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 T echnological changes continue to shape humanity.  It's no longer business as usual as the internet connects the world. Tech apps, social media, digital media among connected devices turn the world toa global village. Forbes ranking listed tech companies such as Google , Microsoft , Amazon and a few others among the top 10 most valuable brands. Technological upheavals shaping the world can only be comparable to the industrial revolution. Currently, numbers (digits) control the world by prescription, while words shape the world in descriptive terms.  The advent of the digital revolution kick-started the process of making work easier for humanity to thrive. How Tech controls Humanity How we communicate : Social media platforms has caused much disruption to telecommunication companies in offering both voice and text-based conversations.  WhatsApp and Facebook messanger are among the most used social media. In 2014, Facebook (currently Meta Company) bough...

  Raila Odinga's quest to liberate Kenyans from authoritarianism remain unstoppable. History of the Saba Saba event in Kenya The original Saba Saba rally was organized by Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and Raila Odinga. However, the three didn't make it to the Kamukunji venue. The first Saba Saba rally in Kenya took place on 07/07/1990. The aim of the event was to bludgeon the then president Daniel Arap Moi to repeal section 2(A) of the Constitution in paving way for multiparty democracy. Political players Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia, Raila Odinga, lawyers John Khaminwa and Gitobu Imanyara were arrested by the police. Kiraitu Murungi who was on a trip to Ethiopia, chose to cut-off his journey back to Kenya and fled to the United Kingdom. Lawyer Mohammed Ibrahim, currently a judge of the Supreme Court, was arrested by the Special Branch officers after they failed to find the then Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president Paul Muite at his office. Senior Counsel Gibson K...

Meta app Threads gained prominence soon after its launch, with over 10 million users signing up hours after launch. The entire globe was astounded by the manner in which Threads , which almost resembles Twitter by many descriptions, would have such an overwhelming endorsement across the world. How Zuckerberg is trying  to eclipse other Social media platforms Is Zuckerberg turning into a predatory Marxist out to edge others from social media influence? Mark Zuckerberg copied Instagram stories from WhatsApp and later on bought WhatsApp. He reportedly copied reels from tiktok, story feature from SnapChat and Instagram music from Spotify. Finally, Zuckerberg has copied Threads App from Twitter. Brief History of Threads "Let’s do this. Welcome to Threads,” Meta Chief Executive Officer, doubling as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, wrote in his first post on the new social media site. Threads was launched on Wednesday and will run with no ads for now. Zuckerberg launched T...

President William Ruto is in a dilemma. Having been elected on the platform of uplifting the 'hustlers', there's no single move to substantiate his initial argument. Opposition boss Raila Odinga has every reason to capitalize on Ruto's tax appetite. The ODM Party Leader alongside his Azimio brigade, mobilized Kenyans to resist the new tax measures.  Raila read a riot act and asked his supporters to embrace walking to work places to deny the government the hyped fuel tax.  Did Uhuru Kenyatta leave an empty coffer? When Ruto took office in September 2022, his deputy Rigathi Gachagua confided that the government was almost broke. Kenya Kwanza leaders complained that during Uhuru's twilight days as president, his close allies looted from treasury to puncture operations of an incoming government. Uhuru's last months in office saw the increase in prices of essential commodities, which gave Ruto a leeway to convince Kenyans that it was as a result of Ra...

  2010 constitution drastically curtailed presidential powers limiting the Head of State in making appointments anchored by the supreme laws of the land. Mwai Kibaki was the last Kenya's powerful president who never suffered the wrath of judicial decisions. Ruto's major setback President William Ruto suffered a major setback when the High Court quashed his Cabinet Assistant Secretaries (CASs) appointments on Monday. The 3 judge bench termed the appointment of 50 CASs as unconstitutional, for there was no public participation for the 27 extra appointees.  Ruto had appointed his allies, including those who had been rejected by Kenyan voters in the 2022 general elections. Azimio leaders, led by Raila Odinga and a host of ODM mandarins, applauded the Court's verdict and urged the president to respect judicial decisions. The decision to overturn Ruto's appointments come days after the same court stopped the implementation of the Finance Act 2023 . The contentious Finance Ac...

  National Open University of Kenya set to operationalize as from September 2023 will be a game changer in the history of Kenya's higher education. President William Ruto in his Madaraka Day speech stated that the open university was to receive a charter at the course of June 2023. The President reiterated his desire to make university education "more affordable, more accessible and attainable. The Open University of Kenya is meant to provide distance learning. Potential students will be able to apply for academic progams from the comfort of their locality.  8 Programs offered by National Open University of Kenya Courses to be offered are of strategic importance to the country. The virtual university will offer both degrees and diplomas in: Data Science Cyber Security and Digital forensics Technology Education Business and Entrepreneurship Statistics  Economics Food Systems  Agricultural technology Open University of Kenya will also offer diploma in Leadership Man...