President Uhuru in Switzerland: Swiss Government agrees to send back Sh230m graft funds stashed in the country; asks #Kenya to speed up cases against suspects.
There are seven species of turtles in the world, five of them are found in Kenya, these are Five of the world's seven species of sea turtle found in Kenya – Green sea turtle, hawksbill turtle, olive ridley sea turtle, loggerhead, and leatherback turtle. All five species are listed by the @IUCN as endangered or critically endangered. #WorldTurtleDay
A 16-year-old schoolboy landed his small plane in #Kenya's capital, Nairobi, in a quest to become the youngest person to fly around the world solo.
https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/teen-pilot-reaches-kenya-round-world-quest-2022-05-18/
Mother of the year. Olare Motorogi Conservancy, #Kenya. © Yaron Schmid (Photographer of the Year 2022 entry)
#MothersDay2022
“The M-Pesa mobile money platform was built to leapfrog the gaps in Kenya’s financial infrastructure, becoming an early pace setter for mobile financial technology and putting Kenya on the map as a hub for tech innovation. Analysts have ascribed this kind of entrepreneurship to an environment where people often have to seek private sector solutions to public sector problems, and where internet penetration and relatively light government regulation have allowed digital innovation to thrive”
https://restofworld.org/2022/a-viral-database-is-helping-desperate-kenyans-find-fuel/
Dik dik, fun facts
1. They are prey for, big cats, monitor lizards, Pythons, Hyenas, jackals, wild dogs and human, they usually out play their predators because of their excellent eyesights and reach a speed of 26 mph.
2. They mark their territories with secretions from their eyes.
3. They chew cuds, they have four chambered stomachs.
4. They eat foliage, shoot, and fruits, they provide these diet provide water for them, they don't drink water.
5. They make lifetime partnership, when one is killed the other might die from depression.
6. Dik-diks are tiny. Fully grown, dik-diks stand about 12-16 inches tall at the shoulders and weigh 7-15 pounds.
7. They run away from their enemies with zigzag move making "dik dik" sounds alerting the rest and other animals.
Karibu #Kenya
Fun fact
Sable antelopes congregate in herds of 15 to 20 individuals with matriarchal social structure
Within the group, the dominant female is the leader
There is only one adult male in each herd & all juvenile males are exiled from the herd at about 3 years, welcome to #Kenya
Mwai Kibaki's state funeral, in pictures from this article.
#Kenya honors former President Kibaki with state funeral | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/mwai-kibaki-ap-kenya-nairobi-african-b2068390.html
È morto a 90 anni Mwai Kibaki, presidente del Kenya tra il 2002 e il 2013 https://www.ilpost.it/2022/04/22/mwai-kibaki-ex-presidente-kenya-morto/
Flamingos in Lake Nakuru #Kenya Lake Nakuru is among the lakes found on the floor of Great Rift Valley
As of today, Kenya is unable to solve fuel crisis.
Kenya to deport Rubis CEO amid fuel crisis - local media | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenya-deport-rubis-ceo-amid-fuel-crisis-local-media-2022-04-13/
This guy decided to do solo protest outside treasury building in Nairobi, protesting against high cost food and life in #Kenya, so this police was waiting for him to finish his protest, so he was detained after. This is how our 'democracy' does, they have to arrogantly arrest him because many could have joined him and they understand what will happen from there.
#Kenya's Peter Drury, Arap Uria. Peter Drury and David Croft are true sport rappers, everyone feels proud imitating them 😀
The elephant's trunk is the ultimate mult-tool in animal kingdom, no bones but has 40,000 muscles compared to 600 in the whole of human body.
#Elephant's trunk is a nose, used by an elephant to smell, breathe, eat and drinking water which can hold up to 12 litres of water. Tembea #Kenya
It's 01.51 midnight in Kenya, I'm sitting here writing more than 50,000 words. No sleeping.
Genesis of fuel crisis: Delayed subsidies, hoarding and greed
#FuelShortage in #Kenya in photos
Why is there a fuel crisis? Story of subsidies, hoarding and greed
https://nation.africa/kenya/news/genesis-fuel-crisis-delayed-subsidies-hoarding-greed-3770464
Finally there is oil shortages in most parts of #Kenya. Kenya pipeline has announced there is enough oil in their storage, someone is playing tricks somewhere.
Today in history in 2015, Al-Shabaab gun men killed 148 students in University of Garissa college. 148 students of Zagreb University laid down in solidarity with 148 dead students of Garissa University.
