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Operation Occupy Morocco

The Kenyans successfully Occupied Morocco at CHAN 2025, Nairobi, Kenya!

Uhuru park, Nairobi. As good as any nice urban park in the developed world.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh2tLhvUSmQ?si=LSgq7pzq3HlLKgBD

The new Lamu Port which is barely five years old (since first berth was completed in late 2019) is now receiving cargo vessels so large that no East African port in history, including the biggest Mombasa and Dar es salaam ports, has had the capacity to host. Lamu Port is capable of comfortably handling Post-Panamax ships with plans to expand it to handle ULCVs as the port and industry grows.

The Port of Lamu today received MV Nagoya Express, the longest vessel ever to dock at an East African port, in what KPA said is a game-changing moment for regional maritime trade.

The 335-meter container vessel picked up 140 TEUs destined for New York. The cargo had earlier been discharged at Lamu by MV Tolten, another Hapag-Lloyd supermax ship. Super massive cargo ships are now routinely dropping off their large cargo for smaller ships to pick, making this port a transshipment hub.

The arrival of MV Nagoya confirms that Lamu’s deep-water berths and wide turning basin were built for ultra-large vessels that cannot be accommodated at Mombasa, where turning space is limited to 323 meters.

The vessel was guided in by KPA Chief Pilot Captain Suleiman Bakari, assisted by Captain Abdulaziz Mzee, the General Manager for Lamu Port. Both were on deck to oversee safe berthing at Berth No. 2.

Two CMA CGM vessels are expected next week, reinforcing Lamu’s position as the premier regional transshipment hub. KPA said the port is no longer testing waters — it is now anchoring East Africa’s maritime future.

Lamu port is now getting regular shipping. Its niche is transhipment of cargo to regional ports with smaller berths such as Mombasa, Dar, Zanzibar, and other ports alongside the east coast of Africa as well as cargo destined for far flung areas such as the Americas and East Asia. Super massive vessels drop their cargo in Lamu port instead of waiting for weeks to dock at Dar. Saves them time as they move to next destination. Smaller ships come to pick cargo later.

Meanwhile our business-hostile neighbors to the south are still wondering how to start constructing Bagamoyo port, which was supposed to be Lamu's ultimate comeuppance. By the time they start building Bagamoyo, Lamu Port will be something else altogether with new berths being constructed every financial year.

In the images below, MV Devon, a Singaporean-flagged Korean container and an important transshipment vessel that runs the Dar-es-Salaam-Lamu route is seen transporting containers from Lamu to Dar Port, which is now already playing second fiddle to a much younger Lamu Port.

The grand opening of this 60,000 seater colosseum (Talanta City) is set for Dec 2025. This will be the premier stadium for the 2027 Afcon showpiece, hosting both the opening and closing ceremonies. Talanta Stadium is planned to have "cool night light effects" on its exterior, drawing comparisons to the Allianz Arena in Germany.

Kasarani Stadium hosting CHAN 2025. This is Kenya's Wembley. Don't forget the brand new Kenya's Santiago Bernabeu (talanta stadium) is nearly complete. The 2027 edition of Afcon is set to rock with the pamoja bid (KE TZ UG).

See how Kenya's SOG (Special Operations Group) deals with Somali militant group Alshabaab who try to infiltrate the heavily defended Kenya-Somalia border. This unit is not part of the army or police. It was created specifically by the National Intelligence Service as it's own armed wing to ease operations against terror groups. Previous operations using the army or police had been unsuccessful in dealing with these terrorists due to rigid command structures hence the creation of the special group.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lhHhF_o0g8?si=Llk_FDhTMhTxzv29

UN eyes Kenya as new hub of operations. Up to 800 UN staff being relocated to Nairobi from New York and Geneva.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNtD7XSd6qU?si=1dsh5VYsYOMC4xcs

Yeezus!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkekGT56cdA?si=pkRUy8G9YT0e32uN

Black Americans are dead serious promoting medical tourism in Kenya. Very different from the s3x tourism promoted in Thigh Land


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Fv_oO48G8?si=m765HTW-ecYWxAjd

QuietMynd:
Why the shooting of protesters by the security agents in Kenya.

