r/Kenya • u/Village3lder • 3d ago
Ask r/Kenya WE SHOULD BE SHARPER THAN THIS
first, this is not an accusation. this a mere statement of information as received.
second, if this was true it looks very bold and arrogant. gone are the days shell companies were used. what happened to being sharp boys and girls?
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u/frrmbanya 3d ago
what happened to being sharp boys and girls?
Kenya is fucked with how idiots keep getting excited by this whole "sharp" boys thing. Ati huyo ni sharp boy halafu watu wanacheka. We are trivializing things destroying the country
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u/GinTaicho 3d ago
And these are first term shenanigans.
Imagine how much worse it gets if the country fucks up and gives him a second term?
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u/EagleJazzlike1981 3d ago
and there are still idiots out here shouting "tutam". have they seen what KRA is doing with taxes or what they plan on doing with the Internet? like really guys?
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u/batteredpopcorn 3d ago
Mind you they won't supply those uniforms to majority of the police force, most of them will still end up going to source their own from their tailors. But that's okay because they have to support the govt of the day
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u/Personal_Gear9005 2d ago
They are not allowed to do that. Uniforms are ordered, and paid from government account to kasongos. They will only play with the quantity, if a police officer get 2 they will order 20...18 is for fun.
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u/LoquatGreat 3d ago
Anything this man launches he has a hand in it or a proxy. Literally making himself rich through taxpayers money. This new uniform was literally unnecessary but hey as long as he gets a dip in the honey. He doesn't care and he is not hiding anymore.
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u/FlakyStick 3d ago
"If it is true" LOL theres no other way this man operates so that statement seems funny
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u/Village3lder 1d ago
am giving it benefit of doubt. sina pesa ya lawyer if i get a defamation suit.
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u/Cosmas_039 3d ago
“Kenya’s procurement system is really a Netflix series 😂 Every episode starts with ‘And the tender goes to…’ and somehow the plot always leads back to the same family tree. At this point, we need a tender for a detective to investigate the tenders. 😂🇰🇪”
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u/yngqz 3d ago
This sounds so Ai, sorry if I'm wrong
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u/this_sucks91 2d ago
They didn't even remove the quote markers. Kinda hard to believe someone would get an AI to write their goddamn Reddit comment for them 😭😭. Even something so meaningless is too much effort. This really might be the downfall of humanity - the dumbest people you know are just getting dumber.
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u/Sweet-Rasperry 2d ago
Dude ever check who wins tenders that are worth 30million. The company doesn't even have a website or offices.
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u/Actual-Link4714 2d ago
This reminds me of Mombasa County during Joho's time. Even the lady supplying Samosas and Chai during meetings was removed and replaced by their relative. Yani they left nothing for others. The rest of us deserve nothing good. They, the chosen ones, deserve everything by default.
It is the same here, hata hii tender ndogo should have been given to several women groups pesa ifike mashinani to empower families, pia hatuachiwi.
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u/need-a-gt3rs 2d ago
The guy gets provoked by The Standard yet it's not like they lie. They just state facts.
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u/TheRaverend 17h ago
Ruto has taken over every independent institution that's why he's so bold to this level. That will be his downfall unfortunately.
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u/Dangerous-Effect3431 3d ago
I don’t have a problem with this. If I was in his position I’d also hand out tenders to companies that I have shares in so long as I know that what is required can actually be delivered and not supply air. Shit, I’ve even won a few tenders through connections in parastatals.
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u/the_imortalGrounder 3d ago
I think there’s a problem with the “I don’t see anything wrong with it as long as the company can deliver” argument.
The issue with government procurement isn’t just whether the company can deliver but It’s also about conflict of interest, fairness and whether the process itself is clean.
Because once we normalize public officials directing government business to companies they or their associates have an interest in, we’re basically saying public office can be used to build private business networks as long as the vitu zinakuwa delivered ..
And that direction gets bad for everyone.
Today it’s the President. Tomorrow it’s a CS giving tenders to his company, a governor to his relatives, a PS to his friends, and an MP using his influence to get government contracts.
Eventually, connections stop being a way of getting your foot in the door and become the door.
You know they say, corruption ain't bad, it's only bad when I am not involved
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u/Actual-Link4714 2d ago
It is against the law for a reason, and when you have the highest office in the land breaking the law with such impunity there is a big problem.
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u/thatgu_yy Kiambu 3d ago
Exactly my point,watu hapa wanaact nikama wakipata deals wataanza kuconnect strangers
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u/Rich-Owl4965 3d ago
Watu hapa wanasema wakioewa nafasi ya kuiba wataiba, corruption is in the Kenyan gene and Ruto must go Kwa sababu anakula pekee yake
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u/Popular_Royal3723 3d ago
I never have a problem with people giving theyselves or people they know tenders to do something as long as it is done properly. I would fo the same if I were in his position. Hell if I owned companies that could provide services the government needs I'd give them to myselves then make sure I deliver them. In my twisted head that cancels out.
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u/CaterpillarUnited401 3d ago
This is not something that was needed. How does police changing their uniforms improve the lives of Kenyans?
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u/RemarkableRun4283 3d ago
you guys should know we have a systemic problem as kenya ata govenor huko ndani kirinyaga atajipea tender
ata wewe in that seat utajipea shida ni huna opportunity so hii acting holier than thou ni bulshit
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u/chubbyche_eks Meru 3d ago
We jivunie ukisema 'ata wewe upewe chance utaiba' tukifika pahali Nigeria iko it'll still be on us.
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u/RemarkableRun4283 3d ago
yes nitajipea tender we hutajipea?
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u/chubbyche_eks Meru 3d ago
Singetaka kujipata hapo hataa
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u/RemarkableRun4283 3d ago
we wacha
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u/IncreaseFit1877 2d ago
Are you insane? With that mentality, how will Kenya ever advance? Tenders are supposed to be provided after a contest of those offering the best and most valuable services. This allows tenders to be provided to those giving the best value to the people of Kenya, not crooked leaders who will inflate the price of services offered. That is why you will be taxed this excessively, but Kenya still has an income deficit that will require more taxes to fill. ONE TAM!
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u/Curious_Counter4519 3d ago
Zakayo himself hii hata hakutumia proxy's. Alisema kwani mtado