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King Lazzoh retweeted
On Sifuna's candidacy: it's time for a more organised, intelligent and forward-looking approach.
Fans and cheerleaders crowding his office for photos shows he has support, but it isn't new. We've seen that from every politician before him. I'm one of the few young people who can't be bought politically, so I'll say it plainly: Sifuna has a rare chance to run an issue-based campaign, and he should take it.
"One term" is a slogan. It isn't a plan. People are asking a simple question: what are your pillars? What are you bringing to the table? With less than a year to the election, Kenyans should already know. Trump was clear two to three years out: strict borders, tariffs. Before he ever took office, voters knew exactly what he stood for.
What those pillars are is for Sifuna and his team to decide. Healthcare, the economy, corruption, foreign policy, the creative industry, the rule of law: whatever he believes in. My suggestion is about the approach. Let Sifuna's and Linda Mwananchi's platforms take one issue at a time, maybe one each week.
Take healthcare as an example. Invite the stakeholders: doctors, nurses, unionists, patients, private and public hospitals. One day, meet the hospital owners. The next, the private sector. Then the doctors' union. Post what comes out of those rooms: health financing, leadership, human resources, the case for a Health Service Commission. Let Kenyans debate it. Everyone in this country consumes healthcare, so the person whose mother is battling cancer and drowning in costs should see their struggle reflected in the manifesto. That is people-centred policy, not "we will do X" with no process behind it.
The same approach works for any issue: creatives and royalties, police brutality and constitutionalism with judges, lawyers and families like Rex Masai's, sports, the economy. Listen first, then build policy from what people actually tell you.
Keep the weekdays for issues and the weekends for slogans if you must. Sifuna isn't Uhuru and he isn't Ruto. He's a different kind of politician who found his space quickly, and a year is very little time to anchor real issues in voters' minds.
Think about the quiet, comfortable voter: life goes on for them whoever is president. Why should they vote for you? They shape opinions in their homes and their circles. Win them with substance.
So, to Sifuna's team: start inviting us. We shouldn't have to apply. Health professionals, lawyers, economists, sportspeople, the skateboarder who couldn't find funding, the athletes who haven't been paid. Conversations like these cost very little.
It's a far better use of the platform than parading crooks, because once you do that, you owe them. In 2022, Ruto's Karen meetings brought in everyone without an issue-based agenda, and after winning he had to reward them. That's how we ended up with questionable appointments.
Do it differently from the start though a research-based needs assessment approach,it becomes easier fulfilling your promises . That's my take.
King Lazzoh retweeted
The South Sudan Revenue Authority needs to deploy non-intrusive inspection (NII) technology.
Monday, 9th 2026/ Nimule Border
Personal opinion by Mr Deng Daniel
Many countries' revenue authorities have deployed non-intrusive inspection (NII) machines, such as X-ray, gamma-ray and millimetre-wave imaging systems, at Customs facilities to inspect cargo, vehicles, baggage and individuals without opening containers or packages.
Examples of these machines can be found at Mombasa Port, the Malaba border and the Elegu border. The Elegu border is just 1 km from the Nimule border, whose operations do not reflect the expected practices.
The Nimule border and Juba International Airport are the main entry points for imports and exports. Yet operations at these points are conducted #physically, requiring human contact and #hands-on verification of goods. Bags are physically opened at every entrance, and vehicles undergo physical verification through unloading or by opening and closing packages for inspection. Many of you who have visited these areas can testify to this reality.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀?
1. #Heavy deployment or overstaffing: Nearly 1,000 officials are currently working at Nimule as part of the South Sudan Revenue Authority's trade facilitation task force. It includes personnel from Customs, SSNBS, the Ministry of Trade & Industry, Livestock & Poultry, the Ministry of Environment, and other security organisations such as Economic Intelligence, Professional Standards, CID, CMI and Wildlife. The largest number of personnel comes from the SSRA. This extensive staffing causes delays in trade facilitation, since each document must pass through all departments before proceeding.
2. #Corruption and malpractice: With so many individuals deployed, compliance and standardisation are compromised, as many work in their own interests.
3. #Risk of concealment and improper examination: When the human eye physically verifies goods, traders can hide sensitive and high-value items inside containers, where they cannot be detected by visual inspection alone. This undermines revenue maximisation.
𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗡𝗜𝗜) 𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹, 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀:
1. #Lower labour and operational costs: Automated, high-speed scanning reduces the need for heavy manual labour and minimises physical damage to goods during inspections.
2. #Curbing smuggling and fraud: High-end imaging technology helps uncover contraband, illicit drugs, weapons and hidden compartments in walls or tyres, improving overall border security and supply-chain integrity.
3. #Risk-based targeting: Scanners generate clear internal images that allow Customs officers to pre-screen consignments and verify risk assessments. This limits physical checks to high-risk consignments rather than relying on random or time-consuming manual searches.