I warned sometimes back that if the govt of Kenya fails to respond to youth demands there will be dire consequences. People still think its a joke. The tone deaf leaders would rather fight protestors than do the right thing. Youths will storm the president's statehouse in millions one of these fine days and send the entire govt packing.

Just30:
it wasn't black Americans who destroyed Thailand infact they make up the least of the tourists.

Thailand was destroyed by German tourist, Filipinos and Chinese tourists who flood there for sex tourism.
Especially Pattaya

Huge difference because Black Americans are not coming for tourism but to settle permanently.

Kenya Vs Time


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-5wqTpO6BEs


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXHwdgEVqh0

AfriqueDuZuid12:
But Tourism sector all over is on upward turn, even all its neighbours having double digits growth!

Maybe it was over consumption, price increases,

You havent explained how Black Americans have destroyed tourism in Thailand.

Konza Technopolis.

Konza Technopolis has a wildlife corridor designed to protect the local ecosystem and its inhabitants, including ostriches. Before construction of the city began, the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) moved some animals out of the fenced area within the city limits. However, some animals, including a few ostriches, remained in the fenced up area to spice up the natural ambiance and promote eco-tourism within the smart city's boundaries.

AfriqueDuZuid12:
Look what's happening to Thailand now, tourism sector is down in 2025

Tourism in Thailand is facing a downturn due to a combination of factors, including a decline in Chinese tourists, concerns about safety and scams, and a weaker global economy.

AskiaHarem:
Investing”?
Dude Passport Bros is just a bunch of American INCELS that are so bad with women back in there home country they go to poor countries to flash money with the hopes of picking up desperate females usually disgusting young females.

Them coming to your country is NOT a good thing. The hell is wrong with you.

If you had bundles or access to wifi you'd have watched the videos and seen that none of those people are ''passport bros''. They are black americans who have settled in Kenya for years now with their own businesses. I blame the generator fumes for clouding your medulla.

''Passport bros'' continue trooping and investing in Kenya, unapologetically.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKYGOceVI0M?si=5d33zyfOoEAGkPk4


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4J0SLZp6Mo?si=0d5tossTh0i_w_Nu


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dtm6VHVuLnk?si=3BbbUt9ZCakmytOm


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJLvRUjyFTc?si=EHS_UcpukEtkFoO1


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Og_ph_XBN3M?si=X-SfKRYqOHN7IAF5


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXaKSYqMabI?si=RSiBtsFCPWI4FgN4

Kasarani Stadium renovation complete. Looks good as new!


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZURnGnvT5o&t=164s

Talanta Stadium aka Nairobi's Santiago Bernabeu nearly complete, roofing beams installed.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zHYesOe1gY&t=788s


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wrLMRFG9Mc?si=go1mNl0Bi_N-Cjv1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktJhwxTsMGM?si=2Zvs9E_5-5kOzGbm

Nigerian paratroopers tried pulling this landing off during their independence day celebrations and ended up crashing onto stadium rooftops, trees, billboards, vehicles, toilets, and roads. Its a fairly easy move that Kenyan troopers regularly pull off on such occasions to pinpoint precision.

Ugandan troopers landing on roofs and toilets.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpOYe5cktAg

Nigerian troopers

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CKtCqdUbp-k

Kenyan troopers precision landing


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhz1wh83RY&t=120s

GeneralDae:
Does it make sense to you that GDP fell so suddenly only in 2023 and 2024? It’s simple exchange rate dynamics at play. When we rebase again or allow our inflation and purchasing power catch up completely with the devaluation in just a few months or years, the GDP gets back to circa 500 Billion dollars suddenly again, then you’ll come here saying the figure is fake.

