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# ![@reubenmuhindi Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::3242014911.png) @reubenmuhindi Reuben Wambui🏇🏿

Reuben Wambui🏇🏿 posts on X about kenya, finance, nairobi, countries the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [----------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Social Influence

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[countries](/list/countries)  [finance](/list/finance)  [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations)  #2958 [currencies](/list/currencies)  [technology brands](/list/technology-brands)  [social networks](/list/social-networks)  [celebrities](/list/celebrities)  [stocks](/list/stocks)  [musicians](/list/musicians)  [us election](/list/us-election) 

**Social topic influence**
[kenya](/topic/kenya), [finance](/topic/finance), [nairobi](/topic/nairobi), [countries](/topic/countries), [singapore](/topic/singapore), [debt](/topic/debt), [money](/topic/money), [if you](/topic/if-you), [investment](/topic/investment), [inflation](/topic/inflation)

**Top accounts mentioned or mentioned by**
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**Top assets mentioned**
[Credit Suisse Group (CS)](/topic/credit-suisse)
### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"ThREAD This Wells Fargo story is crazy. Once I worked at Credit Suisse 2nd largest Swiss bank as only non-EU & only Black summer hire. Coz labour laws say 1st Swiss then check EU & if you cant find talent check non-EU and I got it. Its NOT about talent Its barriers 1/N Wells Fargo CEO: "While it might sound like an excuse the unfortunate reality is that there is a very limited pool of black talent to recruit from." https://t.co/vKcWwUDBWd Wells Fargo CEO: "While it might sound like an excuse the unfortunate reality is that there is a very limited pool of black talent to recruit from.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1308796770718281729)  2020-09-23T15:54Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"Just googled USD KES fx rate. See the trend line. Kuna shida"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1333382240806506496)  2020-11-30T12:07Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements


"An investment firm in Nairobi aggressively pushing a 24% return fund: - Team's experience mostly treasury & traditional securities - Limited record in commodities & alternative investments - Investor pool mostly individuals not institutional clients I think I am saying enough"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1335890347348660231)  2020-12-07T10:14Z 20.5K followers, [--] engagements


"I am very happy for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala but Im really tired of this black woman headlines. We see it. Say her name and stick to her credentials https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/05/business/wto-nigeria-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/index.html https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/05/business/wto-nigeria-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/index.html"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1358119994052268033)  2021-02-06T18:26Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements


"One day we shall talk about the national craze of buying 50x100 sized plots not driven much by market fundamentals but by hope and good vibes of future prospects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1428242611270307842)  2021-08-19T06:29Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Are we looking at an Evergrande boomerang in the property market If this crash spills over into the US equity market its going everywhere. Super scary"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1440279135243235334)  2021-09-21T11:37Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"In [----] I wrote an essay on global sustainable finance that won the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence award that year. I urged the formation of a central standard body on sustainability. I called it IASSB (see pic). Today the IFRS has announced formation of ISSB. Dreams come true"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1455864030615195655)  2021-11-03T11:46Z 21K followers, [---] engagements


"I think the challenge to hitting $1Bn sooner is the FX rate Kenya's Safaricom's M-Pesa casually almost hitting $1B in revenues soon. Respect. https://t.co/2EfrYabZTe Kenya's Safaricom's M-Pesa casually almost hitting $1B in revenues soon. Respect. https://t.co/2EfrYabZTe"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1525016513140367361)  2022-05-13T07:34Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"We are regressing as a country in financial inclusion by heavily charging SMALL investors. CDSC has announced effective 15th July there will be an account maintenance fee of KES [---] a month. KES [----] is a huge portion of many retail portfolios. This is regressive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1526196566440169474)  2022-05-16T13:43Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements


"What I'm yet to figure out with the MPESA GlobalPay is the exchange rate component: What FX rate is used and who is offering the rate What if MPESA made it possible to have multiple currency accounts on MPESA. This way one doesn't need FX rate conversion when using Global Pay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1532624775155224576)  2022-06-03T07:26Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements


"Faith Kipyegon wins the Diamond League 1500m final. Thank you Faith for putting Kenya on the map again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1567939473589080066)  2022-09-08T18:14Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements


"When Tidjane Thiam was CEO of Credit Suisse he was given diff names on diff occasions 1) Positive news: French-Ivorian 2) Very Positive: French 3) Negative news: Ivorian (Ivory Coast) Same with black footballers too. When they dont perform they're no longer French or Belgian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1571522341057826817)  2022-09-18T15:31Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"USD to KES has hit [---] in banks. My [--] reflections 1) I hope our Fx is a fully floating rate 2) Why: When a country moves from fixed to floating there is a sudden sharp rise in Fx volatility 3) Therefore If what we have is a managed Fx the day it fully floats we might hit 150"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1587346737286488064)  2022-11-01T07:32Z 20.8K followers, [---] engagements


"That sudden and sharp increase in both nominal and real exchange rate following a shift from fixed to floating exchange rate is what we call the Mussa Puzzle"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1587347321326637056)  2022-11-01T07:34Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements


"On NTV earlier today discussing the state of the economy and the foreign exchange market. @Nuru_AbdulAziz @ntvkenya"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1615295569630724096)  2023-01-17T10:30Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Doesn't matter if it's JP Morgan Bank of America Wells Fargo HSBC etc. That doesnt warrant President's presence he can send a CS. Biden or the Saudi Prince would never The only logical explanation is because Kenya needs JP Morgan than JP needs Kenya (hint: int'l debt market)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1628265232026988544)  2023-02-22T05:27Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Is Kenya's exchange rate policy a floating Fx rate as per CBK official policy or a managed float as per IMF below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1631947193035681793)  2023-03-04T09:18Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Safaricom share closed Wednesday at Sh20.90 - Lost Sh64Bn valuation from Tuesday - Interim dividend is down 9.4% - Increased exit by foreign investors Interest rate hikes in US & other advanced economies + global recession expectations driving exit in emerging & frontier markets"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1633752710800392192)  2023-03-09T08:52Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"The market has refused to cooperate once again. We are really in a liquidity crunch as Ndii reiterated. Only 5B bids received out of 10B on offer"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1646880886804062209)  2023-04-14T14:19Z 20.8K followers, 10K engagements


"What irks me about the inflation trend we're seeing is that a huge part is driven by price margins (profits). Recent monetary policy rate hikes has failed in protecting the average consumer & jobs are being lost regardless. Central banks should reconsider the pace of rate hikes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1651648028166483969)  2023-04-27T18:02Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@DavidNdii I think one diff with the US is structure of Kenyan banks' balance sheets. Per the last CBK supervision report mark-to-market assets (AFS FX positions etc) were 20% of balance sheet. So unless there's run on deposits triggering sale of HTMs there is lesser mark-to-market risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1655632011074101250)  2023-05-08T17:53Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences. Good people. Zambia defaulted. Its in receivership basically. This is debt restructuring austerity plan imposed by creditors after [--] years of negotiation. It is where we were headed with handshake brothers. We are doing the Finance bill you are fighting so as not to go there. Good people. Zambia defaulted. Its in receivership basically. This is debt restructuring austerity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1673280220307103753)  2023-06-26T10:41Z 15K followers, 49K engagements


"@jmosoro You're right on this inference. Now a follow-up: Assume our Philip's curve was broken and inflation-output gap didn't hold. I'm thinking modified Philip's curve with high expected inflation projection. Would policy neutrality still hold even with correct output gap determination"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1673730101387616260)  2023-06-27T16:29Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Half the videos on maandamano is pure thuggery looting and vandalism. At a time the cost of living is already too high businesses will have to pay the cost of looting and thuggery. It is very unfortunate and the reality is that this coming tomorrow jobs will be lost"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1679081419069353984)  2023-07-12T23:16Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"When I say our economy cannot afford these disruptions some pple dont like it. But truth is the means & outcomes of these disruptions do not support a lower cost of living and there's a lot of business vandalized. It is the proverbial "burn down the nation to rule over the ashes""  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1679102438333186048)  2023-07-12T13:37Z 15.5K followers, 19.5K engagements


"The Swiss Franc to KES was [---] in January. [--] year ago it was [-----] and now it is [-----] (36% depreciation). Not even an infrastructure bond return can beat that kind of FX loss"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1679516885908353025)  2023-07-13T15:43Z 19.7K followers, [----] engagements


"If KRA continues with the verification exercise without any disruptions mambo yatachemka. Importers are worried. The problem is not consolidating cargo but that pple have been importing & concealing excisable goods like mobile phones as if they're just any other general goods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1682028066397364225)  2023-07-20T17:55Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Leading developing economies in renewable energy as a share of international investment projects"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1684503906200727552)  2023-07-27T10:00Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"IRENA lists the French department of Mayotte in the list of African countries. Mayotte is a French department located in the Comoros. Not sure why it appears in the African countries data. Any ideas"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1686106905666588672)  2023-07-31T20:09Z 19.2K followers, [---] engagements


"In my first internship I was put on a project for privatising state-owned sugar companies. In [----] the same companies are being cabinet approved for revival. Kwani how many revivals does the Sugar sector need"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1688966421462585358)  2023-08-08T17:32Z 15.5K followers, 20.4K engagements


"@KhalifKairo Do you really understand the job of a MP Let me help: Representation Deliberation Legislation & Oversight. All of them in the National Assembly. Btw talking is involved. What is this other hard work you're talking about"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1689267078027476992)  2023-08-09T13:27Z 15.5K followers, 27.1K engagements


"As it happened. On the night of 10th August [----] I was watching the news at home and the media houses were streaming election results. We had voted on 9th August and this was Day [--] of the election. As I watched TV I was getting a little uneasy because the media tallying was uncoordinated and some tallies looked confused for some stations. "There must be an efficient way to do this" I thought. Later in the night as we were having dinner I logged into the IEBC portal to see what the portal looked like and what the submitted Forms 34A looked like. They were scanned pdfs each with the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1689628445070745600)  2023-08-10T13:23Z 15.5K followers, 26.3K engagements


"PART [--] A time like this last year IEBC had uploaded 99.94% of all Forms 34A. Our public tally team had already tallied and cross-verified 13.9m votes (98%). My phone was constantly ringing at this point with people asking if I can predict the winner based on the constituencies the remaining Forms were to come from. It was a close call. The team was under pressure to get it right and I tried my best to manage the anxiety. Also it helped that I didn't pick unknown number phone calls. Part of the pressure is because some pple I know who work for senior politicians were calling to ask about the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1691085610138603520)  2023-08-14T13:53Z 15.5K followers, 49K engagements


"PART 3/3 August 15th was the the big day of the election (today marks [--] year). Bomas was in total chaos and the choir was choiring our anxieties away. Suddenly [--] IEBC commissioners (Serena 4) appeared on TV disputing the soon to be released results. Listening to Cherera talk about 0.01% I felt ashamed as someone doing a parallel tally. Soon memes were flying all over because her math was clearly not mathing. Later that evening we had tallied & verified all votes except for the Forms 34A that IEBC was yet to upload. We had tallied 14.1m votes out of 14.2m total votes. It was clear from our"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1691422112425058304)  2023-08-15T12:10Z 15.5K followers, 21.8K engagements


"The exchange rate is costing us 2.5Bn a day. According to an article in the Business Daily debt increased from 8.63T to 10.19T at the end of the FY in June. This is the 1.56T increase reported in the headline. One important nuance that such debt reporting should try to capture is helping readers understand factors behind the debt increase. One specific issue for instance is how much of the debt increase is an increase in actual borrowing vs exchange rate fluctuations. Now let's look at the numbers. In the latest CBK data government debt rose from 8.7T to 9.7T between Sept (when KK took over"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1691777294602281250)  2023-08-16T11:41Z 15.5K followers, 97.8K engagements


"This truth hits me every single time. Most good opportunities are not advertised. Many opportunities on just about anything are circulated through social networks and personal relationships. Social capital is one of the highest forms of privilege"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1692210148905730287)  2023-08-17T16:21Z 15.5K followers, 16.6K engagements


"ShaCarri Richardson winning the 100m was such a comeback in just one year. Wagwan she said at the end😆 #ConquestinBudapest: Gold Medallist and World Championship record holder ShaCarri Richardson stopped by to speak with TVJ about her performance in the 100m finals. #TVJBudapest23 https://t.co/g8Nn9WkVxv #ConquestinBudapest: Gold Medallist and World Championship record holder ShaCarri Richardson stopped by to speak with TVJ about her performance in the 100m finals. #TVJBudapest23 https://t.co/g8Nn9WkVxv"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1693906578942960058)  2023-08-22T08:42Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Clear communication is a top-tier skill. Many people simply imply what they meant to say and imagine communication has happened. Being able to communicate CLEARLY is a huge flex"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1694629984621469773)  2023-08-24T08:37Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@kipmurkomen JKIA tonight was a total mess. I had just arrived and everyone was frustrated. When lights returned the bags delayed so much some pple left convinced they didnt arrive. Bwana CS how will we host the Africa Climate Summit in a few days with 20k+ participants with such instances"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1695225925669982423)  2023-08-26T00:05Z 15.5K followers, 27.2K engagements


