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This week, @johnallannamu shares the best content he has consumed.
He is an award-winning investigative journalist and co-founder of Africa Uncensored [@AfUncensored]. He describes himself as the daddest journalist in Kenya.
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1. Have a Little Faith [Book]
A book on losing belief and finding it again.
The lessons in this book settle onto your consciousness like a warm blanket, without being preachy or being hurled from some moral pedestal.
2. The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X [Book]
A great example of the steadfastness of a good journalist. Chronicling the life of possibly the most important symbol of black manhood in the 20th century without pandering.
[Les Payne and Tamara Payne]
3. The Water Dancer [Book]
Beautifully written novel that merges the slavery narrative with fantasy and quest.
Coates imagining of the underground railroad makes one want to examine all stories about African resilience in this way.
[Ta-Nehisi Coates]
4. Kintu [Book]
For a story told across such a wide span of time, it feels so fluid and familiar at the same time.
The book gives a snapshot ofย different periods of Ugandaโs history through dynamic and engaging characters.
[Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi]
5. StudioBinder [YouTube Channel]
A production management solution with interesting storytelling tips. Each video is also very well put together.
1. Kenya has signed a nuclear cooperation deal with South Korea to develop the Kenya Nuclear Research Reactor, aimed at applications in health, agriculture, industry, and clean energy.
@MaudhuiHouse @PeterMutegi @karambu @NSE_PLC @NSE_Investors @ArvoCap @Wanjiku_Njuguna @majiwater @bonnieoyunge_ @mwaniki_joseph 2. Parliament has directed East African Portland Cement to buy back Holcimโs 29.2% stake instead of selling to Tanzanian tycoon Edhah Abdallah Munif. MPs flagged the deal for undervaluing shares. businessdailyafrica.com/bd/corporate/cโฆ
3. Kenyan markets yesterday:
๐ข Top Gainer: Car and General up 6.95% to 39.25
Starting 5th May 2025, NEMA will begin implementing the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Regulations under the Sustainable Waste Management Act (L.N. 176 of 2024).
1/ A KES 150 levy will be introduced per item of packaging. ๐งต
2/ Whatโs Affected?
The levy applies to nearly everything: plastic, glass, aluminium, paper, cardboard, rubber, leather, textiles, and composite packaging.
Think food wrappers, medicine boxes, cosmetic bottles, even sanitary pad packaging all fall under this.
3/ NEMA says the KES 150 will apply to "standard packaging" but that term isnโt clearly defined.
For example, if Panadol tablets are packed in strips, which come in boxes, the boxes packed into cartons, and the cartons stacked onto pallets - what exactly is considered the chargeable item?
Is it the strips, the box, the carton, or the pallet?
โThe Transmission Master Plan (TMP) projects the need for an additional 9,600 km of transmission lines and a $5.2B investment by 2042 to support industrial growth and electrification.
โKETRACO is exploring Public-Private Partnerships to bridge the funding gap
2. Why PPPs?
โKETRACO projects have historically been financed through loans from development partners like the World Bank, AfDB, JICA, and Exim banks.
โThe next set of funding from these partners is estimated to be available after the financial year 2028/2029.