borrow foreign. This should naturally reduce the interest rate as GOK is the single largest local borrower. Force banks to go to real people at reduced rates

English
2
0
2
121
~Kaphira retweetledi
Onyango (Wuod Awuor)
Onyango (Wuod Awuor)@TroyOnyango·
binyavanga wainaina while declining an award
Onyango (Wuod Awuor) tweet media
English
0
21
52
2K
Mango_reborn 🥭🥭
Mango_reborn 🥭🥭@CuchulainKE·
@LKaphira @Mukiteee Umepata link? In large part I agrees with Ndii and he was quite articulate on the structuring of the infra fund and the incentives at play in ensuring that governance stays tight and above board
English
1
0
1
6
~Kaphira retweetledi
Steff Ndei
Steff Ndei@wa_ndei·
Emancipate yourselves from the “government should invest” mindset. Especially in sports. First, there is no such thing as “government funded” but taxpayer funded. Second, the sports sector should create value for the private sector to invest in it.
limitless Media Ke@LimitlessKe95

The government should invest in Majembe so that he can represent Kenya in international boxing competitions…. Uyu msee ako na potential ya kuwa international boxer bora apewe training fity ,watu wanaeza tii uko njee…. Ama niko jaba

English
1
1
1
92
~Kaphira retweetledi
Sam 🇨🇦 🔰
Sam 🇨🇦 🔰@sam_ess604·
>be econ student but not braindead >read Das Kapital >realize marx spotted a real problem but aimed at the wrong target >workers vs capital wasn’t the full picture >land quietly siphoning everything in the background >learn Georgism >oh >rent isn’t just "paying a landlord" >it’s economic rent >unearned value from location, infrastructure, society itself >city grows >nothing changes about the dirt >land price doubles anyway >owner gets rich doing literally nothing >wages go up? >land rent goes up faster >productivity gains? >capitalized into land prices >UBI? >lol landlords already priced it in >argue about capitalism vs socialism online >meanwhile both ignore the same leak in the system >private sector builds stuff >public sector builds infrastructure >landowners capture both >see rent control debate >price ceiling on symptoms >ignore the asset bubble underneath >construction slows >everyone acts surprised >hear "greedy corporations" >check balance sheets >most profits normal >check land values >oh >understand why cities like Vancouver feel impossible >it’s not just wages >it’s not just policy >it’s land absorbing everything >realize taxation isn’t the issue >what you tax is >tax labour? >you punish production >tax capital? >you slow investment >tax land? >you can’t move it >you can’t hide it >you don’t reduce supply >land value tax clicks >capture the unearned >leave wages and production alone >housing gets cheaper to hold >speculation dies >building actually makes sense again >stop arguing ideology >start closing the rent-seeking loop
Handre@Handre

>be social studies student >professor assigns Das Kapital >Marx explains how capitalism exploits workers >makes total sense >capitalism = bad, socialism = good >graduate with $87,000 in student debt >can't find job that pays living wage >blame greedy corporations >apply for government job >get hired at Department of Education >spend 8 hours daily in bureaucratic meetings >produce nothing of value >complain about private sector efficiency on X >vote for politicians promising free healthcare >support rent control to fight housing crisis >wonder why no new apartments get built The same students who read Marx's theory of exploitation never question why government jobs exist or why their "public service" requires extracting wealth from productive workers. They rail against capitalist surplus value while collecting paychecks funded by taxation—the ultimate extraction..

English
99
236
2.9K
403.5K
Y. A. Owuor
Y. A. Owuor@AdhiamboKE·
@LKaphira Real losses or manufactured losses? Look up the history of Changamwe as well, what it meant for our region. No country with a vision or serious interests in its future ever destroys its own essential asset like a refinery, unless it intends to steal from the children's future.
English
1
0
0
58
~Kaphira
~Kaphira@LKaphira·
Amazing? The one that ran losses for nearly six consecutive years? What am I missing?
Y. A. Owuor@AdhiamboKE

@sholard_mancity Kenya used to have an amazing oil refinery. The SAPs, that adverse, dangerous neo-colonial invasion by infiltration programme helped dismantle it. We would need more than oil refineries: we would need some guts, a philosophy for our future, and a desire to realise and protect it.

English
2
1
4
276
~Kaphira
~Kaphira@LKaphira·
@Mukiteee Wait, wait! You went to Westie later too? Jealousss!
English
1
0
0
27
~Kaphira
~Kaphira@LKaphira·
@CuchulainKE 😭Mukitee actually remarked, "Sembs misses the lit days. He's only around for the 'normal' days,"
English
1
0
2
20
Mango_reborn 🥭🥭
Mango_reborn 🥭🥭@CuchulainKE·
U miss one night out with the fellas and they end up having a blast 🥲🥲
English
4
0
8
198