In 2018 during FIFA World Cup final, #Croatia gathered huge unusual fan base in #Kenya against #France as a result.
Ballot boxes will find a way to be delivered no matter what, but when it's humanitarian disasters, it will take some time that is in #Kenya.
Poster : bring flour the way you will bring ballot boxes #Flourrevolution #Hungerrevolution
RT @JonathanMBR Beautiful story about Northern #Kenya.
This is The Desert Rose Lodge in Turkana.
@desertroselodge
@batteredlens
#Kenya is currently implementing the 2nd edition of the National Recovery and Action Plan for the Lion in Kenya (2020-2030) whose vision is to sustain viable populations of lions in healthy ecosystems as a world heritage valued by the people of #Kenya.
KWS
📸: Hitesh Photography
RT @JonathanMBR The “sunset” is not disappearing to the south west, I can tell a section of Mount #Kenya forest is on fire.
Mose “Fan Fan” Se Sengo – Papa Lolo
https://amf.didiermary.fr/mose-fanfan-se-sengo-papa-lolo/
“Papa Lolo” is from the album Bayekeleye (2004). This song is kind of an anthem in East Africa clubs.
With Franco’s TPOK Jazz, he became second lead guitarist, but chose to move around to Zambia, Tanzania and Kenya.
The “sunset” is not disappearing to the south west, I can tell a section of Mount #Kenya forest is on fire.
On brink of extinction, a new hope for Kenya's forest antelope #Bongo
https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/brink-extinction-new-hope-kenyas-forest-antelope-2022-03-10/
RT @JonathanMBR Elephants at the scenic landscape of the Taita Hills Sanctuary in Taita Taveta County #Kenya
"My heart goes for Eukraine, I'm willing to provide temporary home for Eukraine refugees" Senator Ledama Ole Kina.
Kenya host refugees from South Sudan, Somalia, DR Congo, with rights just like citizens, Kenya is free to enter, no visa requirements from any African country and the rest of world.
I don't have my home but a single room hosted by my friend but that doesn't mean we cannot share what little we have with the people indeed.
"I Will Provide Home For Ukraine Refugees" Rift Valley Senator - Opera News
https://ke.opera.news/ke/en/politics/8a452e8e4a36a634348886d2c961cc3c
It’s 50 years Behind Bars for Bhang Traffickers
Two men have been sentenced to 50 years behind bars and a fine of 63million slapped on them by a Wajir court, for trafficking in narcotics. In a ruling delivered by Senior resident magistrate Mugendi Nyagah, the accused were trafficking bhang worth of Ksh 21 million in April 2021.
Our president is a subscriber of this herb yet this is harsh treatment of trafficking it. #Kenya
I have never supported invasion of any country, I protested when my country Kenya invaded Somalia despite having little knowledge that time, #Kenya was wrong because the results were mess, Russia and Putin are wrong it will be mess in Ukraine. I always have respect that sovereignty of any country must be respected! War become a nightmare to me when I remember above all children.
Kenya invaded Somalia in 2011, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Linda_Nchi and ever since there was reports of rape, ethnic killings in Somalia and ethnic Kenyan Somali. Does Kenya have a moral authority to lecture others on invasion?https://allafrica.com/stories/202106060026.html#:~:text=Mogadishu%20alleged%20that%20aerial%20raids,as%20the%20most%20recent%20example.
Kenya on Monday night made a U-turn in its stance on the Eastern European conflict, warning that Russia’s move to recognise two breakaway Ukranian regions as independent could rekindle dangerous expansions by “dead empires”.
https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/kenya-russia-move-in-ukraine-dangerous-3725530
East Africa: 13 Million People in Kenya, Ethiopia, Somalia Face Severe Hunger - WFP #ClimateChange
https://allafrica.com/stories/202202080415.html
Every year, hundreds of thousands of zebras and wildebeest gather up their young and begin the long journey from #Tanzania’s Serengeti plains, north to #Kenya. This annual trek to find food and water covers a distance of around 2,900 kms (1,800 miles).
The majority of cash sent home by Kenya’s diaspora is channeled towards the purchase of food and clearing medical expenses.
Followed by education.
This is according to a new survey by the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) which was published last month.
https://citizen.digital/business/food-medical-expenses-top-use-of-diaspora-dollars-n290695
How these vehicles transporting miraa from Meru travels recklessly simply because miraa is perishable and needs to be transported to market immediately.
