Alan Kawamara

Four Premier League winners catching up 🤝 @IanWright0

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Today's the day.

Victory Through Harmony, it was always written.

I just formally objected to the The Finance Bill, 2026 on @CEKAKenya. #RejectFinanceBill2026 Your voice matters too - add yours: civiceducationkenya.com/bill/the-finan…

Lessons from Iran: Don't pit STEMS against the Arts. "What is missing in our World Bank-designed curricula that privileges STEMS over the arts is the understanding that all natural sciences are governed & ought to be grounded in good politics – the arts & social sciences." happy that @theelephantinfo reproduced this piece: theelephant.info/opinion/2026/0…

People MUST resist Freehold Land being turned into Leasehold and oppressive TAXES imposed with the Land being auctioned upon failure to pay the those taxes.Objective is to disposess people of their Lands and turn them into labourers for the new owners.We have a CRIMINAL regime

Next Saturday, we converge at @JavaHouseUG Naguru for the premier edition of the Chapters Over Java Bookclub. Really excited for this one. See you!

Under Arsène Wenger, Arsenal FC transformed English football’s relationship to African players, becoming a symbol of diaspora identity, Black internationalism, and global modernity. africasacountry.com/2026/05/arsena…

The Hansard on the passing of the controversial Protection of Sovereignty Bill is here. Thank you @Parliament_Ug cmis.parliament.go.ug/cmis/views/707…

Charles Onyango-Obboo to Andrew Mwenda: If you look at your own PLU, you’re probably the smartest guy there. Your guys are not the sharpest tools in the box. This was brutal. 😂

I see so many anglophones misinformed on what's happening in Senegal. What happened today as Sonko being fired from his role as Prime minister, was very predictable but let's go back to the past 2 years. On April 2nd , 2024, President Faye became President of Senegal, endorsed by PASTEF even though he wasn't the party's first choice. If Sonko had been legally allowed to run, Faye would almost certainly not be president today, Sonko would be. But Sonko was unqualified as he had a criminal conviction. For Diomaye Faye to even win presidential elections, there was a famous campaign slogan "Diomaye mooy Sonko" ("Diomaye is Sonko") effectively telling voters: "If you want Sonko, vote for Faye." The voters completely bought into this logic, handing Faye a massive first-round victory purely on the back of Sonko’s political capital and popularity. The partnership between President Faye and Sonko did not collapse overnight. Instead, it eroded over two years under the weight of an unworkable power dynamic, policy disagreements, and a battle for the political future of Senegal as they claim. Three main issues led to what happened today: 1. Power dynamics: As time went on, Sonko continued to act like the true boss of the political movement in Senegal, publicly declaring that the presidency belonged to the party's collective vision rather than one man. Meanwhile, Faye naturally grew into his executive role, as the commander in chief. 2. The IMF Debt Conflict: The absolute breaking point was how to handle Senegal's severe economic crisis. When Faye's government took office, they discovered the previous regime had hidden billions in debt, causing the IMF to freeze a $1.8 billion loan program. As a hardcore populist, Sonko rejected the IMF’s demands to restructure Senegal’s $13 billion debt and adopt austerity measures, terrifying international bond markets. Facing a declining economy, Faye and his Finance Minister, Cheikh Diba, favored a pragmatic approach to appease international lenders and unfreeze the funds. 3. Domestic fuel prices: With national debt increasing each day, Finance Minister Diba warned that the country's massive energy subsidies were on track to overrun the budget by $2 billion. ​The Finance Ministry urgently requested a domestic fuel price hike to plug the budget gap and satisfy the IMF. Sonko flatly refused, blocking Faye's economic team and bringing governance to a standstill. By late 2025 and early 2026, ​their rivalry had spilled into open political war as both men began preparing for upcoming elections. In late 2025, Faye appointed a close ally, to lead his ruling coalition, deliberately bypassing Sonko’s loyalists to dilute PASTEF's control over his presidency. He then launched the Diomaye Président movement, aggressively building out a nationwide political machine loyal directly to him, not the party. Sonko retaliated by issuing an extraordinary public warning, stating that if Faye continued to diverge from the party’s original radical vision, PASTEF would withdraw from the government entirely and force Faye into a difficult cohabitation. By May 2026, the relationship had completely deteriorated. In a televised address, Faye openly warned that the ruling party was on a path to collapse due to personal ambitions rather than the country ideals. He pointedly reminded the public that he held the sole constitutional right to dismiss his prime minister, stating: "The day I am no longer satisfied, I will put Senegal's interests first. And today couple weeks into May, President Faye has just fired his Prime Minister. It's about to be a long year for Senegal.

The allegations emerging from Parliament are not merely about one individual. They point to institutionalised corruption, breakdown of internal controls, abuse of procurement systems, and a culture of impunity. The response therefore cannot be limited to investigating the Speaker or asking her to step aside from contesting to be Speaker again. What is required is a full institutional rescue process. Ugandans deserve not only accountability for theft, but deep institutional reform to prevent recurrence. @AgoraCFR @FOWODE_UGANDA @ccgea1 @UNDPUganda

Joint Statement: As fuel protests grip the country, Odipo Dev and Amnesty International Kenya have released the Kenya Freedom Index. The Kenya Freedom Index is the first public platform that empirically tracks violations of the constitutional right to peaceful assembly. Analysing 1,002 protests from 2020 to 2025, the Kenya Freedom Index paints a stark picture. Read more: amnestykenya.org/kenya-freedom-…

@akawamara Yes, you can access the platform here: amnestykenya.org/kenya-freedom-…

@AmnestyKenya @AmnestyKenya Is this platform publicly available?

The Freedom Index is a product of mapping protest dynamics: from scraping reports to geolocation, tracking state response, timelines & categorizing grievances. #ProtectTheProtest

The Freedom Index goes beyond counting protests, it tracks the freedoms at stake, tactics used, organizers, police response, arrests, injuries & deaths. An interactive platform to inform policy & reduce protest violence ahead of #ProtectTheProtest

🥺🏆 Mikel Arteta: “It’s one of the best feelings I’ve ever had. I couldn’t watch City game. I could hear noises from inside, then my son opened the door, ran towards me… …he was crying and he said ‘we are champions daddy!”. @BeanymanSports 🎥

Unafanya biashara and pay the required corporate tax. Alafu una lipa dividends to the owners of capital KRA inaona bado umebakisha pesa Wanataka ku tax tena Sasa wakichukua yote utapata pesa ya ku expand business wapi na watatoa future taxes wapi? Si watunyonge baas!

I just don't get it. Why aren't we having windfall taxes on these crazy super profits banks in Kenya are making by lazily lending depositors money to government with zero risk and supper profits? If 60% of a bank's profits are from government lending, the Minster of finance @JohnMbadiN must have powers to levy a windfall tax.