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Oct 2, 2020 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
This weekend while at a petrol station, I struck up a conversation with the attendant, who proceeded to tell me that COVID-19 is fake, a ploy to get donor funds. That broke me, because my father died of COVID-19.
I also contracted the virus, and had to mourn my dad in almost complete solitude. I cannot think of anything worse.
Apr 15, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
A video of Nairobi Governor Mike Sonko is doing the rounds, in which he claims that according to research from the World Health Organization, drinking alcohol kills the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.I looked into this and this is what I found.
In the video, Gov. Sonko says that he is including bottles of cognac in the care packages to be donated to the needy, because since hand sanitizer contains 70% alcohol, the cognac would also act as a “throat sanitizer” and would kill the virus. This is FALSE.
These guys have clearly taken advantage of the time they spent away from socials to think about just how terribly they handled this following #MyAlwaysExperience.
Jan 21, 2020 • 8 tweets • 1 min read
OK. Caveat. I watch a lot of true crime and listen to podcasts that talk about serial killers so my musings are definitely influenced by this.
Thread
Every time I read about a murder that has taken place, and especially particularly gruesome ones, my first thought is always....has this happened before? Is there a previous case with a similar MO?
Jan 20, 2020 • 13 tweets • 2 min read
So last week, Always invited me to a consumer roundtable to ostensibly have an open and honest conversation about my experience with the brand.
THREAD.
Let me first say that I was not happy AT ALL with how Always handled #MyAlwaysExperience. Responding to legitimate complaints with an influencer campaign without first addressing their consumers was a mistake.
Nov 15, 2019 • 4 tweets • 2 min read
I was talking to an old friend today. He is thinking seriously of leaving Kenya and making a go of it in another country. I asked where, and he said,
"Anywhere where I will not be scared out of my mind every time my kids leave the house."
That one got me. Just the other day, a study by the Spectator said that Kenya is the 7th most dangerous place to live in the world. Colombia is considered safer. COLOMBIA YOU GUYS.
Aug 3, 2019 • 5 tweets • 1 min read
Mine is finding a snake coiled up in the toilet bowl, but ok.
We need do do the following : 1. Stop making jokes about corruption. Yes, humor is a Kenyan coping mechanism, but it contributes to normalization of shit that shouldn't be normalized.
2. Actually get angry and refuse to be placated by cosmetic measures. We're not angry enough.
3. Realise that corruption kills. Money that is looted is actually taken away from people that need it. From hospitals, disaster relief, capacity building. It kills.
4. Understand just how much a billion Kenya Shillings is. Then the gravity of this shit will hit home.