"Looking for stats on What % of shopping in Kenya is done in supermarkets vs other retail outlets & shops 1) By % SHOPPERS (not factoring in value or volume of goods) 2) By % VALUE of all retail sales countywide (KES) 3) By % VOLUME of all retail sales (any volume metric)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1696070839169347597)  2023-08-28T08:02Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"No wonder Germans and Egyptians are emigrating to Kenya in thousands and crossing our borders illegally😀"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1696104075882836219)  2023-08-28T10:14Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Explaining the shilling depreciation We had a managed exchange rate but now the shilling is being allowed to float as it should. Put simply the shilling had long depreciated but this wasn't reflecting since we had a managed currency. The steep depreciation is market correction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1696114787820724561)  2023-08-28T10:57Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"If anyone ever doubted about Kenya's managed exchange rate system see how IMF classifies our FX regime. Yet by the books we have a floating rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1696115422058238301)  2023-08-28T11:00Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@nderitu_samwel Good qn pardon my assumption. A managedfloat is where a country has a floating FX rate (determined by market demand & supply) but the central bank regularly intervenes in the FX market to influence the FX rate. So it is not a "pure float" FX rate but a "managed float" system"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1696121595494817875)  2023-08-28T11:24Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"The T-Bill yield curve has totally inverted across all [--] treasury bills. Maajabu @ill_dduor @AmbokoJH @MwangoCapital @nderi_j"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1697276389295112474)  2023-08-31T15:53Z 19.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Last year I decided to become more intentional on using Twitter for sharing useful information and knowledge. This one small decision has seen my Twitter/X grow by 10.6K followers since. Social media is a powerful tool"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1697918066623967348)  2023-09-02T10:23Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@AmbokoJH When I saw this I quickly thought what the [--] stocks would be. One which I would have expected in the basket but is missing is BAT"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1698714437367079419)  2023-09-04T15:07Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Our panel at the Africa Climate Summit will focus on promoting financial sector innovation to spur inclusive green growth. Join us. @Saagite @HabilOlaka @tamarabcook #ACS2023 #africaclimatesummit23"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1698951963956654086)  2023-09-05T06:51Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The time is ripe for green bonds at the county level in Kenya. Session at the Africa Climate Summit @FSDKe @CMAKenya @NSE_PLC"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1699418183776473338)  2023-09-06T13:44Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"President Ruto's Azimio joke was 10/10😂 @LarryMadowo"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1700020543641043454)  2023-09-08T05:37Z 20.6K followers, 47K engagements


"Introducing the Kenya Climate Directory During the Climate Summit I finally got to launch the Kenya Climate Directory. Welcome to Kenya's first centralised climate information repository. 1300+ resources across 60+ themes/sectors across all [--] counties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1700388644027085190)  2023-09-09T06:00Z 15.5K followers, 162.4K engagements


"Celebrating milestones🎉🎉 We have so far hit [----] new users on since going public. Kenya's centralised climate information repository. 1300+ resources across 60+ themes/sectors across all [--] counties"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1701552888143614286)  2023-09-12T11:06Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@DavidNdii Also almost 70% of our debt increase in the last [--] year is actually FX movement and not new debt"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1701652849149583806)  2023-09-12T17:43Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I am listening to the U.S- Africa Business Roundtable where President Ruto currently is and Ambassador Meg Whitman is really selling Kenya well. Her speech hit all the right tones and resonates with business leaders. This is the 3rd stop of the #USKEBizRoadshow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1702748135653511380)  2023-09-15T18:16Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


"I see a lot of pple say the government is doing too much talking and no action. But the reality is that a lot of "action" when you are in an economic mess is the tough economic decisions we're seeing. But by "action" we only want to see "nice" things which is not always the case"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1703086271030018169)  2023-09-16T16:39Z 15.5K followers, 37.1K engagements


"I don't like the economic times we are in. Many if not most people are really hard-pressed across the country. But I also know the way out will require many hard decisions and they will be unpleasant"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1703088707190870262)  2023-09-16T16:49Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@akwanavalentine Never trust anyone who gives you a firm FX forecast. You can fake almost any numbers but not exchange rate"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1703105222216659104)  2023-09-16T17:55Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


""I want to call upon fellow leaders particularly those that our President has given the privilege to serve to exercise caution in addressing the People of Kenya. It is insensitive to talk down on The People. Please Do Not SPITE the People of Kenya" Rigathi Gachagua"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1703375924127805906)  2023-09-17T11:50Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements


"It was great to attend the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Gala Night during the recently held Africa Climate Summit. Collectively we made a commitment to support nature-positive growth in Africa. #ANCANatureVoicesPledge #ProtectAfricasNature #naturepositive @FSDAfrica"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1703790424823910794)  2023-09-18T15:17Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"I have a lot to say about these pple but on this app I must behave. Bottomline: unfortunate. Btw this is nothing new. It's a deep systemic hate that gets rekindled every so often"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1704036282899309033)  2023-09-19T07:34Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I like how every elected leader on my TL is "I want to address the issue of rising fuel prices." You cannot address global fuel prices when you cant even do the small small job we gave you. Endeni mfanye ile kazi tuliwapea. Shenzi sana🤡"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1704055610839273762)  2023-09-19T08:51Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"My recent joint Op-Ed in the World Economic Forum on the missing investment to achieve SDGs in developing countries - $4 trillion annually until [----] - and a breakdown of this SDG financing gap by sector. @wef"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1704801136211812545)  2023-09-21T10:13Z 14.9K followers, [---] engagements


"It feels like a huge load of adulting is not the making of smart decisions but in the avoiding of really stupid ones"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1704878432406982789)  2023-09-21T15:21Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"You are right everything has a price. But on this I am with the president esp. where the debt dynamics btn multilateral institutions & emerging economies is concerned. So you're right there's a price to pay but our Eurobond/ foreign debt cannot be the reason we choose silence"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1705248501376995769)  2023-09-22T15:51Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@TheNobleOneInC yes if they are still creditworthy. That is how markets work - you price in risk in the risk premium"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1705258446939922525)  2023-09-22T16:31Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"if this doesnt work to reduce emissions nothing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1705276308316463543)  2023-09-22T17:42Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@DavidNdii @SakajaJohnson Reminds me I had a boss who only wore Salvatore Ferragamo ties. So one day I decided to check the price. My gawd😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1705311105310929042)  2023-09-22T20:00Z 14.9K followers, 10.3K engagements


"I recall when I was in Uni I tried to join KMUN. The club was welcoming for all but it was mostly cool kids and I was struggling to keep up. I didnt have the vibes tbh. After [--] meetings I left (I was feeling like a misfit) and I told myself I am not UN material. But Mungu ni nani"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1706245102505509316)  2023-09-25T09:51Z 20.7K followers, 11.8K engagements


"I've been around long enough to know: 1) Our politicians are not stupid about Haiti they're well briefed 2) No single Kenyan police will be going to Haiti forget the hype 3) This is purely a political game. Even the publicity is part of the plan Let's check back in Jan 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1706725212707078325)  2023-09-26T17:39Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Are telcos not covered by data protection laws Or are the laws for clubs and hustlers. Or is fine print everything I don't get how something as personal as a phone number can be so much abused by notorious ads & scams"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1707085434789024199)  2023-09-27T17:30Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"People keep complaining that what supermarkets are selling isnt real honey. But what do you expect when you're looking at price Real honey will not sell at those prices. The real issue here is KE consumer protection enforcement. Adulterated goods wouldn't pass off as real goods"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1707735306290491826)  2023-09-29T12:33Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Traveled to the beautiful Swiss city of Frauenfeld to attend my friend's wedding. We met in [----] as colleagues at Strathmore Kenya. Later went for vacation together in Arusha before he left Kenya. And today I get to attend his Swiss wedding. Friendship is a gift"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1708075352206061754)  2023-09-30T11:04Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"A memo to Twitter intelligentsia. They are mostly academics here on Twitter who often comment on culture and politics. They know how any country should be run only they've never run any administrative unit or belonged to any political party or engaged directly in politics. But they know everything (and for them everything is wrong). They are the know it all of Twitter. I follow a few and they can't stand criticism or anything that doesn't fit their thought process. My biggest grudge with these folks is that they are notorious for pissing on other people's work especially if they don't agree."  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1708484057036718264)  2023-10-01T14:08Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"UBS has settled with Mozambique over the 2bn tuna bond fraud that wrecked the country. The trial was set to start this week. Mozambique was seeking $1.5bn in damages"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1708485869018009828)  2023-10-01T14:15Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements


"@SaraStevano @IsabellaMWeber @FT this is a debate I follow closely: whether 'Global South' should be used Similarly is the use of 'Sub-Saharan Africa'. I like the maturity of the article because it is not one of the disparaging strong stand on the use or not of the term - it attempts to engage. Thanks Sara"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1708532985044115521)  2023-10-01T17:23Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Katalin whose work I admire has just won the [----] Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1708783729903128861)  2023-10-02T09:59Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@ehdande Edwin I get your point but this is not the market responding to data. Which data This is market sentiment (which is perfectly fine) but the market risk pricing is broken for most emerging economies incl. Kenya. Fundamentals (data) are far from this kind of overreaction"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1709312086273073559)  2023-10-03T20:58Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"With Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi at the ongoing Building Bridges Summit on aligning finance with sustainability for both public and private financiers. @BBridgesCH"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1709491024605626622)  2023-10-04T08:49Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"This gentleman asked an important question (quoting verbatim): How do we get to net zero when emissions are correlated to GDP by [---] and resource use correlated by [--]. How do we practically reduce emissions without killing the economic growth needed to tackle poverty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1709840423915532784)  2023-10-05T07:58Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Sorry to burst the bubble but the idea that it is Kenya's formally employed workforce carrying the economy is totally not true The informal sector contributes to our tax revenue much more than the formal workforce. And btw this is without counting their indirect income tax"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1710201946307436598)  2023-10-06T07:54Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@DonaldBKipkorir But Don are you fair to compare town cities in Nairobi with Swiss village towns Swiss town cities are nothing like this. We should be comparing with Swiss non-capital cities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1710725195328000349)  2023-10-07T18:34Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Awesome to see Kelvin Kiptum's new marathon world record being said to be about his shoes. They said the same about Kipchoge that it was about his new Nike shoes (despite him dominating marathons since 2014). I bet Kenya is lucky to be the only place where these shoes are sold"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1711293996180353323)  2023-10-09T08:14Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"My prediction No. [--]. The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Claudia Goldin for her work on womens labour market outcomes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1711322389387088091)  2023-10-09T10:07Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Contraceptives: The Power of the Pill (My toast to this year's Nobel Prize) Claudia Goldin this year's Nobel Prize winner in Economics shed light on how the pill was a gamechanger for women's participation in economic life. [--] Birth Control Revolution: The contraceptive pill only approved in [----] initially targeted married women. However Goldin's research highlighted its rapid spread among young single women in the late '60s. [--] Women's Economic Liberation: As the pill became accessible to more women it catalyzed a remarkable shift. It empowered women to make informed choices about when to have"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1711332947062645219)  2023-10-09T10:49Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"It is easy to notice the spotlight on transforming multilateral development banks at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in #Marrakech. Last month our coauthored Project Syndicate Op-Ed delved into MDB reforms and unlocking Africa's climate finance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1711653719937302888)  2023-10-10T08:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Trust economists to argue - and fight - over the choice of the Nobel Prize winner every year. PS: Consensus wouldn't be desirable either"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1711744245734703416)  2023-10-10T14:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Anyone has a graph with Kenya's: 1) credit to GDP and 2) savings to GDP Both before & after interest rate caps for banks"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1712103129678786750)  2023-10-11T13:49Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@AmbokoJH I agree💯. Kenya and other African countries are solvent but if we mismanage the liquidity crisis then insolvency is not too far off"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1712398657767502165)  2023-10-12T09:23Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"As if research is not demanding enough😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1714551957401076173)  2023-10-18T08:00Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Here is a link to the paper"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1714552756118110302)  2023-10-18T08:03Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements


"When I am looking at the state of the economy over a long period of time there are three things I look out for: 1) exchange rate 2) real disposable income (purchasing power) 3) dependency ratio (btn income earners and their dependents) These numbers you cant lie for long"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1714668920269860921)  2023-10-18T15:45Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This political ad was sent to mailboxes by one of Switzerland's major political parties. Notice the [--] images: The X is black pple huddled on the ground with faces exposed. The tick is a white family relaxing on the prairie. A lot of racist urges will be awakened in this election"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1714953498532458579)  2023-10-19T10:35Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@DavidNdii @JosephEStiglitz @Martin_M_Guzman @ishacdiwan So should we expect HIPC 2.0"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1715088835107807632)  2023-10-19T19:33Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It's great to see the African Football League (AFL) being hyped with the match btn Simba SC and Al Ahly SC. This is what we aspire to see of African football. It's awesome to see Arsene Wenger in Tanzania too"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1715397094112907285)  2023-10-20T15:58Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I am watching Suits because I never finished and for a moment Brian Mwenda comes to mind because why not. Although the real Mike Ross is brilliant in his ways😅"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1716081382680576329)  2023-10-22T13:17Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements


"4 yrs ago I won the St Gallen Wings of Excellence Award. The most prestigious essay competition in the world. That was a key moment for me and I am always grateful to God for his grace"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1716154499096518788)  2023-10-22T18:08Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Here is a link to the essay. It was on sustainable finance And here is a video I did about the award and the essay"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1716176814551240711)  2023-10-22T19:36Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements


"@BaldwinRE @voxeu @cepr_org @ecb Thanks for sharing. We did a similar study for Kenya (studying both temperature & precipitation). We found [--] key results: 1) Agri is the key channel of physical risk (feeds into food prices) 2) Manufacturing & utilities sectors increasingly key for transition risk (energy prices)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1716359882742370372)  2023-10-23T07:44Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"A while back I fell and this cut short my running. After weeks of healing yesterday I resumed my runs. Nothing prepared me for the pain that would follow today"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1716398568972398745)  2023-10-23T10:18Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Listening to Jeff Frankel deliver the Robert Mundell lecture on "Systematic Managed Floating" FX rate regimes. It's a convincing idea at best entertaining at least. Great lecture"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1717952705782571112)  2023-10-27T17:13Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements


"USD to KES hit [---]. Which means we can go back to doing the old mental math of I USD = [---]. Just do that and add half"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718286964493824511)  2023-10-28T15:21Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"1Tr domestic debt redemption is some really messed up sh*t. Borrowing is not even an option. We have to if we're to stay afloat. Uhurus debt legacy nightmare. A trillion domestic redemption in [----]. Its a miracle weve not defaulted. Foreign redemptions double in [----]. If US rates dont ease for markets to open for frontier economiesits a wing and a prayer. Over to you churchgoers. https://t.co/P0noP5U7D1 Uhurus debt legacy nightmare. A trillion domestic redemption in [----]. Its a miracle weve not defaulted. Foreign redemptions double in [----]. If US rates dont ease for markets to open for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718571372861943998)  2023-10-29T10:11Z 21.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@DavidNdii Of course some will say 'cut expenditure and wastage' and I agree. But that won't fix it. When your national revenue is 2.4Tr and your debt redemption is 1.2Tr (1/2 revenue) and interest is 600B (1/4 revenue) you have no choice but to borrow to remain afloat"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718575174943998336)  2023-10-29T10:27Z 21.8K followers, 36.5K engagements


"Can we first fix the embarrassment that is our airport customer service before talking of visa free entry. Ama where will these pple be entering from Tuache international jokes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718637166455042201)  2023-10-29T14:33Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"We all interpret government policy differently but friend you cant be comparing bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) with slavery. Either you dont understand BLAs (respectfully) or you're trivialising slavery. Or both. The two are not comparables - no matter the lens you look at. If you ever wondered how Africans ended up as slaves all over the world here is the present days example when he said they will sign a deal with Saudi Arabia that is money there that the regime is going to receive to sell people.whatever happens to them once they are there If you ever wondered how Africans ended up as"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718683711586070821)  2023-10-29T17:38Z 20.4K followers, [----] engagements


"KNBS latest statistics 1) Average Kenya salary is 73K in private sector and 70K in public sector. Average doesnt account for the huge disparities in job groups 2) Formal sector has 3.2m jobs & the informal 16m. 19m+ total workforce 3) Private sector is 66% of all formal jobs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718933272908927138)  2023-10-30T10:10Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"Highest paid in private sector is international organisations. Average salary is [------] Outside international organisations highest paid (electricity gas supply etc) is KES 182K Tied closely are financial services banking & insurance sector at KES 181K 2/n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1718938950205596071)  2023-10-30T10:32Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements


"It matters where a government spends its limited resources. Imagine trying to get pple to declare their new phones at JKIA when government itself is procuring items worth 86k at 400k so officials eat commissions. This is where government should be focusing not JKIA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1719423252156629104)  2023-10-31T18:37Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"I am convinced one metric we need to track more in this economy is dependency ratio. Income disparity is high taxes are high inflation is high and I am worried by the consumption burden that No/Low Income households have to bear to survive. High dependency affects everyone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1719430505571962978)  2023-10-31T19:05Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"The Springboks rugby win could easily become a political moment for South Africa. Siya Kolisi & team have the power to engineer socioeconomic change through their national appeal. May this moment not go to waste"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1720368073423585747)  2023-11-03T09:11Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements


""we shed light on the dire challenges posed by the ongoing floods in Mandera County. " You shed light to who You are the leadership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1721466034375233742)  2023-11-06T09:54Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"We kept saying this - the shilling was mispriced. Now with oil prices expected to increase sharply and the exchange rate being let to adjust correctly expect the shilling to weaken even further against the dollar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1721516360717471768)  2023-11-06T13:14Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"There is a way to announce policy changes or expectations. You don't randomly say as minister of Energy that you read an article and fuel prices could go to [---]. The economy sometimes responds to expectations much more than it does to facts. That statement was callous in my view"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1721774567172047249)  2023-11-07T06:20Z 15.5K followers, 10.2K engagements


"Singapore affordable housing (that worked)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1721789225199133124)  2023-11-07T07:18Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"@AmbokoJH While I agree with @DavidNdii I have one issue. These are critical assurances and conversations that should be happening on a national mass platform not just in such a convening. Treasury is really under communicating on such an important issue"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1721891747125661749)  2023-11-07T14:05Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements


"There is a problem with gvt assuming Kenyans abroad have endless money. The average full time salary in the UK is [----]. Remove taxes and it's [----] or less and family rent alone + food is 80%. A Kenyan who's an average wage earner would NEVER afford kids citizenship Are you a Kenyan living abroad Your child who is born abroad will pay Ksh. [---] million to become a permanent resident in Kenya. Ksh. [------] processing fees and Ksh. [-------] issuance fees. Absolute madness by some genius idiots serving the Government of Kenya punishing https://t.co/ppnkJbN50r Are you a Kenyan living abroad Your"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1722309483706069231)  2023-11-08T17:45Z 20.4K followers, 13.1K engagements


"A revised update on the economy: The exchange rate is now costing us 3Bn a day In the first [--] months of FY2023/24 Kenya's external debt increased by Kes 382.6Bn just on account of FX. This means depreciation is now costing us more - 3.1Bn every day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1724732900929663300)  2023-11-15T10:15Z 14.8K followers, 25.3K engagements


".@TIME has named Pres William Ruto to the inaugural #TIME100CLIMATE recognizing [---] most innovative leaders driving climate action. He is named alongside other world leaders like Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and billionaire Bill Gates Full list"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1725187973946208284)  2023-11-16T16:24Z 14.8K followers, 25.1K engagements


"Remember when converting USD to KES was simply multiplying by [---] Then we reached where converting GBP to KES is multiplying by [---]. Soon it might be the Swiss Franc at 200"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1725508815309676989)  2023-11-17T13:38Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"World oil prices have been dropping last [--] months. To claim that world oil prices have been rising and that is why local fuel prices are not coming down is not being factual. Meanwhile Kenya Power is being mismanaged"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1725861168508506560)  2023-11-18T12:59Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"For the record I am not in support of a State Capture Commission as it stands. Our current political climate has ZERO capacity to support a credible outcome. At best the Commission will be used to sanitize all state brokers & tenderpreneurs currently in office"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1726593852520497563)  2023-11-20T13:30Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"Seeing such photos we need to stop kizungu mingi international politics and fix basics as a country. Fixing roads doesn't even require a cabinet paper or sijui multilateral cooperation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1726980706956697839)  2023-11-21T15:07Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements


"@CPA_Amkoah KNBS website or just Google"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1728140633200795830)  2023-11-24T19:56Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements


"How the Cavs celebrated LeBron James was simply amazing. So much decorum in sports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1728764104238682226)  2023-11-26T13:14Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements


"Can we first know the land prices on which these parastatals sit on. KICC for instance even before we discuss the buying price of the buildings facilities & operations. Pple could be setting up to buy prime government land at a discount in the name of privatisation"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1729431915965366544)  2023-11-28T09:27Z 14.9K followers, 25K engagements


"Hi @DavidNdii. Have you published the annual CEA report for the ended year Pls share"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1730140074954649686)  2023-11-30T08:21Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Wakenya msome hii. Forewarned is forearmed"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1730169409866453218)  2023-11-30T10:18Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"The consumer price index (CPI) is what captures the price of consumer goods within an economy. Here is Kenya's CPI data from KNBS. But recently we are being told that the cost of living is reducing. Where How Just look at the trend in CPI in the last year. Watu si wajinga bwana"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1730596029496430650)  2023-12-01T14:33Z 19.3K followers, 29K engagements


"Inflation decreased from 6.9% in Oct to 6.8% in Nov but this does not equate to a reduction in the cost of living. A drop in inflation simply means prices are increasing at a slower pace compared to the prices one year ago"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1730597153679049077)  2023-12-01T14:38Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In summary cost of living is STILL increasing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1730598320265953632)  2023-12-01T14:42Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"Today FT will announce the FT Business Book of the Year [----]. Among the [--] shortlisted titles is Elon Musk's biography. Initially it was unlisted but judges exercised their right to call in a book for consideration given how much it quickly resonated post-launch"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1731570166524154146)  2023-12-04T07:04Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"@Shel_Kariuki Yes. Very familiar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1731760664295690650)  2023-12-04T19:41Z 14.9K followers, [--] engagements


"John Kerry at COP28 commenting on democracy and his optimism that governments will tackle global warming. "Democracy is like sex" he said"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1732017058576044363)  2023-12-05T12:40Z 14.9K followers, [---] engagements


"The CBK has decided to raise the Central Bank Rate (CBR) from 10.5% to 12.5%. Quite a steep increase in the reference interest rate. Inflationary pressures persist"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1732053113081635184)  2023-12-05T15:03Z 19.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@AmbokoJH I'm glad this discussion is back up on what is the optimal level of taxing alcohol and cigarettes. I had raised this and shared this paper. It remains one of the best studies on optimal taxation of beer in Kenya"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1732183480807706861)  2023-12-05T23:41Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements


"In light of CBK's decision yesterday to raise the CBR by 200bp other economists also remain hawkish that the Fed will not cut rates until mid 2024"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1732425163986329964)  2023-12-06T15:42Z 15K followers, [----] engagements


"I am glad when I see pple call out brands for demanding free labour. A top Kenyan law firm reached out to me to assist with reviewing climate change laws; they wanted a climate finance specialist. When I asked about terms they pulled that giving back to society card. I declined"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1732738254259040469)  2023-12-07T12:26Z 15K followers, 39.4K engagements


"Last month CEO of Australia's 2nd largest telco Optus resigned after massive outage In Texas [--] board members of power operator ERCOT resigned due to prolonged outage In Taiwan the chair of gas supplier CPC Corp resigned after massive blackout But for JKIA it's all vibes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1733920132336881690)  2023-12-10T18:42Z 15.1K followers, 24.9K engagements


"We have a new article published on London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) @AfricaAtLSE. African Central Banks can help build low-carbon and green economies. Written with @joefeyertag & @Pierre_Monnin. Link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2023/12/13/african-central-banks-can-help-build-low-carbon-and-green-economies/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2023/12/13/african-central-banks-can-help-build-low-carbon-and-green-economies/"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1734888215436292600)  2023-12-13T10:49Z 19.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Sasa kila mtu Kenya ni engineer wa stima. Juzi tu we were constitutional lawyers after the ruling on housing levy. Alafu January tukuwe immigration officials visa free ikianza. Ukiskia wakisema hakuna mkate ngumu mbele ya chai sisi KOT ndio hiyo chai😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1734992452522586208)  2023-12-13T17:43Z 15K followers, [----] engagements


"Sometimes you're eager to contribute to public debate on national issues like fuel prices with a global economic perspective. But when the debate shifts to personal attacks and trivialization of the matter you just step back because at that point no one is really listening"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1735714626661122310)  2023-12-15T17:33Z 15.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Countries are so different in terms of tolerance. In Kenya we always have this debate whether loud places like Quiver Lounge should be allowed in residentials. In Switzerland one of the hearsays you quickly get told is not to flush your toilet after 10pm to avoid causing nuisance"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1736029565686878601)  2023-12-16T14:24Z 15.1K followers, [----] engagements


"Hi @DavidNdii: The US Council of Economic Advisors advises POTUS on econ policy & publishes annual report. Other countries advisory councils do the same & make their reports public- France UK etc. Any reports yet by your Presidential Council of Economic Advisors @CEAdvisorsKE"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1736708128110940627)  2023-12-18T11:20Z 15.5K followers, 113.5K engagements


"I listened to the President talk about privatization of state-owned agencies eg Postbank. We may differ on mechanism but I fully agree with selling off some of these agencies some of which are just mismanaged assets & a cash drain. I am fully onboard with the privatization agenda"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1736735123893043628)  2023-12-18T13:08Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements


"Please take these pple to Kenya School of Government (KSG) as part of orientation into cabinet. It will save us a lot of drama. A CS cannot talk this way of a sovereign state on national TV. He even goes ahead to *disparagingly* compare it to Kajiado County. Totally uncalled for"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1736856279312732580)  2023-12-18T21:09Z 15.2K followers, 25K engagements


"@kipmurkomen @ahmednasirlaw Dear CS a straightforward APOLOGY is a sign of strength. Don't skirt around like this it never works. Go for an actual sincere apology; otherwise expect an avalanche of damage"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1737017738504143035)  2023-12-19T07:51Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements


"We need a national show on public finance. I'm not talking abt a business show or analyst interviews. But a show that will perfectly educate on all key aspects of our public finance from the law (Chpt [--] of Constitution etc) to agencies (eg KRA) to diff roles (eg Parliament) etc"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1737148371977068771)  2023-12-19T16:30Z 15.2K followers, 17.4K engagements


"When IMF concluded its visit to Ethiopia in October a statement was issued as is standard practice. In case you dont know it a "homegrown economic reform agenda" is not all fun and games. It's time for Addis to buckle up and it's time for Nairobi to watch and learn"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1739651686409396237)  2023-12-26T14:17Z 15.5K followers, 30.6K engagements


"@WehliyeMohamed Inaitwa kuchizi. It's a crazy kink to want your government to default. I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences. I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1739904612042235938)  2023-12-27T07:02Z 15.5K followers, 17.3K engagements


"@nderi_j But what would a post-default economy be Maybe we shouldnt treat gvt solvency and a thriving economy as mutually exclusive"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1739909139055145213)  2023-12-27T07:20Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@rodrikdani Good suggestion. I am surprised though that you are ambivalent to "Global South". I am ambivalent to both but I would consider "emerging markets"or even "frontier markets" less problematic from a relative standpoint"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1740078255242195051)  2023-12-27T18:32Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements


"@nderi_j *As a last resort. We can avoid it"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1740320161696231752)  2023-12-28T10:33Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


