"Everything is needful that he sends; nothing can be needful that he withholds." - John Newton

Barack Obama at his last press briefing with reporters, 2017: "I have enjoyed working with all of you. That does not, of course, mean that I've enjoyed every story that you have filed, but that's the point of this relationship. You're not supposed to be sycophants. You're supposed to be skeptics. You're supposed to ask me tough questions. You're not supposed to be complimentary, but you're supposed to cast a critical eye on folks who hold enormous power."

When you become truly biblical, you will seem strange to even other supposed Christians because to revere God in truth is to be zealous for His glory, such that you have no tolerance for anything that contends against or diminishes His word. Many people do not get this because their faith is about themselves and not Godward. Surely they cannot understand an unwillingness to yield any ground to false professions of faith because the desires of their hearts are being tickled by the promises of trinkets (money, fame, influence, et all) in this life. They have not truly tasted of the fountain of life and seen that anything that cannot hold up in eternity ultimately jeopardizes the soul.

"Too often, when one of our own grows tall enough to cast a shadow, the politician steps into the ring. Not as backer. As rival. Ambition that could have been national strategy is treated as a threat, then copied, then abandoned, because a venture built on patronage was never designed to finish. It was designed to be controlled." @MikeMachariaSST @BD_Africa September 24, 2026 That is a special malady inflicting leadership in the African countries.

Karakuta Fresh Produce Ltd plans to list by introduction on the Nairobi Securities Exchange, subject to approval by the NSE and Capital Markets Authority. The Juja-based avocado and fresh herb exporter, founded in 2018, sources produce from more than 3,000 farmers across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania and says it has created 1,163 jobs. Karakuta exports to the EU, UAE, Malaysia and India, and is targeting China. The company says the listing will broaden ownership, strengthen governance and improve access to capital markets for future fundraising.

If the gospel has no power over the way we live inside our own homes, we should be very careful about boasting of its influence outside them. It is easy to speak boldly about Christ in public. It is much harder to show the fruit of the gospel where people know us best. Our family sees whether our theology has made us patient, whether grace has humbled us, whether repentance is real, whether forgiveness is practiced, and whether Christ rules our temper, our words, our money, our marriage, and the way we treat those closest to us. The gospel is not merely a message we carry into the world. It is the truth by which our own lives must first be judged. Paul wrote, “If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially for those of his household, he has denied the faith” (1 Timothy 5:8). He also told fathers not to provoke their children, but to raise them “in the discipline and instruction of the Lord” (Ephesians 6:4). Scripture does not allow us to separate public ministry from private faithfulness. This does not mean that a faithful home guarantees the conversion of a community. Salvation belongs to the Lord. But it does mean that our witness becomes hollow when the people closest to us see no evidence of the Christ we proclaim. A man may speak of grace to hundreds and still be harsh at home. He may defend sound doctrine online and refuse to repent before his own family. He may pray publicly and neglect those God has placed directly under his care. That is not maturity. That is contradiction. The gospel should make its first visible mark where our reputation is hardest to maintain. Before we ask whether our community has been changed by our message, we should ask whether our home has seen the reality of it. “Let us not love with word or with tongue, but in deed and truth” (1 John 3:18).

And now, here is the full ruling and our summary of the High Court decision nullifying the Government’s KES 204.3B sale of a 15% stake in Safaricom to Vodacom. The Court raises some very valid points here. Link: mwangocapital.com/wp-content… Summary: — The Court found the public-participation process fundamentally defective, holding that the divestiture lacked reasonable, meaningful, quantitative and qualitative public participation, while key agreements had already been signed before parliamentary scrutiny. — It also found obscurities over the proposed buyer, alongside misrepresentation and concealment of material information, in breach of constitutional principles on integrity, transparency, openness and accountability. — What was presented as a 15% share sale was, in the Court’s assessment, effectively a merger and takeover that would raise Vodafone Kenya’s Safaricom stake to 55%, giving a single foreign-controlled shareholder effective control. — The Court questioned the KES 34-per-share pricing process, finding that the price had already been referenced before KCB Investment Bank completed its valuation and concluding that the pricing failed the rationality test. — KCB Investment Bank’s appointment as transaction adviser was separately found to have breached Article 227 and the Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act after the Government failed to show how the mandate was competitively procured. — While COMESA approved the transaction, the Court found no evidence of formal Competition Authority of Kenya approval and held that the acquisition breached Kenya’s merger-control framework. — The Court further held that the divestiture violated intergenerational and intragenerational equity principles, while the loss of a strategic shareholding and future dividend flows also raised national-security concerns. — As a result, the Court declared the transaction invalid, null and void, quashed the related approvals and agreements, and ordered the 15% Safaricom stake restored to Government ownership.