4. #Faster clearance and reduced dwell times: Unlike manual physical inspections, which require unloading cargo or dismantling vehicles, drive-through or fixed NII scanners can inspect high volumes of containers in seconds or minutes, speeding up the flow of legitimate trade.
5. #Improved revenue collection: NII systems detect undeclared, misdeclared or undervalued goods concealed inside containers, vehicles or personal baggage, directly plugging tax and duty leakages.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗡𝗜𝗜 𝗺𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲?
The cost of an NII (non-intrusive inspection) machine, such as a large-scale X-ray or gamma-ray cargo scanner used for Customs and border security, varies widely depending on the system type, installation requirements and support contract.
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I hope our girl Imo doesn't let bullies get into her head. She is a great content creator and when you are winning, expect unkind words from strangers and haters.
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King Lazzoh retweeted
I think the westerners need to be serious you mean a man who has built the most valuable and probably consequential company on earth to trillion of dollars cannot have mutliple women? I think if I was Jensen my wife and whole family would encourage me to impregnate a woman in every continent of ours. The biggest hypocrisy on earth is this thing called monogamy! No man or woman should fall because they had an affair it’s simply bogus!
King Lazzoh retweeted
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele's Large Scale Military Deployment to Haiti to Recover Gang Suppression Force (GSF) Aviation Technicians.
King Lazzoh retweeted
Today, after seven years of work, The Law of the Sublime is out in the world.
When I started this book, I had an ambitious plan. I would go down the Amazon, find chimpanzees in the wilds of Africa, and cross the Gobi Desert, then write about those experiences of awe.
Then, on a hot August afternoon in 2018, I had a stroke while driving in Los Angeles. A blood clot cut off oxygen to my brain, and within seconds I lost consciousness. When I woke up in the hospital, I learned how close I had come to the point of no return. My left hand was frozen into a claw, and I could barely feel my left leg, but something strange happened.
On the ambulance ride home, I looked out at the people on the street, and for a moment I felt I could be inside their bodies and hear their thoughts. It was marvelous and weird, and I knew it was time to write this book.
I couldn't type, so I wrote every page by hand, dictated it, printed it out, and edited it all over again. I couldn't take the long hikes that had carried me through my six previous books. Then one afternoon I woke from a nap in my backyard to find a grasshopper inches from my face, and I understood that this small backyard would have to be my Amazon jungle. The lizards, the hummingbirds, the insects became my teachers.
My limits turned out to be a blessing. They forced me to find the Sublime in the simplest things, and that is what this book is about.
Most of us live inside a circle: an everyday consciousness shaped by culture, convention, and, more and more, technology. That circle keeps shrinking, and we grow bored and restless. Just outside it is the Sublime, a realm that is frightening and exciting at once, pulling us out of our comfort zones and opening us to a much wider reality. The book maps 12 points outside that circle, and each one is a different face of the Sublime.
Inside, you'll find stories of near-death encounters, astonishing discoveries, and radical changes of consciousness, along with exercises and meditations so you can feel the Sublime yourself, not just read about it.
The Sublime doesn't require travel or exotic adventures. It only requires a new pair of eyes for the reality all around you.
The Law of the Sublime is available now in hardcover, ebook, and audiobook.
Thank you for your support of my work. I hope you enjoy reading this book, and I look forward to hearing your feedback.
With gratitude,
Robert Greene
I think Gladys Wanga is the most hated governor in Kenya at the moment. Kenyans are cooking on her on every post😂
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Another beautiful morning to remind men that they are the prize! Set your goals and work hard to achieve them!
King Lazzoh retweeted
The book is out tomorrow, please consider pre-ordering your copy and receive it tomorrow: link.amazon/B0goSHYUX
King Lazzoh retweeted
Another accolade to my shelf. This is a brilliant addition to my collection. Thanks be to God…
There is a trend of young men and women losing their hairline and even going bald in their 20s and 30s. Is it diet, Stress or genetics?
I came across a video of Damalis Dialogue interviewing the popular TikToker, Gokwel, on the blue app. What caught my attention was not necessarily Gokwel’s apparent struggle with English, but the fact that Damalis could clearly tell he was more comfortable responding in Dinka, yet continued directing her questions to him in English.
I honestly don't know whether this was simply a lack of situational awareness or a deliberate preference to conduct the interview entirely in English. Either way, journalists should be able to read the room and create an environment in which their interviewees feel comfortable expressing themselves.
We are South Sudanese, and English is not our first language. There is nothing wrong with accommodating someone in a language they are more comfortable speaking. If you have watched Kenyan journalists conduct interviews, you will notice that they often switch to Kiswahili when they realise their interviewees are not particularly fluent in English.