"Maybe now we need to see a strike of the teetotallers who are in support of higher beer excise tax. Mnajionanga werevu sana. President @WilliamsRuto's revolutionary affordable housing program receiving overwhelming stamp of approval from Kenyans as majority low income earners staged a lap of honour at the Nairobi CBD in support of the Housing Levy. Kudos https://t.co/tJivgqsBGt President @WilliamsRuto's revolutionary affordable housing program receiving overwhelming stamp of approval from Kenyans as majority low income earners staged a lap of honour at the Nairobi CBD in support of the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1740377513313054766)  2023-12-28T14:21Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"I have still never understood how the media stopped tallying because it wasnt going as per their expectations. How is this even possible in a free country unless they were coerced And dont tell me a real tally was impossible because we did it ourselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1740691803764920619)  2023-12-29T11:10Z 15.5K followers, 15.8K engagements


"This year I attended a talk by Jeff Frankel on "Systematic Managed Floating". A clear FX policy where you allow for FX rate movements in part & use reserves in part. I would rather more countries do it than trying to artificially prop up exchange rate and exhausting reserves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1740711534635208893)  2023-12-29T12:29Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements


"@DavidNdii Although we dropped ball on some aspects that influence market sentiment eg. liquidity and reserves. Eg. we dropped one rank in the Absa Financial Markets Index 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1741070106132660293)  2023-12-30T12:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Happy new year to you too Prime Minister. From today the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK. In [----] were already delivering for the British people. From today the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK. In [----] were already delivering for the British people"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1741795563366973476)  2024-01-01T12:16Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Governor @SakajaJohnson - Glad to see the new rollout of a single Unified Business Permit (UBP) by Nairobi City County. I can help Nairobi City County come up with a single permit pricing MATRIX. A matrix where you select applicable business classes & immediately it tells you the permit price to be paid. It means less hustle for businesses but also no revenue loss by the county. Ifikie Sakaja. 1/ I can help Nairobi City County come up with a single permit pricing MATRIX. A matrix where you select applicable business classes & immediately it tells you the permit price to be paid. It means less"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1741810796311507425)  2024-01-01T13:17Z 15.5K followers, 19.1K engagements


"@kipmurkomen CS Murkomen has just said 'Mwalimu wa math hapa ni wapi'😂 Jokes and criticism aside this is a great explanation for the Expressway toll increase. But more importantly the tone is respectful of citizens. This is what public engagement should be like - sets the right tone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1741858992878432409)  2024-01-01T16:28Z 15.5K followers, 38.8K engagements


"@nderi_j There is one wealth tax I support though - property tax (on land acreage above a set limit). It spurs capital production lowers housing prices kills speculation. The true value of land as a factor of production comes from productive use of land not just ownership"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742195111461622133)  2024-01-02T14:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@DonaldBKipkorir The [--] countries you mention: Botswana Mauritius Namibia & Seychelles have very good macro-financial resilience. Prosperity loves company. This is from a piece of work I did on African countries and their climate needs vs their macroeconomic stability"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1742236959395770605)  2024-01-02T17:30Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Everything is working right except for a few corrupt judges standing in the way of double-digit growth and reduced cost of living. Deal with the judges and everything is sorted Singapore style. Must be nice finding simple solutions to complex problems"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1742306854355513557)  2024-01-02T22:08Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements


"This statement appears to kowtow to the President. It wants to reaffirm the independence of the Judiciary but at the same time avoid hurting the President's feelings. If the JSC cannot issue a statement fearlessly how will they even resist succumbing to Executive demands JSC Public Statement https://t.co/4EhSkvSN9a JSC Public Statement https://t.co/4EhSkvSN9a"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1742563614760849703)  2024-01-03T15:08Z 20.4K followers, 16.5K engagements


"Someone is surprised there are times I support KK gvt and there are times I call them out. So let me clarify: If you insist on reading tweets from a pro-govt/anti-govt approach you are going to have a tough time. Ours is to hold them to account on both the right & the wrong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742627428764090569)  2024-01-03T19:22Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@TheWiperParty @skmusyoka Kalonzo first joined Parliament in [----] almost 40yrs now. Became KANU Organizing Secretary in [----]. He is the definition of true political longevity😅"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1742853004661772542)  2024-01-04T10:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"@nderi_j Wewe wacha zako😂😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743191019561033956)  2024-01-05T08:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements


"Kenya must deepen its Economic Diplomacy. Recent global crises and geopolitical realignments e.g. COVID-19 global inflation Russia invasion etc have demonstrated that countries MUST reassess their priorities. Geopolitical issues such as US-China trade wars and the vaccine inequity at the peak of COVID-19 showed us that nations must assess their own industrial capabilities their overreliance on other nations their food security their energy security and other economic interdependencies. In this context economic diplomacy has become super critical for Kenya as an emerging economy. While other"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1743212232870158692)  2024-01-05T10:05Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Pension scheme scandal - [------] fake claimants 67.9b total - Pple irregularly enrolled 556m - Paid before registration 27m - Paid before retirement 1.6b - Pple without KRA PINs 44b - Pple with shared ID cards 153m - Shared bank accounts 21b - Not in pension scheme 492m Pension scheme fraud: Auditor General says Ksh67B stolen through fake payments. Audit report: Ksh44.07B irregularly paid to [------] claimants. [-----] claimants with shared accounts received Ksh21B #FridayNight @lillian_muli https://t.co/h81bxoPRJb Pension scheme fraud: Auditor General says Ksh67B stolen through fake payments."  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1743346538586296525)  2024-01-05T18:59Z 19.2K followers, 68.6K engagements


"Full story reported"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1743348856937472326)  2024-01-05T19:08Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Just to show you how corruption is a mockery of our institutions. EACC reports recovering 26.65B in assets since [----] and the recent pension scandal is 67B. Just ONE scandal alone is worth 2.5X the amt ever recovered by a fully-funded fully-staffed anticorruption agency in 20yrs"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1743411616001999096)  2024-01-05T23:18Z 15.5K followers, 20.4K engagements


"When Katt Williams said Winners are not allowed to allow losers to rewrite history" I knew it's over😂"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743593937904738374)  2024-01-06T11:22Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Remittances are a vital lifeline for households in developing countries especially the poorest"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1743629201322709470)  2024-01-06T13:42Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"Why require an ETA for countries that initially required no visa to Kenya It's like having a faulty kitchen drainage and you install a new one to deal with the backlog of dirty dishes. But then you demand even the clean ones must be cleaned again "so everything uses same system""  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1744033115218092233)  2024-01-07T16:27Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"The Deputy Speaker of one arm of gvt (Legislature) is promising the Head of one arm of gvt (Executive) that she and other footsoldiers will deal with the other arm of gvt (Judiciary). Hii Kenya kuboeka ni kujitakia😂 We shall deal with the Judiciary - Gladys Shollei https://t.co/cNPqCQ8AKm We shall deal with the Judiciary - Gladys Shollei https://t.co/cNPqCQ8AKm"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1744038137116893672)  2024-01-07T16:47Z 15.5K followers, 75.5K engagements


"@RBKoopman @SKMajune Congrats Socrates"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1744489758569455995)  2024-01-08T22:42Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements


"On this I disagree. Article [---] of the Constitution does not delink the Treasury from Cabinet Secretary of Finance. Even in jurisdictions with Head of Treasury (eg US) there is no separate Minister same to the Chancellor in the UK. Our Public Finance law is not like Australia's OMTATAH: We must make Treasury independent from the Executive. Busia Senator Okiya Omtata says Kenya can be liberated if Chapters [--] & [--] of the Constitution are implemented. #TheSituationRoom @OkiyaOmtatah https://t.co/rohvr2oEii OMTATAH: We must make Treasury independent from the Executive. Busia Senator Okiya Omtata"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1744663334908022902)  2024-01-09T10:12Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"If I speak I'll be called a hater😂 But this country has proper public debt experts bwana. Let's give them such platforms to share factual informed insights so the public can be well informed on such critical pubic finance matters. WANJIGI: Debt default is coming in [----]. #TheSituationRoom .@JimiWanjigi https://t.co/FoNI0hqmTO WANJIGI: Debt default is coming in [----]. #TheSituationRoom .@JimiWanjigi https://t.co/FoNI0hqmTO"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1744672161124483116)  2024-01-09T10:47Z 15.5K followers, 39.6K engagements


"@Kipyegon_Faith Happy birthday Faith Thank you for always making us proud as a nation and always lifting our spirits high up Have a joyous birthday🎉"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1745054769452925284)  2024-01-10T12:07Z [--] followers, [----] engagements


"The shilling has really lost against major world currencies in the last one year. By 28% to the dollar over the last year and 40% to the Swiss Franc. So likely this depreciation will continue as high interest rates prevail in advanced markets and as the Eurobond falls due in June"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1745416012760240417)  2024-01-11T12:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"The shilling has depreciated much against major world currencies in the last year. By 28% to the dollar and up to 40% to the Swiss Franc. It's likely this depreciation will continue as high interest rates prevail in advanced markets and as the $2b Eurobond falls due in June"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1745420738952093867)  2024-01-11T12:21Z 15.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@SingoeiAKorir I'm no international law/IHL expert so I will ask a qn instead. Are the two approaches mentioned mutually exclusive: ICJ vs political organs of the UN Can both be effectively engaged or is it preferable to pick one vs the other and why @Harrison_Otty @wa_nciko @memmomammet"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1745543956325097806)  2024-01-11T20:31Z 15.6K followers, [----] engagements


"@DonaldBKipkorir @elonmusk Don as you await Elon to call your ticket number send at least [---] followers my way so I can get to 1000😅"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1745546345039941744)  2024-01-11T20:40Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"@jmosoro @joefeyertag @Pierre_Monnin @GRI_LSE The question you raise has been a key area for the ECB exactly trying to decouple inflation into the energy components and thinking of climate policy as a means to help with energy price stabilization. On the MP I think this borders on the UMP side and maybe even rethinking MP"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1745741280284446858)  2024-01-12T09:35Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"KK is more centre-left than centre-right. From the gvt's policies and President's remarks KK sees itself as being centre-left social democrats. It is a more left-leaning gvt that is anything but centre-right. Why is our woke left having such a hard time coming to terms with the reality that KK is a centre-right administration in the KANU mould Why is our woke left having such a hard time coming to terms with the reality that KK is a centre-right administration in the KANU mould"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1746197634103070903)  2024-01-13T15:48Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"It's been a week of enjoying snowy views. Photo taken on an evening walk. #Switzerland"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1746207746398065134)  2024-01-13T16:29Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit we wrote an Oped in Project Syndicate with Dr @MMohieldin27 & @BogoloKenewendo on closing the climate finance gap in Africa. Takeaway: Proposed [--] bold reforms for meeting the climate financing needs. Link: 5/n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1747979265432301627)  2024-01-18T13:48Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Wrote a blog for World Economic Forum @wef following the work on SDG investment. Written with James Zhan Bruno Casella & Remi Vine. Takeaway: Proposed a package of [--] solutions to accelerate SDG investment in developing countries and close the gap. 6/n"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1747979268137550240)  2024-01-18T13:48Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"That was a fantastic game #AFCON"  
[X Link](https://x.com/anyuser/status/1748103006497759365)  2024-01-18T22:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements


"The flopped G-to-G oil deal is there to remind us that exchange rates are prices. Within a market prices are a result of supply & demand market mechanisms (sometimes with distortions eg hoarding collusion monopoly power). But ultimately you cant 'fix' the exchange rate itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748329480697892938)  2024-01-19T13:00Z 15.8K followers, 16.1K engagements


"One thing to add: The public comms on the G-to-G deal also fell short. Instead of asking us to judge the success of the deal by the steadying FX rate (as was communicated) the correct qn would be to ask what the FX rate would be without the deal That difference is what matters"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748339929795461496)  2024-01-19T13:41Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements


"AFCON Commentator: "Gambia has brought their own cook to avoid the food poisoning they suffered during AFCON [----] in Cameroon. Last I spoke to him he said so far so good.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748440137854296115)  2024-01-19T20:19Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"Africa country statistics. - AFCON teams rep 65% Africa population - Almost 25% of Africa is in [--] countries - 30% of Africa are in [--] countries - [--] countries cover 50% - The rest 50% are distributed in [--] countries"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748457711170212177)  2024-01-19T21:29Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"There is a lesson to learn in how the Namibian Presidency handles its social media comms. Earlier this week it was their brilliant statement on Germany in the ICJ case. And now this on the President's health. Statement on the Health of President @hagegeingob The Head of State of the Republic of Namibia H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob has premised public office and effective governance on processes systems and institutions that are geared towards transparency and accountability including https://t.co/i342u9lpk7 Statement on the Health of President @hagegeingob The Head of State of the Republic of"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748631247402758592)  2024-01-20T08:59Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"I saw a tweet by the Health CS calling for nurses to go work abroad and I think context really matters. I am a huge supporter of labor mobility but I think the CS should be the last person championing this. Here is an extract from the 'Kenya Health Facility Census' 2023"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1748646266123301265)  2024-01-20T09:58Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Our economic reforms must balance btn fiscal policy goals and actual social impact kwa ground. There are real trade-offs in a structural adjustment program. What we dont want is survive an economic storm that leaves us with depressed growth and more inequality"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1750134672384839868)  2024-01-24T12:33Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"There are [--] challenges facing African economies and they are somewhat interconnected: 1) Funding squeeze & dried up markets 2) Slowed growth & sluggish recovery 3) High inflation & FX deprecation 4) Debt burden & default risk 5) Geo tensions & instability Qn is: What will give"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1750520622978097585)  2024-01-25T14:06Z 19.7K followers, [----] engagements


"Finished reading the dissenting opinion of Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde. In sum she said: 1) Israel-vs-Palestine is a historical & political issue; not for judicial settlement by the Court 2) Israel violated International Humanitarian Law (IHL) but not the Genocide Convention"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1750986538110902666)  2024-01-26T20:58Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements


"I was reading some research pieces on the context of Femicide in Kenya and found this book chapter by one Stephen Muthoka which was quite something. This writing has some good "quotable quotes" on the femicide situation in Kenya. A thread. 1/N"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1751288038443901216)  2024-01-27T16:56Z 15.6K followers, 115.2K engagements