And now, here is the full ruling and our summary of the High Court decision on Kenya’s Public-Private Partnerships framework, arising from the challenge involving the KETRACO transmission PPP and proposed JKIA concession: Link: mwangocapital.com/wp-content… — The Court held that cancellation of the KETRACO and JKIA projects did not make the case moot, and reaffirmed that Parliament must approve any PPP-related expenditure, borrowing, guarantees or other public liabilities; the Executive cannot use PPP structures to bypass parliamentary control over public finances. — Privately Initiated Proposals are not inherently unconstitutional, but departures from open competition must be objectively justified and remain fair, transparent, competitive and cost-effective. — Sections 40(3)(j), 44(5) and 44(6) were upheld, although they cannot be used to select a preferred private party first and design the procurement route afterwards. — With 31 PPP projects in the pipeline, the Court suspended the declaration of invalidity for six months to allow Parliament to amend the law. — The main ruling: Sections 59, 60 and 72(1) of the PPP Act were declared unconstitutional to the extent that they exclude Parliament from approving PPP-related public expenditure, guarantees, public debt or other national-government liabilities.

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You must also address a troubling reality within the legal profession: the existence of rogue lawyers who, hiding behind the attorney-client relationship, withhold information about unclaimed assets from rightful beneficiaries. In many cases, families never even discover that their deceased relatives parents, grandparents, or siblings left behind assets, simply because the lawyer chose to keep that knowledge to themselves. This is not a minor infraction. This is a betrayal of trust, a breach of fiduciary duty, and a quiet form of theft that preys on grieving families who have no way of knowing what they are owed. The lawyer-client relationship, meant to be a shield of confidentiality, becomes a veil for exploitation and the beneficiaries, often already vulnerable, are left in the dark, sometimes forever. How many estates have been quietly siphoned off? How many children have been denied their inheritance by lawyers who took an oath to uphold justice, only to pervert it for personal gain? These are questions that demand answers and accountability. The legal profession cannot police itself on this matter. It is time for systemic oversight, transparent estate management, and severe penalties for those who abuse their position. Because justice does not begin and end in the courtroom it begins with integrity in every file, every will, and every trust.

@Shopify has officially acquired @tailwindlabs Labs, the company behind the highly popular open-source utility-first CSS framework, @tailwindcss CSS. The landmark deal was announced today by Tailwind Labs founder Adam Wathan and Shopify CEO Tobias Lütke. Long-Term Stability: The acquisition is designed to give Tailwind CSS a highly stable, long-term home where it will continue to be actively developed and heavily maintained. Remaining Open-Source: The framework will remain open-source and free for the millions of developers who rely on it globally. Deeper Infrastructure Integration: Tailwind is already a core part of the internal engineering stack at Shopify. This move hints at seamless, native integrations coming down the pipeline for Shopify Themes and other storefronts.

Tennis at its highest level 🤩

A legendary moment Tuesday night across the NYC sky for a legend of the game 👀

“There is more mercy in Christ than sin in us.” — Richard Sibbes (1577–1635)

Congratulations men of @Starehe_Boys - an exemplary demonstration of the values of the Starehe Mintmark coming to life.

Taxpayers, take note! The High Court has set the bar high with regard to the quality of data & the manner in which it is presented when a taxpayer disputes an assessment by KRA. The High Court says that... "...the law does not require the Kenya Revenue Authority to play the role of a forensic accountant. When a taxpayer is asked to explain why its own declarations do not add up, the taxpayer must provide a clear, specific, and indexed reconciliation. Flooding the revenue authority with unindexed, chronologically mismatched files is not an act of compliance; it is an evasion of a taxpayer’s evidential duty" The High Court has consequently overturned the judgement of the Tax Appeals Tribunal delivered on 10th November, 2023 in Appeal No/1178 of 2022, effectively paving way for a Kes 29,208,766 assessment against Jakoline Enterprises Ltd. The Tax Appeals Tribunal had held that by providing bulk digital files and bank statements, Jakoline Enterprises Ltd had discharged its burden of proof & therefore shifted the duty to the Kenya Revenue Authority to trace the discrepancies. The High Court didn't have kind words for the Tax Appeals Tribunal. It says.. "By holding that such unstructured data presentation shifted the burden back to the state, the Tax Appeals Tribunal committed a profound error of law. The Tribunal's decision was based on a fundamental misapplication of the rules of evidence and cannot be allowed to stand" This is an extremely consequential judgement for taxpayers.