Miraa is a stimulant flowering drug plant ( currently recognised as cash crop not a drug in Kenya but UK government recognised it as drug), contain alkaloid cathinone, that causes euphoria, loss of appetite, sleep and causes excitements when working or in any activities.
In this scenario, only 5 sheep survived with serious injuries after they were run over by speeding miraa truck.
Speeding miraa van kills 165 sheep in Lamu
https://www.the-star.co.ke/counties/coast/2021-12-03-speeding-miraa-van-kills-165-sheep-in-lamu/
A migratory bird that flew over 7,000 kilometers from #Poland to #Kenya was on 12 January 2022 electrocuted in Mogon Baraton village, Nandi County.
@gemlog very good idea. the project lives from people who are interested in it. thank you and best regards to canada.🇨🇦
cc @JonathanMBR
and regards to meru kenya 🇰🇪
According to recently launched Wildlife Census Report, #Kenya has a population of 36,280 Savannah elephants, an increase from 34,000 in 2017.
📸 Credit: Leserin, Elephant Watch Camp.
#Kenya and #Uganda are not even the biggest recipient of Chinese loan in Africa, Angola is the largest recipient of Chinese loan
China applies brakes to #Africa lending | Financial Times
https://www.ft.com/content/64b4bcd5-032e-4be5-aa3b-e902f5b1345e
One week later and KFC still have this poster, they can't source potatoes in Kenya at a cheaper price (half price of importing) and in turn promote local farmers. Seeing this poster is very funny to most Kenyans, in the country where potatoes are the second most consumed crop after maize.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59898362
**Kenya suffers nationwide power outage**
"The outage came after a major electricity pylon belonging to Kenya Power fell over. Kenya Power is the sole energy distributor in the country."
https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-suffers-nationwide-power-outage/a-60385399?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
This story was going around in Kenya last year October.
It takes an enormous amount of courage and strength to get yourself up from your hospital bed and write your own eulogy.
This is the story of Janet Bett Karoney, a 31-year-old woman who was diagnosed with severe Aplastic Anemia and succumbed after getting an infection.
WebMD describes aplastic anemia is a rare but treatable condition that occurs when your body stops producing enough new blood cells, thereby leaving one fatigued and prone to infections.
Try not to cry: Janet Bett Karoney, 31, always found the ‘school part of eulogies boring’, so she wrote her own
https://citizen.digital/
The little known family of Kenya's veteran politician and first Attorney General Charles Njonjo.
5 Photos of Charles Njonjo's Beautiful Daughter Nimu, the heir of expansive Njonjo's estates and Her Adorable Family - Tuko.co.ke
https://www.tuko.co.ke/people/family/438834-x-photos-charles-njonjos-beautiful-daughter-nimu-adorable-family/
Countries in #Africa currently in conflict;
1. Ethiopia
2. Somalia
3. Democratic Republic of the Congo
4. Nigeria
5. Chad
6. Mali
7. Niger
8. Cameroon
9. Burkina Faso
10. South Sudan
11. Sudan
12. Libya
13. Central African Republic
14. Mozambique
These countries are highly volatile in 2022;
1. Uganda ( due to threats from Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) militia.
2. Kenya (Due to incoming 2022 general election )
3. Guinea
4. Eritrea
Last year October, Joel Muthike dug his own grave set his house on fire then stand firm with a sharpened machete against anyone who will attempt to put out the fire. #Kenya I hope this year will be better, hard earth is driving people to suicides. Happy new year.
RT @JonathanMBR Turtles have incredibly long life, the oldest lived up to 188 years of age,
Turtle in Watamu Marine Park #Kenya
The JAWBREAKER: A Nile Crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) crushes a Zebra’s skull in its jaws at the Mara River in #Kenya, nature is unforgiving, and that's is nature, it is supposed to be like that.
@marlon_du_toit
Malka Mari national park was established in 1989 , is a forgotten Kenya's gem located in semi-arid areas of #Kenya along Kenya's Ethiopia's border along River Daua.
Dubai has extended the ban for all inbound and transit passenger flights from Kenya till December 24 amid a surge in Covid-19 cases in the country.
The Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA) had announced a 48-hour suspension on all flights from Kenya to the Middle East nation on December 20.
On Wednesday, the Dubai-based Emirates Airlines announced that it has, in turn, extended its flights from Kenya suspension to comply with the directive.
Dubai extends Kenya flights ban to Christmas eve - The East African
https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/news/east-africa/dubai-extends-kenya-flights-ban-to-christmas-eve-3660660
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