The fall is not sudden but gradual, starting immediately after you rebased. Nigeria's GDP is just about in its proper place right now at around 180B — The Kenyan GDP is almost catching up at 131B. In fact if Tinubu does not pull up his socks the catchup will be complete before the decade ends. Whichever the case, dont confuse exchange rate dynamics and rebasing, the latter is done to keep up with the evolution in prices. Your president's decision to let the local currency float freely has seen naira lose 70% of its formerly artificially high value, which is exactly what we are seeing because your GDP has dropped nearly 70% from the heydays of the 2014 rebase. Just a point of note, you could have a trillion dollar GDP and I would not say its fake, even though I know it is. I never said so when it was 576. GDP is a very artificial number that depends heavily on how you measure it — exchange rates, inflation adjustments, and rebasing can all drastically shift the figure without reflecting any real change in people’s daily lives.

vaxx:
That is the current reality. From first position in Africa to fourth position.

We can always blame the mismanagement

That is just abominable

QuietMynd:
That was outdated figure tho.
That figure was before Nigeria rebased its economy.
Nigeria is still the largest economy

Which figure? I quoted the entire trend and highlighted two significant areas showing the GDP fell from a high of over 500B when you rebased on 2014 to a low of 188 this year, is that outdated? You might need to rebase again or tell your president to do his f#cking job!

vaxx:
If you can't go thru the front page. fact is different from fiction.

TWO DECADES OF 9ja & ARGENTINA GDP

2006 — 🇦🇷$232.9bn | 🇳🇬$$222.8bn

2007 — 🇦🇷$287.9bn | 🇳🇬$266.3bn
2008 — 🇦🇷$363.5bn | 🇳🇬$335.4bn
2009 — 🇦🇷$334.6bn | 🇳🇬$302.5bn

2010 — 🇦🇷$424.7bn | 🇳🇬$374.1bn
2011 — 🇦🇷$527.6bn | 🇳🇬$419.9bn
2012 — 🇦🇷$579.7bn | 🇳🇬$467.2bn
2013 — 🇦🇷$611.5bn | 🇳🇬$521.9bn
2014 — 🇦🇷$563.6bn | 🇳🇬$576.0bn

2015 — 🇦🇷$642.5bn | 🇳🇬$494.3bn
2016 — 🇦🇷$556.8bn | 🇳🇬$405.0bn
2017 — 🇦🇷$643.9bn | 🇳🇬$375.8bn
2018 — 🇦🇷$524.4bn | 🇳🇬$421.7bn
2019 — 🇦🇷$446.8bn | 🇳🇬$474.5bn
2020 — 🇦🇷$385.2bn | 🇳🇬$432.3bn
2021 — 🇦🇷$486.0bn | 🇳🇬$441.1bn
2022 — 🇦🇷$632.3bn | 🇳🇬$476.5bn

2023 — 🇦🇷$645.5bn | 🇳🇬$363.8bn
2024 — 🇦🇷$632.1bn | 🇳🇬$187.6bn
2025 — 🇦🇷$683.5bn | 🇳🇬$188.3bn

#Statisense
(IMF WEO Apr 2025)

OMFG! If this was my govt the president would be literally sh#tting his pants.

Kisite-Mpunguti Marine National Park


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C19-5Cm6KAQ?si=q3xBdbPP51XkLSQQ

Kenya's rise to the top, becoming one of the big hits in world rugby


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDvhbqH6a7Q?si=CQotuxKmactVzs4Y


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOpURCmcQnk?si=d75eqQiBbKJA8749

The effectiveness of ECOWAS (Economic Community of West African States) and the East African Community (EAC) depends on various factors, including economic integration, political stability, security cooperation, and regional influence. Here's a comparative analysis:

1. Economic Integration
ECOWAS: Has a larger economy, with Nigeria as the dominant economic power. The ECOWAS Trade Liberalization Scheme (ETLS) promotes free trade, but non-tariff barriers and weak infrastructure hinder full economic integration. The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (CET) is in place, but full monetary union has faced delays.