"The use of social media (and in this case Twitter/X) shows how traumatic experiences are being viewed and remembered in Kenyan society today. Kenyans denounce the silencing of femicide and GBV cases in formal courts where in most instances these cases are deemed private. 10/N"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1751288059969040631)  2024-01-27T16:56Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements


"Often when a woman goes to report some of these cases she is told Hii ni mambo ya nyumbani these are family matters. Social media has been instrumental in bringing these cases to the public knowledge and ensuring that justice is served in the formal courts. 11/N"  
[X Link](https://x.com/reubenmuhindi/status/1751289658195976351)  2024-01-27T17:02Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

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@reubenmuhindi Avatar @reubenmuhindi Reuben Wambui🏇🏿

Reuben Wambui🏇🏿 posts on X about kenya, finance, nairobi, countries the most. They currently have [------] followers and [----] posts still getting attention that total [----------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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Social topic influence kenya, finance, nairobi, countries, singapore, debt, money, if you, investment, inflation

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Top assets mentioned Credit Suisse Group (CS)

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"ThREAD This Wells Fargo story is crazy. Once I worked at Credit Suisse 2nd largest Swiss bank as only non-EU & only Black summer hire. Coz labour laws say 1st Swiss then check EU & if you cant find talent check non-EU and I got it. Its NOT about talent Its barriers 1/N Wells Fargo CEO: "While it might sound like an excuse the unfortunate reality is that there is a very limited pool of black talent to recruit from." https://t.co/vKcWwUDBWd Wells Fargo CEO: "While it might sound like an excuse the unfortunate reality is that there is a very limited pool of black talent to recruit from.""
X Link 2020-09-23T15:54Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements

"Just googled USD KES fx rate. See the trend line. Kuna shida"
X Link 2020-11-30T12:07Z 20.7K followers, [--] engagements

"An investment firm in Nairobi aggressively pushing a 24% return fund: - Team's experience mostly treasury & traditional securities - Limited record in commodities & alternative investments - Investor pool mostly individuals not institutional clients I think I am saying enough"
X Link 2020-12-07T10:14Z 20.5K followers, [--] engagements

"I am very happy for Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala but Im really tired of this black woman headlines. We see it. Say her name and stick to her credentials https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/05/business/wto-nigeria-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/index.html https://amp-cnn-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.cnn.com/cnn/2021/02/05/business/wto-nigeria-ngozi-okonjo-iweala/index.html"
X Link 2021-02-06T18:26Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements

"One day we shall talk about the national craze of buying 50x100 sized plots not driven much by market fundamentals but by hope and good vibes of future prospects"
X Link 2021-08-19T06:29Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"Are we looking at an Evergrande boomerang in the property market If this crash spills over into the US equity market its going everywhere. Super scary"
X Link 2021-09-21T11:37Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements

"In [----] I wrote an essay on global sustainable finance that won the St. Gallen Wings of Excellence award that year. I urged the formation of a central standard body on sustainability. I called it IASSB (see pic). Today the IFRS has announced formation of ISSB. Dreams come true"
X Link 2021-11-03T11:46Z 21K followers, [---] engagements

"I think the challenge to hitting $1Bn sooner is the FX rate Kenya's Safaricom's M-Pesa casually almost hitting $1B in revenues soon. Respect. https://t.co/2EfrYabZTe Kenya's Safaricom's M-Pesa casually almost hitting $1B in revenues soon. Respect. https://t.co/2EfrYabZTe"
X Link 2022-05-13T07:34Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements

"We are regressing as a country in financial inclusion by heavily charging SMALL investors. CDSC has announced effective 15th July there will be an account maintenance fee of KES [---] a month. KES [----] is a huge portion of many retail portfolios. This is regressive"
X Link 2022-05-16T13:43Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements

"What I'm yet to figure out with the MPESA GlobalPay is the exchange rate component: What FX rate is used and who is offering the rate What if MPESA made it possible to have multiple currency accounts on MPESA. This way one doesn't need FX rate conversion when using Global Pay"
X Link 2022-06-03T07:26Z 20.9K followers, [--] engagements

"Faith Kipyegon wins the Diamond League 1500m final. Thank you Faith for putting Kenya on the map again"
X Link 2022-09-08T18:14Z 20.6K followers, [--] engagements

"When Tidjane Thiam was CEO of Credit Suisse he was given diff names on diff occasions 1) Positive news: French-Ivorian 2) Very Positive: French 3) Negative news: Ivorian (Ivory Coast) Same with black footballers too. When they dont perform they're no longer French or Belgian"
X Link 2022-09-18T15:31Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements

"USD to KES has hit [---] in banks. My [--] reflections 1) I hope our Fx is a fully floating rate 2) Why: When a country moves from fixed to floating there is a sudden sharp rise in Fx volatility 3) Therefore If what we have is a managed Fx the day it fully floats we might hit 150"
X Link 2022-11-01T07:32Z 20.8K followers, [---] engagements

"That sudden and sharp increase in both nominal and real exchange rate following a shift from fixed to floating exchange rate is what we call the Mussa Puzzle"
X Link 2022-11-01T07:34Z 20.8K followers, [--] engagements

"On NTV earlier today discussing the state of the economy and the foreign exchange market. @Nuru_AbdulAziz @ntvkenya"
X Link 2023-01-17T10:30Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Doesn't matter if it's JP Morgan Bank of America Wells Fargo HSBC etc. That doesnt warrant President's presence he can send a CS. Biden or the Saudi Prince would never The only logical explanation is because Kenya needs JP Morgan than JP needs Kenya (hint: int'l debt market)"
X Link 2023-02-22T05:27Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"Is Kenya's exchange rate policy a floating Fx rate as per CBK official policy or a managed float as per IMF below"
X Link 2023-03-04T09:18Z 20.8K followers, [----] engagements

"Safaricom share closed Wednesday at Sh20.90 - Lost Sh64Bn valuation from Tuesday - Interim dividend is down 9.4% - Increased exit by foreign investors Interest rate hikes in US & other advanced economies + global recession expectations driving exit in emerging & frontier markets"
X Link 2023-03-09T08:52Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"The market has refused to cooperate once again. We are really in a liquidity crunch as Ndii reiterated. Only 5B bids received out of 10B on offer"
X Link 2023-04-14T14:19Z 20.8K followers, 10K engagements

"What irks me about the inflation trend we're seeing is that a huge part is driven by price margins (profits). Recent monetary policy rate hikes has failed in protecting the average consumer & jobs are being lost regardless. Central banks should reconsider the pace of rate hikes"
X Link 2023-04-27T18:02Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"@DavidNdii I think one diff with the US is structure of Kenyan banks' balance sheets. Per the last CBK supervision report mark-to-market assets (AFS FX positions etc) were 20% of balance sheet. So unless there's run on deposits triggering sale of HTMs there is lesser mark-to-market risk"
X Link 2023-05-08T17:53Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences. Good people. Zambia defaulted. Its in receivership basically. This is debt restructuring austerity plan imposed by creditors after [--] years of negotiation. It is where we were headed with handshake brothers. We are doing the Finance bill you are fighting so as not to go there. Good people. Zambia defaulted. Its in receivership basically. This is debt restructuring austerity"
X Link 2023-06-26T10:41Z 15K followers, 49K engagements

"@jmosoro You're right on this inference. Now a follow-up: Assume our Philip's curve was broken and inflation-output gap didn't hold. I'm thinking modified Philip's curve with high expected inflation projection. Would policy neutrality still hold even with correct output gap determination"
X Link 2023-06-27T16:29Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Half the videos on maandamano is pure thuggery looting and vandalism. At a time the cost of living is already too high businesses will have to pay the cost of looting and thuggery. It is very unfortunate and the reality is that this coming tomorrow jobs will be lost"
X Link 2023-07-12T23:16Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"When I say our economy cannot afford these disruptions some pple dont like it. But truth is the means & outcomes of these disruptions do not support a lower cost of living and there's a lot of business vandalized. It is the proverbial "burn down the nation to rule over the ashes""
X Link 2023-07-12T13:37Z 15.5K followers, 19.5K engagements

"The Swiss Franc to KES was [---] in January. [--] year ago it was [-----] and now it is [-----] (36% depreciation). Not even an infrastructure bond return can beat that kind of FX loss"
X Link 2023-07-13T15:43Z 19.7K followers, [----] engagements

"If KRA continues with the verification exercise without any disruptions mambo yatachemka. Importers are worried. The problem is not consolidating cargo but that pple have been importing & concealing excisable goods like mobile phones as if they're just any other general goods"
X Link 2023-07-20T17:55Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Leading developing economies in renewable energy as a share of international investment projects"
X Link 2023-07-27T10:00Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements

"IRENA lists the French department of Mayotte in the list of African countries. Mayotte is a French department located in the Comoros. Not sure why it appears in the African countries data. Any ideas"
X Link 2023-07-31T20:09Z 19.2K followers, [---] engagements

"In my first internship I was put on a project for privatising state-owned sugar companies. In [----] the same companies are being cabinet approved for revival. Kwani how many revivals does the Sugar sector need"
X Link 2023-08-08T17:32Z 15.5K followers, 20.4K engagements

"@KhalifKairo Do you really understand the job of a MP Let me help: Representation Deliberation Legislation & Oversight. All of them in the National Assembly. Btw talking is involved. What is this other hard work you're talking about"
X Link 2023-08-09T13:27Z 15.5K followers, 27.1K engagements

"As it happened. On the night of 10th August [----] I was watching the news at home and the media houses were streaming election results. We had voted on 9th August and this was Day [--] of the election. As I watched TV I was getting a little uneasy because the media tallying was uncoordinated and some tallies looked confused for some stations. "There must be an efficient way to do this" I thought. Later in the night as we were having dinner I logged into the IEBC portal to see what the portal looked like and what the submitted Forms 34A looked like. They were scanned pdfs each with the"
X Link 2023-08-10T13:23Z 15.5K followers, 26.3K engagements

"PART [--] A time like this last year IEBC had uploaded 99.94% of all Forms 34A. Our public tally team had already tallied and cross-verified 13.9m votes (98%). My phone was constantly ringing at this point with people asking if I can predict the winner based on the constituencies the remaining Forms were to come from. It was a close call. The team was under pressure to get it right and I tried my best to manage the anxiety. Also it helped that I didn't pick unknown number phone calls. Part of the pressure is because some pple I know who work for senior politicians were calling to ask about the"
X Link 2023-08-14T13:53Z 15.5K followers, 49K engagements

"PART 3/3 August 15th was the the big day of the election (today marks [--] year). Bomas was in total chaos and the choir was choiring our anxieties away. Suddenly [--] IEBC commissioners (Serena 4) appeared on TV disputing the soon to be released results. Listening to Cherera talk about 0.01% I felt ashamed as someone doing a parallel tally. Soon memes were flying all over because her math was clearly not mathing. Later that evening we had tallied & verified all votes except for the Forms 34A that IEBC was yet to upload. We had tallied 14.1m votes out of 14.2m total votes. It was clear from our"
X Link 2023-08-15T12:10Z 15.5K followers, 21.8K engagements

"The exchange rate is costing us 2.5Bn a day. According to an article in the Business Daily debt increased from 8.63T to 10.19T at the end of the FY in June. This is the 1.56T increase reported in the headline. One important nuance that such debt reporting should try to capture is helping readers understand factors behind the debt increase. One specific issue for instance is how much of the debt increase is an increase in actual borrowing vs exchange rate fluctuations. Now let's look at the numbers. In the latest CBK data government debt rose from 8.7T to 9.7T between Sept (when KK took over"
X Link 2023-08-16T11:41Z 15.5K followers, 97.8K engagements

"This truth hits me every single time. Most good opportunities are not advertised. Many opportunities on just about anything are circulated through social networks and personal relationships. Social capital is one of the highest forms of privilege"
X Link 2023-08-17T16:21Z 15.5K followers, 16.6K engagements

"ShaCarri Richardson winning the 100m was such a comeback in just one year. Wagwan she said at the end😆 #ConquestinBudapest: Gold Medallist and World Championship record holder ShaCarri Richardson stopped by to speak with TVJ about her performance in the 100m finals. #TVJBudapest23 https://t.co/g8Nn9WkVxv #ConquestinBudapest: Gold Medallist and World Championship record holder ShaCarri Richardson stopped by to speak with TVJ about her performance in the 100m finals. #TVJBudapest23 https://t.co/g8Nn9WkVxv"
X Link 2023-08-22T08:42Z 20.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Clear communication is a top-tier skill. Many people simply imply what they meant to say and imagine communication has happened. Being able to communicate CLEARLY is a huge flex"
X Link 2023-08-24T08:37Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@kipmurkomen JKIA tonight was a total mess. I had just arrived and everyone was frustrated. When lights returned the bags delayed so much some pple left convinced they didnt arrive. Bwana CS how will we host the Africa Climate Summit in a few days with 20k+ participants with such instances"
X Link 2023-08-26T00:05Z 15.5K followers, 27.2K engagements

