Photo 1: Before the rains. Photo 2: After the rains. The pond holds 144,000L of water, cost about 43k (dam liner & labor.) I'd have spent 980k if I bought 14 plastic tanks with a 10k liter capacity! We must make water harvesting an adaptation mechanism for smallholder farmers.

Leverage your tribe - a community of people you can trust, they trust you and you can be vulnarable with them, and you can hold each other accountable ~ Angela Gachui Olufunso Somorin Yourfriend Kim Saningo Josephine Otieno Ochieng'

Insights 1. Failure is not final, there is always a lesson to be learnt 2. What relationship do you have with failure? Make it your friend & you'll keep growing 3. Minize the burden of failure by acknowledging it happened and forgive yourself Thank you Olufunso Somorin Chris Bitti

The education system is supposed to teach you (& your kids) INTELLECTUAL CURIOSITY. However, it is designed to teach you INTELLECTUAL CONFORMITY. The plan is to limit and/or eliminate how often you'd ask "Why don't we do it differently? Must we always do it that way?"

We need a "We" culture not the "me" culture that is destroying the globe. Resources such as fish are dwindling worldwide. The acidification of the ocean which is the greatest threat to marine life. If #climatechange is continously ignored, the future of the planet will be bleak

'There is something in Lake Victoria worth Killing for' by Charles Onyango-Obbo 😳

“Whatever you choose for a career path, remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose, As you commence to your paths, press on with pride and press on with purpose.” Chadwick Boseman See you at 11:00AM. #education Ministry of Education, Kenya (MoE) KICD

"Don't let your loyalty become slavery. If they don't appreciate what you bring to the table, let them eat alone."

At Kyamwilu hill in Machakos county, there is a section along the road that seems to defy gravity. Here, vehicles 'roll up the hill on free gear' while water poured on the road flows uphill. Kyamwilu hill is one of many 'gravity hills' worldwide nation.africa/kenya/counties…

Hell hath no fury like the forces of nature. Rift Valley lakes are swelling beyond limits. This portends serious ecological disasters. Below is Lake Nakuru National Park main entry, before & after.

The political health of a country directly influences the mental health of its citizens.

We can't keep blaming young people for the upsurge in Covid-19 cases in Kenya and yet politicians are holding rallies all over.

Statistics suggest that when customers complain, business owners and managers ought to get excited about it. The complaining customer represents a huge opportunity for more business

Crazy traffic along Mai Mahiu, several young men harassing motorists along that route demanding money. We are totally stuck. Please help DCI KENYA Ma3Route KenyanTraffic Kenya Police Service

We ( the MPs)are demanding for helicopter evacuation, while my friends in KMPDU are asking for allowances and Protective gear for doctors trying to save COVID patients. We deserve the vitriol directed at us by the Public !

Someone asked me for (more) investment advice the other day, so here it is. You may have seen it some moons ago over at MkZ, but it doesn’t hurt to re-see it (and it’s slightly updated). So, Ka-UZI

The loudest voices rarely represent the majority. They're usually speaking for the extremes. You won't understand the views of a group until you've invited the quieter voices into the discussion. Don't mistake silence for disengagement. It's often a sign of deep reflection.

21 tiny lessons from the book “Make Time” that’ll transform your life (more productive & mindful):

Hon Wamuchomba, the only politician who is deconstructing the finance bill 2024. Ndindi Nyoro ni modo tu. Tunacheza kama sisi. Tupatane Thursday.