EAC: More advanced in integration, with a Customs Union (since 2005) and a Common Market (since 2010). The EAC is moving towards a Monetary Union with plans for a single currency. Trade among EAC countries is relatively higher than within ECOWAS.

2. Political and Institutional Strength
ECOWAS: Has a stronger political and security influence, intervening in conflicts (e.g., Liberia, Sierra Leone, Mali, and recently Niger) through ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG). However, internal political instability and coups (e.g., in Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger) weaken governance.

EAC: Generally more politically stable, but tensions exist (e.g., Kenya-Tanzania trade disputes and Burundi-Rwanda relations). The bloc has made efforts in political integration, including plans for a Political Federation, but progress has been slow.

3. Security and Conflict Resolution
ECOWAS: More proactive in handling conflicts, deploying military forces and sanctions against unconstitutional changes of government. However, enforcement remains inconsistent.

EAC: Less active in military interventions, though it has participated in peacekeeping missions (e.g., South Sudan). Security coordination is weaker than ECOWAS.

4. Membership and Expansion
ECOWAS: Covers 15 West African countries, including major economies like Nigeria, Ghana, and Côte d’Ivoire. Some members (e.g., Mali, Burkina Faso, and Niger) have recently announced plans to exit ECOWAS.

EAC: Has expanded from the original three (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania) to seven members, including South Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), boosting its economic and geopolitical strength.

Overall, if measuring economic integration, the EAC is more effective due to its progress in customs and common market policies.

If considering security and political influence, ECOWAS is more effective due to its military interventions and diplomatic efforts.

Overall, the EAC is MORE FUNCTIONAL and INTEGRATED, while ECOWAS is stronger in security but faces challenges in economic and political unity.

PROVERBZ:
I don't know what you mean by 'lagging behind.'
For context, Àlaro city was launched In late 2019 and went on break for a year due to covid while Tatu city started in 2012 and konza was launched in 2013.

Tatu city does not have 80 industries set up, it has 80 industries registered which is exactly the same number Alaro has courtesy of their website.
Tatu city has more industries with actual physical structures up only because it outdates Alaro, which is to be expected.

Konza city is a pipe dream. They have only built roughly a couple kilometers of horizontal structures and a couple of cheap buildings since 2013. It's not exactly the utopia it was advertised as. If they keep on building the types of building they are currently, putting up, even Tatu city would be a much better city than Konza.

Northlands is a joke. U already know that one would fail because it's a glorified residential estate and not a city.

Here is a better video of Alaro for you to enjoy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZKcjKbxsI0?si=fcS_2kf0KX687nrH

Wrong again, as usual. Actually, out of all cities mentioned the only one that cannot fail is Northlands city because of who backs it - The Kenyatta Family. This is their baby and they are stopping at nothing to ensure it is the best planned, most advanced city in Kenya. The city comes with its own runway, the Nairobi Gate Industrial Park, and will be hosting multinationals, including UN bodies. The purely industrial zone is already operational with a fully integrated Customs Control Area (CCA) for seamless incorporated customs control - the first in EA. What I'm basically telling you is if you are banking on any project to fail this is definitely not one of them.

No doubt Alaro is slumbering along at snail's pace but she has a long way to go. COVID did not stop the construction industry anywhere, in Kenya things continued being built while adhering to mask mandates. We literally built dams and other mega infrastructures during COVID because of eased logistics with the minimal traffic. Nairobi expressway for instance was built from 2020-2022. Was Alaro a unique case? I dont know where you dug the figure 80 from because I quoted 70, which is a figure accessible directly from Tatu City's website https://www.tatucity.com/now-selling/tatu-industrial-park/

And stop lying, Alaro has only 59 businesses https://www.alarocity.com/why-choose-alaro-city/

Where are you digging these figures from? The actual websites of both cities give all this information. Are you more up-to-date than them?

As for Konza, you just need to shut up and wait for me to kill you with more pictures in the days to come. This is not Eko Atlantic! Btw, photos below are for Northlands city/Nairobi gate industrial park. The city itself is coming up furiously I can share more photos if you wish.