"Looking for stats on What % of shopping in Kenya is done in supermarkets vs other retail outlets & shops 1) By % SHOPPERS (not factoring in value or volume of goods) 2) By % VALUE of all retail sales countywide (KES) 3) By % VOLUME of all retail sales (any volume metric)"
X Link 2023-08-28T08:02Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"No wonder Germans and Egyptians are emigrating to Kenya in thousands and crossing our borders illegally😀"
X Link 2023-08-28T10:14Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Explaining the shilling depreciation We had a managed exchange rate but now the shilling is being allowed to float as it should. Put simply the shilling had long depreciated but this wasn't reflecting since we had a managed currency. The steep depreciation is market correction"
X Link 2023-08-28T10:57Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"If anyone ever doubted about Kenya's managed exchange rate system see how IMF classifies our FX regime. Yet by the books we have a floating rate"
X Link 2023-08-28T11:00Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@nderitu_samwel Good qn pardon my assumption. A managedfloat is where a country has a floating FX rate (determined by market demand & supply) but the central bank regularly intervenes in the FX market to influence the FX rate. So it is not a "pure float" FX rate but a "managed float" system"
X Link 2023-08-28T11:24Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"The T-Bill yield curve has totally inverted across all [--] treasury bills. Maajabu @ill_dduor @AmbokoJH @MwangoCapital @nderi_j"
X Link 2023-08-31T15:53Z 19.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Last year I decided to become more intentional on using Twitter for sharing useful information and knowledge. This one small decision has seen my Twitter/X grow by 10.6K followers since. Social media is a powerful tool"
X Link 2023-09-02T10:23Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@AmbokoJH When I saw this I quickly thought what the [--] stocks would be. One which I would have expected in the basket but is missing is BAT"
X Link 2023-09-04T15:07Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Our panel at the Africa Climate Summit will focus on promoting financial sector innovation to spur inclusive green growth. Join us. @Saagite @HabilOlaka @tamarabcook #ACS2023 #africaclimatesummit23"
X Link 2023-09-05T06:51Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"The time is ripe for green bonds at the county level in Kenya. Session at the Africa Climate Summit @FSDKe @CMAKenya @NSE_PLC"
X Link 2023-09-06T13:44Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"President Ruto's Azimio joke was 10/10😂 @LarryMadowo"
X Link 2023-09-08T05:37Z 20.6K followers, 47K engagements

"Introducing the Kenya Climate Directory During the Climate Summit I finally got to launch the Kenya Climate Directory. Welcome to Kenya's first centralised climate information repository. 1300+ resources across 60+ themes/sectors across all [--] counties"
X Link 2023-09-09T06:00Z 15.5K followers, 162.4K engagements

"Celebrating milestones🎉🎉 We have so far hit [----] new users on since going public. Kenya's centralised climate information repository. 1300+ resources across 60+ themes/sectors across all [--] counties"
X Link 2023-09-12T11:06Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@DavidNdii Also almost 70% of our debt increase in the last [--] year is actually FX movement and not new debt"
X Link 2023-09-12T17:43Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"I am listening to the U.S- Africa Business Roundtable where President Ruto currently is and Ambassador Meg Whitman is really selling Kenya well. Her speech hit all the right tones and resonates with business leaders. This is the 3rd stop of the #USKEBizRoadshow"
X Link 2023-09-15T18:16Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

"I see a lot of pple say the government is doing too much talking and no action. But the reality is that a lot of "action" when you are in an economic mess is the tough economic decisions we're seeing. But by "action" we only want to see "nice" things which is not always the case"
X Link 2023-09-16T16:39Z 15.5K followers, 37.1K engagements

"I don't like the economic times we are in. Many if not most people are really hard-pressed across the country. But I also know the way out will require many hard decisions and they will be unpleasant"
X Link 2023-09-16T16:49Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@akwanavalentine Never trust anyone who gives you a firm FX forecast. You can fake almost any numbers but not exchange rate"
X Link 2023-09-16T17:55Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

""I want to call upon fellow leaders particularly those that our President has given the privilege to serve to exercise caution in addressing the People of Kenya. It is insensitive to talk down on The People. Please Do Not SPITE the People of Kenya" Rigathi Gachagua"
X Link 2023-09-17T11:50Z 20.9K followers, [----] engagements

"It was great to attend the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Gala Night during the recently held Africa Climate Summit. Collectively we made a commitment to support nature-positive growth in Africa. #ANCANatureVoicesPledge #ProtectAfricasNature #naturepositive @FSDAfrica"
X Link 2023-09-18T15:17Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"I have a lot to say about these pple but on this app I must behave. Bottomline: unfortunate. Btw this is nothing new. It's a deep systemic hate that gets rekindled every so often"
X Link 2023-09-19T07:34Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"I like how every elected leader on my TL is "I want to address the issue of rising fuel prices." You cannot address global fuel prices when you cant even do the small small job we gave you. Endeni mfanye ile kazi tuliwapea. Shenzi sana🤡"
X Link 2023-09-19T08:51Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"My recent joint Op-Ed in the World Economic Forum on the missing investment to achieve SDGs in developing countries - $4 trillion annually until [----] - and a breakdown of this SDG financing gap by sector. @wef"
X Link 2023-09-21T10:13Z 14.9K followers, [---] engagements

"It feels like a huge load of adulting is not the making of smart decisions but in the avoiding of really stupid ones"
X Link 2023-09-21T15:21Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"You are right everything has a price. But on this I am with the president esp. where the debt dynamics btn multilateral institutions & emerging economies is concerned. So you're right there's a price to pay but our Eurobond/ foreign debt cannot be the reason we choose silence"
X Link 2023-09-22T15:51Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@TheNobleOneInC yes if they are still creditworthy. That is how markets work - you price in risk in the risk premium"
X Link 2023-09-22T16:31Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"if this doesnt work to reduce emissions nothing"
X Link 2023-09-22T17:42Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@DavidNdii @SakajaJohnson Reminds me I had a boss who only wore Salvatore Ferragamo ties. So one day I decided to check the price. My gawd😂"
X Link 2023-09-22T20:00Z 14.9K followers, 10.3K engagements

"I recall when I was in Uni I tried to join KMUN. The club was welcoming for all but it was mostly cool kids and I was struggling to keep up. I didnt have the vibes tbh. After [--] meetings I left (I was feeling like a misfit) and I told myself I am not UN material. But Mungu ni nani"
X Link 2023-09-25T09:51Z 20.7K followers, 11.8K engagements

"I've been around long enough to know: 1) Our politicians are not stupid about Haiti they're well briefed 2) No single Kenyan police will be going to Haiti forget the hype 3) This is purely a political game. Even the publicity is part of the plan Let's check back in Jan 2024"
X Link 2023-09-26T17:39Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

"Are telcos not covered by data protection laws Or are the laws for clubs and hustlers. Or is fine print everything I don't get how something as personal as a phone number can be so much abused by notorious ads & scams"
X Link 2023-09-27T17:30Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"People keep complaining that what supermarkets are selling isnt real honey. But what do you expect when you're looking at price Real honey will not sell at those prices. The real issue here is KE consumer protection enforcement. Adulterated goods wouldn't pass off as real goods"
X Link 2023-09-29T12:33Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Traveled to the beautiful Swiss city of Frauenfeld to attend my friend's wedding. We met in [----] as colleagues at Strathmore Kenya. Later went for vacation together in Arusha before he left Kenya. And today I get to attend his Swiss wedding. Friendship is a gift"
X Link 2023-09-30T11:04Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"A memo to Twitter intelligentsia. They are mostly academics here on Twitter who often comment on culture and politics. They know how any country should be run only they've never run any administrative unit or belonged to any political party or engaged directly in politics. But they know everything (and for them everything is wrong). They are the know it all of Twitter. I follow a few and they can't stand criticism or anything that doesn't fit their thought process. My biggest grudge with these folks is that they are notorious for pissing on other people's work especially if they don't agree."
X Link 2023-10-01T14:08Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"UBS has settled with Mozambique over the 2bn tuna bond fraud that wrecked the country. The trial was set to start this week. Mozambique was seeking $1.5bn in damages"
X Link 2023-10-01T14:15Z 14.7K followers, [---] engagements

"@SaraStevano @IsabellaMWeber @FT this is a debate I follow closely: whether 'Global South' should be used Similarly is the use of 'Sub-Saharan Africa'. I like the maturity of the article because it is not one of the disparaging strong stand on the use or not of the term - it attempts to engage. Thanks Sara"
X Link 2023-10-01T17:23Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

"Katalin whose work I admire has just won the [----] Nobel Prize in Physiology/Medicine"
X Link 2023-10-02T09:59Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@ehdande Edwin I get your point but this is not the market responding to data. Which data This is market sentiment (which is perfectly fine) but the market risk pricing is broken for most emerging economies incl. Kenya. Fundamentals (data) are far from this kind of overreaction"
X Link 2023-10-03T20:58Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"With Equity Group CEO Dr James Mwangi at the ongoing Building Bridges Summit on aligning finance with sustainability for both public and private financiers. @BBridgesCH"
X Link 2023-10-04T08:49Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"This gentleman asked an important question (quoting verbatim): How do we get to net zero when emissions are correlated to GDP by [---] and resource use correlated by [--]. How do we practically reduce emissions without killing the economic growth needed to tackle poverty"
X Link 2023-10-05T07:58Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Sorry to burst the bubble but the idea that it is Kenya's formally employed workforce carrying the economy is totally not true The informal sector contributes to our tax revenue much more than the formal workforce. And btw this is without counting their indirect income tax"
X Link 2023-10-06T07:54Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements

"@DonaldBKipkorir But Don are you fair to compare town cities in Nairobi with Swiss village towns Swiss town cities are nothing like this. We should be comparing with Swiss non-capital cities"
X Link 2023-10-07T18:34Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Awesome to see Kelvin Kiptum's new marathon world record being said to be about his shoes. They said the same about Kipchoge that it was about his new Nike shoes (despite him dominating marathons since 2014). I bet Kenya is lucky to be the only place where these shoes are sold"
X Link 2023-10-09T08:14Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"My prediction No. [--]. The Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Claudia Goldin for her work on womens labour market outcomes"
X Link 2023-10-09T10:07Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Contraceptives: The Power of the Pill (My toast to this year's Nobel Prize) Claudia Goldin this year's Nobel Prize winner in Economics shed light on how the pill was a gamechanger for women's participation in economic life. [--] Birth Control Revolution: The contraceptive pill only approved in [----] initially targeted married women. However Goldin's research highlighted its rapid spread among young single women in the late '60s. [--] Women's Economic Liberation: As the pill became accessible to more women it catalyzed a remarkable shift. It empowered women to make informed choices about when to have"
X Link 2023-10-09T10:49Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"It is easy to notice the spotlight on transforming multilateral development banks at the ongoing World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in #Marrakech. Last month our coauthored Project Syndicate Op-Ed delved into MDB reforms and unlocking Africa's climate finance"
X Link 2023-10-10T08:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Trust economists to argue - and fight - over the choice of the Nobel Prize winner every year. PS: Consensus wouldn't be desirable either"
X Link 2023-10-10T14:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Anyone has a graph with Kenya's: 1) credit to GDP and 2) savings to GDP Both before & after interest rate caps for banks"
X Link 2023-10-11T13:49Z 20.7K followers, [----] engagements

"@AmbokoJH I agree💯. Kenya and other African countries are solvent but if we mismanage the liquidity crisis then insolvency is not too far off"
X Link 2023-10-12T09:23Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"As if research is not demanding enough😂"
X Link 2023-10-18T08:00Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Here is a link to the paper"
X Link 2023-10-18T08:03Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements

"When I am looking at the state of the economy over a long period of time there are three things I look out for: 1) exchange rate 2) real disposable income (purchasing power) 3) dependency ratio (btn income earners and their dependents) These numbers you cant lie for long"
X Link 2023-10-18T15:45Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"This political ad was sent to mailboxes by one of Switzerland's major political parties. Notice the [--] images: The X is black pple huddled on the ground with faces exposed. The tick is a white family relaxing on the prairie. A lot of racist urges will be awakened in this election"
X Link 2023-10-19T10:35Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@DavidNdii @JosephEStiglitz @Martin_M_Guzman @ishacdiwan So should we expect HIPC 2.0"
X Link 2023-10-19T19:33Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements

"It's great to see the African Football League (AFL) being hyped with the match btn Simba SC and Al Ahly SC. This is what we aspire to see of African football. It's awesome to see Arsene Wenger in Tanzania too"
X Link 2023-10-20T15:58Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"I am watching Suits because I never finished and for a moment Brian Mwenda comes to mind because why not. Although the real Mike Ross is brilliant in his ways😅"
X Link 2023-10-22T13:17Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements

"4 yrs ago I won the St Gallen Wings of Excellence Award. The most prestigious essay competition in the world. That was a key moment for me and I am always grateful to God for his grace"
X Link 2023-10-22T18:08Z 14.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Here is a link to the essay. It was on sustainable finance And here is a video I did about the award and the essay"
X Link 2023-10-22T19:36Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements

"@BaldwinRE @voxeu @cepr_org @ecb Thanks for sharing. We did a similar study for Kenya (studying both temperature & precipitation). We found [--] key results: 1) Agri is the key channel of physical risk (feeds into food prices) 2) Manufacturing & utilities sectors increasingly key for transition risk (energy prices)"
X Link 2023-10-23T07:44Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements

"A while back I fell and this cut short my running. After weeks of healing yesterday I resumed my runs. Nothing prepared me for the pain that would follow today"
X Link 2023-10-23T10:18Z 14.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Listening to Jeff Frankel deliver the Robert Mundell lecture on "Systematic Managed Floating" FX rate regimes. It's a convincing idea at best entertaining at least. Great lecture"
X Link 2023-10-27T17:13Z 19.8K followers, [----] engagements

"USD to KES hit [---]. Which means we can go back to doing the old mental math of I USD = [---]. Just do that and add half"
X Link 2023-10-28T15:21Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"1Tr domestic debt redemption is some really messed up sh*t. Borrowing is not even an option. We have to if we're to stay afloat. Uhurus debt legacy nightmare. A trillion domestic redemption in [----]. Its a miracle weve not defaulted. Foreign redemptions double in [----]. If US rates dont ease for markets to open for frontier economiesits a wing and a prayer. Over to you churchgoers. https://t.co/P0noP5U7D1 Uhurus debt legacy nightmare. A trillion domestic redemption in [----]. Its a miracle weve not defaulted. Foreign redemptions double in [----]. If US rates dont ease for markets to open for"
X Link 2023-10-29T10:11Z 21.8K followers, [----] engagements

