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27 Jul, 3 tweets, 2 min read
This debate can be quite a conundrum. LPG is a non-renewable fossil fuel. Charcoal is a renewable biofuel, CO2 neutral if we replace trees we consume. Biomass is 70% of our energy. Replacing it with LPG is not eco-friendly. 1/3
Also LPG is imported it consumes forex while the charcoal business provides jobs at the the bottom. We should be looking at more efficient ways of producing charcoal, e.g retort/pyrolysis kilns (see picture) and also planting more trees than we consume 2/3
In #BottomsUpEconomicsKE we are looking at how we can transform the charcoal value chain into a win-win-win proposition. Win for jobs, win for households, and win for the environment. These are some of the conversations we are having with #HustlerNation #BottomsUpEconomicsKE 3/3

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My Chris Kirubi obituary.

I’ve known Chris Kirubi for close to 30 years. We interacted mostly as a client as I have consulted for companies he was involved in over the years, but we were also good friends. CK was a very easygoing person.
But my most memorable encounters with him are political. In the run-up to the first multiparty elections, I was a young economist at the World Bank’s Nairobi office, then known as the Regional Mission in East Africa.
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I was born in the mid sixties, in a cohort of 300k.. Child mortality was 170/1000 meaning 50k of my age mates died before 5th birthday. ((46/1000 today)
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This is an appreciation tweet for the people who have walked with us to this historic ruling on HC Petition E282 of 2020 and consolidated petitions.
First to the lawyers and scholars who have volunteered their time and invaluable expertise starting of course with our lead counsel @NelsonHavi assisting counsel @AngawaEA and their team, thank you.
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A modest proposal re: private sector led Covid19 vaccination initiative. A short thread 1/5
This is a challenge to our business leaders. I am challenging you to partner with private health care providers such as @AKUHNairobi, mission hospitals @meds_kenya to mount a private vaccination initiative, now that GoK has opened the door with the Sputnik
@AKUHNairobi @meds_kenya @KEPSA_Kenya members should back the initiative by undertaking to pay for all their employees. It should be possible to deliver vaccines at Sh3,000 or less. Notably, Johnson&Johnson has offered Africa 400m doses at $10 from Q3 this year.
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On Sputnik vaccine furore A thread

GoK took delivery of 1m doses of Covid19 vaccine a month ago. It has vaccinated less than 200k people. Only frontline workers and people over 58 are eligible (oh, and diplomats). GoK plans to achieve 30% pop coverage by June 2023. 1/5
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The approval process seems irregular, but it has been certified nonetheless.
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