"@DavidNdii Of course some will say 'cut expenditure and wastage' and I agree. But that won't fix it. When your national revenue is 2.4Tr and your debt redemption is 1.2Tr (1/2 revenue) and interest is 600B (1/4 revenue) you have no choice but to borrow to remain afloat"
X Link 2023-10-29T10:27Z 21.8K followers, 36.5K engagements

"Can we first fix the embarrassment that is our airport customer service before talking of visa free entry. Ama where will these pple be entering from Tuache international jokes"
X Link 2023-10-29T14:33Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"We all interpret government policy differently but friend you cant be comparing bilateral labour agreements (BLAs) with slavery. Either you dont understand BLAs (respectfully) or you're trivialising slavery. Or both. The two are not comparables - no matter the lens you look at. If you ever wondered how Africans ended up as slaves all over the world here is the present days example when he said they will sign a deal with Saudi Arabia that is money there that the regime is going to receive to sell people.whatever happens to them once they are there If you ever wondered how Africans ended up as"
X Link 2023-10-29T17:38Z 20.4K followers, [----] engagements

"KNBS latest statistics 1) Average Kenya salary is 73K in private sector and 70K in public sector. Average doesnt account for the huge disparities in job groups 2) Formal sector has 3.2m jobs & the informal 16m. 19m+ total workforce 3) Private sector is 66% of all formal jobs"
X Link 2023-10-30T10:10Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"Highest paid in private sector is international organisations. Average salary is [------] Outside international organisations highest paid (electricity gas supply etc) is KES 182K Tied closely are financial services banking & insurance sector at KES 181K 2/n"
X Link 2023-10-30T10:32Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements

"It matters where a government spends its limited resources. Imagine trying to get pple to declare their new phones at JKIA when government itself is procuring items worth 86k at 400k so officials eat commissions. This is where government should be focusing not JKIA"
X Link 2023-10-31T18:37Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"I am convinced one metric we need to track more in this economy is dependency ratio. Income disparity is high taxes are high inflation is high and I am worried by the consumption burden that No/Low Income households have to bear to survive. High dependency affects everyone"
X Link 2023-10-31T19:05Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"The Springboks rugby win could easily become a political moment for South Africa. Siya Kolisi & team have the power to engineer socioeconomic change through their national appeal. May this moment not go to waste"
X Link 2023-11-03T09:11Z 14.6K followers, [---] engagements

""we shed light on the dire challenges posed by the ongoing floods in Mandera County. " You shed light to who You are the leadership"
X Link 2023-11-06T09:54Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements

"We kept saying this - the shilling was mispriced. Now with oil prices expected to increase sharply and the exchange rate being let to adjust correctly expect the shilling to weaken even further against the dollar"
X Link 2023-11-06T13:14Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements

"There is a way to announce policy changes or expectations. You don't randomly say as minister of Energy that you read an article and fuel prices could go to [---]. The economy sometimes responds to expectations much more than it does to facts. That statement was callous in my view"
X Link 2023-11-07T06:20Z 15.5K followers, 10.2K engagements

"Singapore affordable housing (that worked)"
X Link 2023-11-07T07:18Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements

"@AmbokoJH While I agree with @DavidNdii I have one issue. These are critical assurances and conversations that should be happening on a national mass platform not just in such a convening. Treasury is really under communicating on such an important issue"
X Link 2023-11-07T14:05Z 14.7K followers, [----] engagements

"There is a problem with gvt assuming Kenyans abroad have endless money. The average full time salary in the UK is [----]. Remove taxes and it's [----] or less and family rent alone + food is 80%. A Kenyan who's an average wage earner would NEVER afford kids citizenship Are you a Kenyan living abroad Your child who is born abroad will pay Ksh. [---] million to become a permanent resident in Kenya. Ksh. [------] processing fees and Ksh. [-------] issuance fees. Absolute madness by some genius idiots serving the Government of Kenya punishing https://t.co/ppnkJbN50r Are you a Kenyan living abroad Your"
X Link 2023-11-08T17:45Z 20.4K followers, 13.1K engagements

"A revised update on the economy: The exchange rate is now costing us 3Bn a day In the first [--] months of FY2023/24 Kenya's external debt increased by Kes 382.6Bn just on account of FX. This means depreciation is now costing us more - 3.1Bn every day"
X Link 2023-11-15T10:15Z 14.8K followers, 25.3K engagements

".@TIME has named Pres William Ruto to the inaugural #TIME100CLIMATE recognizing [---] most innovative leaders driving climate action. He is named alongside other world leaders like Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley and billionaire Bill Gates Full list"
X Link 2023-11-16T16:24Z 14.8K followers, 25.1K engagements

"Remember when converting USD to KES was simply multiplying by [---] Then we reached where converting GBP to KES is multiplying by [---]. Soon it might be the Swiss Franc at 200"
X Link 2023-11-17T13:38Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements

"World oil prices have been dropping last [--] months. To claim that world oil prices have been rising and that is why local fuel prices are not coming down is not being factual. Meanwhile Kenya Power is being mismanaged"
X Link 2023-11-18T12:59Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements

"For the record I am not in support of a State Capture Commission as it stands. Our current political climate has ZERO capacity to support a credible outcome. At best the Commission will be used to sanitize all state brokers & tenderpreneurs currently in office"
X Link 2023-11-20T13:30Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements

"Seeing such photos we need to stop kizungu mingi international politics and fix basics as a country. Fixing roads doesn't even require a cabinet paper or sijui multilateral cooperation"
X Link 2023-11-21T15:07Z 14.8K followers, [----] engagements

"@CPA_Amkoah KNBS website or just Google"
X Link 2023-11-24T19:56Z 14.8K followers, [--] engagements

"How the Cavs celebrated LeBron James was simply amazing. So much decorum in sports"
X Link 2023-11-26T13:14Z 14.8K followers, [---] engagements

"Can we first know the land prices on which these parastatals sit on. KICC for instance even before we discuss the buying price of the buildings facilities & operations. Pple could be setting up to buy prime government land at a discount in the name of privatisation"
X Link 2023-11-28T09:27Z 14.9K followers, 25K engagements

"Hi @DavidNdii. Have you published the annual CEA report for the ended year Pls share"
X Link 2023-11-30T08:21Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Wakenya msome hii. Forewarned is forearmed"
X Link 2023-11-30T10:18Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"The consumer price index (CPI) is what captures the price of consumer goods within an economy. Here is Kenya's CPI data from KNBS. But recently we are being told that the cost of living is reducing. Where How Just look at the trend in CPI in the last year. Watu si wajinga bwana"
X Link 2023-12-01T14:33Z 19.3K followers, 29K engagements

"Inflation decreased from 6.9% in Oct to 6.8% in Nov but this does not equate to a reduction in the cost of living. A drop in inflation simply means prices are increasing at a slower pace compared to the prices one year ago"
X Link 2023-12-01T14:38Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"In summary cost of living is STILL increasing"
X Link 2023-12-01T14:42Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"Today FT will announce the FT Business Book of the Year [----]. Among the [--] shortlisted titles is Elon Musk's biography. Initially it was unlisted but judges exercised their right to call in a book for consideration given how much it quickly resonated post-launch"
X Link 2023-12-04T07:04Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"@Shel_Kariuki Yes. Very familiar"
X Link 2023-12-04T19:41Z 14.9K followers, [--] engagements

"John Kerry at COP28 commenting on democracy and his optimism that governments will tackle global warming. "Democracy is like sex" he said"
X Link 2023-12-05T12:40Z 14.9K followers, [---] engagements

"The CBK has decided to raise the Central Bank Rate (CBR) from 10.5% to 12.5%. Quite a steep increase in the reference interest rate. Inflationary pressures persist"
X Link 2023-12-05T15:03Z 19.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@AmbokoJH I'm glad this discussion is back up on what is the optimal level of taxing alcohol and cigarettes. I had raised this and shared this paper. It remains one of the best studies on optimal taxation of beer in Kenya"
X Link 2023-12-05T23:41Z 14.9K followers, [----] engagements

"In light of CBK's decision yesterday to raise the CBR by 200bp other economists also remain hawkish that the Fed will not cut rates until mid 2024"
X Link 2023-12-06T15:42Z 15K followers, [----] engagements

"I am glad when I see pple call out brands for demanding free labour. A top Kenyan law firm reached out to me to assist with reviewing climate change laws; they wanted a climate finance specialist. When I asked about terms they pulled that giving back to society card. I declined"
X Link 2023-12-07T12:26Z 15K followers, 39.4K engagements

"Last month CEO of Australia's 2nd largest telco Optus resigned after massive outage In Texas [--] board members of power operator ERCOT resigned due to prolonged outage In Taiwan the chair of gas supplier CPC Corp resigned after massive blackout But for JKIA it's all vibes"
X Link 2023-12-10T18:42Z 15.1K followers, 24.9K engagements

"We have a new article published on London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) @AfricaAtLSE. African Central Banks can help build low-carbon and green economies. Written with @joefeyertag & @Pierre_Monnin. Link: https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2023/12/13/african-central-banks-can-help-build-low-carbon-and-green-economies/ https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/africaatlse/2023/12/13/african-central-banks-can-help-build-low-carbon-and-green-economies/"
X Link 2023-12-13T10:49Z 19.2K followers, [----] engagements

"Sasa kila mtu Kenya ni engineer wa stima. Juzi tu we were constitutional lawyers after the ruling on housing levy. Alafu January tukuwe immigration officials visa free ikianza. Ukiskia wakisema hakuna mkate ngumu mbele ya chai sisi KOT ndio hiyo chai😂"
X Link 2023-12-13T17:43Z 15K followers, [----] engagements

"Sometimes you're eager to contribute to public debate on national issues like fuel prices with a global economic perspective. But when the debate shifts to personal attacks and trivialization of the matter you just step back because at that point no one is really listening"
X Link 2023-12-15T17:33Z 15.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Countries are so different in terms of tolerance. In Kenya we always have this debate whether loud places like Quiver Lounge should be allowed in residentials. In Switzerland one of the hearsays you quickly get told is not to flush your toilet after 10pm to avoid causing nuisance"
X Link 2023-12-16T14:24Z 15.1K followers, [----] engagements

"Hi @DavidNdii: The US Council of Economic Advisors advises POTUS on econ policy & publishes annual report. Other countries advisory councils do the same & make their reports public- France UK etc. Any reports yet by your Presidential Council of Economic Advisors @CEAdvisorsKE"
X Link 2023-12-18T11:20Z 15.5K followers, 113.5K engagements

"I listened to the President talk about privatization of state-owned agencies eg Postbank. We may differ on mechanism but I fully agree with selling off some of these agencies some of which are just mismanaged assets & a cash drain. I am fully onboard with the privatization agenda"
X Link 2023-12-18T13:08Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements

"Please take these pple to Kenya School of Government (KSG) as part of orientation into cabinet. It will save us a lot of drama. A CS cannot talk this way of a sovereign state on national TV. He even goes ahead to disparagingly compare it to Kajiado County. Totally uncalled for"
X Link 2023-12-18T21:09Z 15.2K followers, 25K engagements

"@kipmurkomen @ahmednasirlaw Dear CS a straightforward APOLOGY is a sign of strength. Don't skirt around like this it never works. Go for an actual sincere apology; otherwise expect an avalanche of damage"
X Link 2023-12-19T07:51Z 15.2K followers, [----] engagements

"We need a national show on public finance. I'm not talking abt a business show or analyst interviews. But a show that will perfectly educate on all key aspects of our public finance from the law (Chpt [--] of Constitution etc) to agencies (eg KRA) to diff roles (eg Parliament) etc"
X Link 2023-12-19T16:30Z 15.2K followers, 17.4K engagements

"When IMF concluded its visit to Ethiopia in October a statement was issued as is standard practice. In case you dont know it a "homegrown economic reform agenda" is not all fun and games. It's time for Addis to buckle up and it's time for Nairobi to watch and learn"
X Link 2023-12-26T14:17Z 15.5K followers, 30.6K engagements

"@WehliyeMohamed Inaitwa kuchizi. It's a crazy kink to want your government to default. I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences. I cant believe from the engagement on this tweet that some pple actually prefer a debt default in lieu of the Finance Bill. Guys defaulting national debt or restructuring the debt sio kama Fuliza. There are consequences"
X Link 2023-12-27T07:02Z 15.5K followers, 17.3K engagements

"@nderi_j But what would a post-default economy be Maybe we shouldnt treat gvt solvency and a thriving economy as mutually exclusive"
X Link 2023-12-27T07:20Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@rodrikdani Good suggestion. I am surprised though that you are ambivalent to "Global South". I am ambivalent to both but I would consider "emerging markets"or even "frontier markets" less problematic from a relative standpoint"
X Link 2023-12-27T18:32Z 21.3K followers, [----] engagements

"@nderi_j *As a last resort. We can avoid it"
X Link 2023-12-28T10:33Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

"Maybe now we need to see a strike of the teetotallers who are in support of higher beer excise tax. Mnajionanga werevu sana. President @WilliamsRuto's revolutionary affordable housing program receiving overwhelming stamp of approval from Kenyans as majority low income earners staged a lap of honour at the Nairobi CBD in support of the Housing Levy. Kudos https://t.co/tJivgqsBGt President @WilliamsRuto's revolutionary affordable housing program receiving overwhelming stamp of approval from Kenyans as majority low income earners staged a lap of honour at the Nairobi CBD in support of the"
X Link 2023-12-28T14:21Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"I have still never understood how the media stopped tallying because it wasnt going as per their expectations. How is this even possible in a free country unless they were coerced And dont tell me a real tally was impossible because we did it ourselves"
X Link 2023-12-29T11:10Z 15.5K followers, 15.8K engagements

"This year I attended a talk by Jeff Frankel on "Systematic Managed Floating". A clear FX policy where you allow for FX rate movements in part & use reserves in part. I would rather more countries do it than trying to artificially prop up exchange rate and exhausting reserves"
X Link 2023-12-29T12:29Z 19.8K followers, [---] engagements

"@DavidNdii Although we dropped ball on some aspects that influence market sentiment eg. liquidity and reserves. Eg. we dropped one rank in the Absa Financial Markets Index 2023"
X Link 2023-12-30T12:13Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"Happy new year to you too Prime Minister. From today the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK. In [----] were already delivering for the British people. From today the majority of foreign university students cannot bring family members to the UK. In [----] were already delivering for the British people"
X Link 2024-01-01T12:16Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Governor @SakajaJohnson - Glad to see the new rollout of a single Unified Business Permit (UBP) by Nairobi City County. I can help Nairobi City County come up with a single permit pricing MATRIX. A matrix where you select applicable business classes & immediately it tells you the permit price to be paid. It means less hustle for businesses but also no revenue loss by the county. Ifikie Sakaja. 1/ I can help Nairobi City County come up with a single permit pricing MATRIX. A matrix where you select applicable business classes & immediately it tells you the permit price to be paid. It means less"
X Link 2024-01-01T13:17Z 15.5K followers, 19.1K engagements

"@kipmurkomen CS Murkomen has just said 'Mwalimu wa math hapa ni wapi'😂 Jokes and criticism aside this is a great explanation for the Expressway toll increase. But more importantly the tone is respectful of citizens. This is what public engagement should be like - sets the right tone"
X Link 2024-01-01T16:28Z 15.5K followers, 38.8K engagements

"@nderi_j There is one wealth tax I support though - property tax (on land acreage above a set limit). It spurs capital production lowers housing prices kills speculation. The true value of land as a factor of production comes from productive use of land not just ownership"
X Link 2024-01-02T14:44Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@DonaldBKipkorir The [--] countries you mention: Botswana Mauritius Namibia & Seychelles have very good macro-financial resilience. Prosperity loves company. This is from a piece of work I did on African countries and their climate needs vs their macroeconomic stability"
X Link 2024-01-02T17:30Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Everything is working right except for a few corrupt judges standing in the way of double-digit growth and reduced cost of living. Deal with the judges and everything is sorted Singapore style. Must be nice finding simple solutions to complex problems"
X Link 2024-01-02T22:08Z 14.6K followers, [----] engagements

"This statement appears to kowtow to the President. It wants to reaffirm the independence of the Judiciary but at the same time avoid hurting the President's feelings. If the JSC cannot issue a statement fearlessly how will they even resist succumbing to Executive demands JSC Public Statement https://t.co/4EhSkvSN9a JSC Public Statement https://t.co/4EhSkvSN9a"
X Link 2024-01-03T15:08Z 20.4K followers, 16.5K engagements

"Someone is surprised there are times I support KK gvt and there are times I call them out. So let me clarify: If you insist on reading tweets from a pro-govt/anti-govt approach you are going to have a tough time. Ours is to hold them to account on both the right & the wrong"
X Link 2024-01-03T19:22Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@TheWiperParty @skmusyoka Kalonzo first joined Parliament in [----] almost 40yrs now. Became KANU Organizing Secretary in [----]. He is the definition of true political longevity😅"
X Link 2024-01-04T10:18Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"@nderi_j Wewe wacha zako😂😂"
X Link 2024-01-05T08:41Z [--] followers, [--] engagements

"Kenya must deepen its Economic Diplomacy. Recent global crises and geopolitical realignments e.g. COVID-19 global inflation Russia invasion etc have demonstrated that countries MUST reassess their priorities. Geopolitical issues such as US-China trade wars and the vaccine inequity at the peak of COVID-19 showed us that nations must assess their own industrial capabilities their overreliance on other nations their food security their energy security and other economic interdependencies. In this context economic diplomacy has become super critical for Kenya as an emerging economy. While other"
X Link 2024-01-05T10:05Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Pension scheme scandal - [------] fake claimants 67.9b total - Pple irregularly enrolled 556m - Paid before registration 27m - Paid before retirement 1.6b - Pple without KRA PINs 44b - Pple with shared ID cards 153m - Shared bank accounts 21b - Not in pension scheme 492m Pension scheme fraud: Auditor General says Ksh67B stolen through fake payments. Audit report: Ksh44.07B irregularly paid to [------] claimants. [-----] claimants with shared accounts received Ksh21B #FridayNight @lillian_muli https://t.co/h81bxoPRJb Pension scheme fraud: Auditor General says Ksh67B stolen through fake payments."
X Link 2024-01-05T18:59Z 19.2K followers, 68.6K engagements

"Full story reported"
X Link 2024-01-05T19:08Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Just to show you how corruption is a mockery of our institutions. EACC reports recovering 26.65B in assets since [----] and the recent pension scandal is 67B. Just ONE scandal alone is worth 2.5X the amt ever recovered by a fully-funded fully-staffed anticorruption agency in 20yrs"
X Link 2024-01-05T23:18Z 15.5K followers, 20.4K engagements

"When Katt Williams said Winners are not allowed to allow losers to rewrite history" I knew it's over😂"
X Link 2024-01-06T11:22Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"Remittances are a vital lifeline for households in developing countries especially the poorest"
X Link 2024-01-06T13:42Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"Why require an ETA for countries that initially required no visa to Kenya It's like having a faulty kitchen drainage and you install a new one to deal with the backlog of dirty dishes. But then you demand even the clean ones must be cleaned again "so everything uses same system""
X Link 2024-01-07T16:27Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"The Deputy Speaker of one arm of gvt (Legislature) is promising the Head of one arm of gvt (Executive) that she and other footsoldiers will deal with the other arm of gvt (Judiciary). Hii Kenya kuboeka ni kujitakia😂 We shall deal with the Judiciary - Gladys Shollei https://t.co/cNPqCQ8AKm We shall deal with the Judiciary - Gladys Shollei https://t.co/cNPqCQ8AKm"
X Link 2024-01-07T16:47Z 15.5K followers, 75.5K engagements

"@RBKoopman @SKMajune Congrats Socrates"
X Link 2024-01-08T22:42Z 15.5K followers, [--] engagements

"On this I disagree. Article [---] of the Constitution does not delink the Treasury from Cabinet Secretary of Finance. Even in jurisdictions with Head of Treasury (eg US) there is no separate Minister same to the Chancellor in the UK. Our Public Finance law is not like Australia's OMTATAH: We must make Treasury independent from the Executive. Busia Senator Okiya Omtata says Kenya can be liberated if Chapters [--] & [--] of the Constitution are implemented. #TheSituationRoom @OkiyaOmtatah https://t.co/rohvr2oEii OMTATAH: We must make Treasury independent from the Executive. Busia Senator Okiya Omtata"
X Link 2024-01-09T10:12Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"If I speak I'll be called a hater😂 But this country has proper public debt experts bwana. Let's give them such platforms to share factual informed insights so the public can be well informed on such critical pubic finance matters. WANJIGI: Debt default is coming in [----]. #TheSituationRoom .@JimiWanjigi https://t.co/FoNI0hqmTO WANJIGI: Debt default is coming in [----]. #TheSituationRoom .@JimiWanjigi https://t.co/FoNI0hqmTO"
X Link 2024-01-09T10:47Z 15.5K followers, 39.6K engagements

"@Kipyegon_Faith Happy birthday Faith Thank you for always making us proud as a nation and always lifting our spirits high up Have a joyous birthday🎉"
X Link 2024-01-10T12:07Z [--] followers, [----] engagements

"The shilling has really lost against major world currencies in the last one year. By 28% to the dollar over the last year and 40% to the Swiss Franc. So likely this depreciation will continue as high interest rates prevail in advanced markets and as the Eurobond falls due in June"
X Link 2024-01-11T12:03Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"The shilling has depreciated much against major world currencies in the last year. By 28% to the dollar and up to 40% to the Swiss Franc. It's likely this depreciation will continue as high interest rates prevail in advanced markets and as the $2b Eurobond falls due in June"
X Link 2024-01-11T12:21Z 15.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@SingoeiAKorir I'm no international law/IHL expert so I will ask a qn instead. Are the two approaches mentioned mutually exclusive: ICJ vs political organs of the UN Can both be effectively engaged or is it preferable to pick one vs the other and why @Harrison_Otty @wa_nciko @memmomammet"
X Link 2024-01-11T20:31Z 15.6K followers, [----] engagements

"@DonaldBKipkorir @elonmusk Don as you await Elon to call your ticket number send at least [---] followers my way so I can get to 1000😅"
X Link 2024-01-11T20:40Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"@jmosoro @joefeyertag @Pierre_Monnin @GRI_LSE The question you raise has been a key area for the ECB exactly trying to decouple inflation into the energy components and thinking of climate policy as a means to help with energy price stabilization. On the MP I think this borders on the UMP side and maybe even rethinking MP"
X Link 2024-01-12T09:35Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"KK is more centre-left than centre-right. From the gvt's policies and President's remarks KK sees itself as being centre-left social democrats. It is a more left-leaning gvt that is anything but centre-right. Why is our woke left having such a hard time coming to terms with the reality that KK is a centre-right administration in the KANU mould Why is our woke left having such a hard time coming to terms with the reality that KK is a centre-right administration in the KANU mould"
X Link 2024-01-13T15:48Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"It's been a week of enjoying snowy views. Photo taken on an evening walk. #Switzerland"
X Link 2024-01-13T16:29Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Ahead of the Africa Climate Summit we wrote an Oped in Project Syndicate with Dr @MMohieldin27 & @BogoloKenewendo on closing the climate finance gap in Africa. Takeaway: Proposed [--] bold reforms for meeting the climate financing needs. Link: 5/n"
X Link 2024-01-18T13:48Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Wrote a blog for World Economic Forum @wef following the work on SDG investment. Written with James Zhan Bruno Casella & Remi Vine. Takeaway: Proposed a package of [--] solutions to accelerate SDG investment in developing countries and close the gap. 6/n"
X Link 2024-01-18T13:48Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"That was a fantastic game #AFCON"
X Link 2024-01-18T22:00Z [--] followers, [---] engagements

"The flopped G-to-G oil deal is there to remind us that exchange rates are prices. Within a market prices are a result of supply & demand market mechanisms (sometimes with distortions eg hoarding collusion monopoly power). But ultimately you cant 'fix' the exchange rate itself"
X Link 2024-01-19T13:00Z 15.8K followers, 16.1K engagements

"One thing to add: The public comms on the G-to-G deal also fell short. Instead of asking us to judge the success of the deal by the steadying FX rate (as was communicated) the correct qn would be to ask what the FX rate would be without the deal That difference is what matters"
X Link 2024-01-19T13:41Z 15.8K followers, [---] engagements

"AFCON Commentator: "Gambia has brought their own cook to avoid the food poisoning they suffered during AFCON [----] in Cameroon. Last I spoke to him he said so far so good.""
X Link 2024-01-19T20:19Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"Africa country statistics. - AFCON teams rep 65% Africa population - Almost 25% of Africa is in [--] countries - 30% of Africa are in [--] countries - [--] countries cover 50% - The rest 50% are distributed in [--] countries"
X Link 2024-01-19T21:29Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"There is a lesson to learn in how the Namibian Presidency handles its social media comms. Earlier this week it was their brilliant statement on Germany in the ICJ case. And now this on the President's health. Statement on the Health of President @hagegeingob The Head of State of the Republic of Namibia H.E. Dr. Hage G. Geingob has premised public office and effective governance on processes systems and institutions that are geared towards transparency and accountability including https://t.co/i342u9lpk7 Statement on the Health of President @hagegeingob The Head of State of the Republic of"
X Link 2024-01-20T08:59Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"I saw a tweet by the Health CS calling for nurses to go work abroad and I think context really matters. I am a huge supporter of labor mobility but I think the CS should be the last person championing this. Here is an extract from the 'Kenya Health Facility Census' 2023"
X Link 2024-01-20T09:58Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Our economic reforms must balance btn fiscal policy goals and actual social impact kwa ground. There are real trade-offs in a structural adjustment program. What we dont want is survive an economic storm that leaves us with depressed growth and more inequality"
X Link 2024-01-24T12:33Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"There are [--] challenges facing African economies and they are somewhat interconnected: 1) Funding squeeze & dried up markets 2) Slowed growth & sluggish recovery 3) High inflation & FX deprecation 4) Debt burden & default risk 5) Geo tensions & instability Qn is: What will give"
X Link 2024-01-25T14:06Z 19.7K followers, [----] engagements

"Finished reading the dissenting opinion of Ugandan judge Julia Sebutinde. In sum she said: 1) Israel-vs-Palestine is a historical & political issue; not for judicial settlement by the Court 2) Israel violated International Humanitarian Law (IHL) but not the Genocide Convention"
X Link 2024-01-26T20:58Z 15.5K followers, [---] engagements

"I was reading some research pieces on the context of Femicide in Kenya and found this book chapter by one Stephen Muthoka which was quite something. This writing has some good "quotable quotes" on the femicide situation in Kenya. A thread. 1/N"
X Link 2024-01-27T16:56Z 15.6K followers, 115.2K engagements

"The use of social media (and in this case Twitter/X) shows how traumatic experiences are being viewed and remembered in Kenyan society today. Kenyans denounce the silencing of femicide and GBV cases in formal courts where in most instances these cases are deemed private. 10/N"
X Link 2024-01-27T16:56Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

"Often when a woman goes to report some of these cases she is told Hii ni mambo ya nyumbani these are family matters. Social media has been instrumental in bringing these cases to the public knowledge and ensuring that justice is served in the formal courts. 11/N"
X Link 2024-01-27T17:02Z 15.5K followers, [----] engagements

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