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    1. Gen. Baimungi Marete‏ @kenyanpeasant 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @SpryVoice

      @spryvoice @ay1m @calestous @jimnahmbaru I think voting decisions in our case aren't purely merit/ideology based.

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    2. Arno‏ @ay1m 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @kenyanpeasant

      @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @calestous @JimnahMbaru Our voting decision is mainly driven by fear, hope, tribal loyalty and handouts.

      1 reply 3 retweets 2 likes
    3. Arno‏ @ay1m 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @ay1m

      @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @calestous @JimnahMbaru A majority of us are yet to connect our welfare to decision at ballot. That must change.

      3 replies 1 retweet 1 like
    4. gathara‏Verified account @gathara 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @ay1m

      @ay1m The ballot is the most visible but perhaps least effective means of ensuring welfare. @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @calestous @JimnahMbaru

      2 replies 1 retweet 1 like
    5. gathara‏Verified account @gathara 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @gathara

      @ay1m What really matters is participation not just at election time but between elections. @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @calestous @JimnahMbaru

      3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
    6. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @gathara

      @gathara People won't be too engaged without the sense their voices have a place @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

      2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
    7. gathara‏Verified account @gathara 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @calestous

      @calestous This is true. But chicken-egg. If people are engaged, their voices would matter. @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

      2 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
    8. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @gathara

      @gathara @ay1m The problem is that some people don't want the egg to hatch :) @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

      1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
    9. gathara‏Verified account @gathara 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @calestous

      @calestous Or try to prevent the chicken laying it in the first place. @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

      1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
    10. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
      Replying to @gathara

      .@gathara The youth will soon explode in chaos all over Africa @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbarupic.twitter.com/Pq7FAPicl5

      10 replies 60 retweets 24 likes
      Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015

      .@gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru World median ages: youth dividends or looming trouble?pic.twitter.com/o5GnF490Vd

      6:46 AM - 22 Nov 2015
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        2. Harambee‏ @JesseKenya 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          @calestous @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru the future work force of the world is African.

          1 reply 1 retweet 1 like
        3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @JesseKenya

          @JesseKenya Not that easy. Won't happen without relevant education @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

          2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
        4. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          .@JesseKenya Robots are getting cheaper than cheap labor @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

          2 replies 3 retweets 1 like
        5. Gen. Baimungi Marete‏ @kenyanpeasant 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          @calestous What then is the future of work? Free agency for the fittest? @ay1m @gathara @jessekenya @jimnahmbaru @spryvoice

          3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        6. Arno‏ @ay1m 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @kenyanpeasant

          @_ThePeasant_ symo, read more on lights out manufacturing. The future does not augur well for jobs. All manufacturing is going back to west

          1 reply 2 retweets 1 like
        7. Hannington‏ @tonnydulo 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @ay1m

          @ay1m @calestous @_ThePeasant_ Africa can take advantage of raw material and insist on all processing happening within the continent = Jobs

          1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
        8. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @tonnydulo

          Calestous Juma Retweeted Calestous Juma

          .@tonnydulo @ay1m @_ThePeasant_https://twitter.com/calestous/status/549751739315134465 …

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          Calestous JumaVerified account @calestous
          Time for #Africa to abandon its raw material fetish | by @calestous http://ow.ly/Da8lc  pic.twitter.com/VHZOcBixxg #minerals
          0 replies 1 retweet 4 likes
        9. End of conversation
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        2. #rationaloptimist‏ @mohammedhersi 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          @calestous @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru : If we don't plan it will be a disaster

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        3. Calestous Juma‏Verified account @calestous 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @mohammedhersi

          @mohammedhersi If they are left out of political system they'll ty to wreck it @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
        4. End of conversation
        1. Afri-Dev.Info‏ @AfriDevInfo 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          @calestous @gathara @ay1m @_ThePeasant_ @SpryVoice @JimnahMbaru Africa youth investment must keep up with pop.growthpic.twitter.com/OvfpKdy5AY

          0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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        1. Mag‏ @hmmmmmphh 22 Nov 2015
          Replying to @calestous

          @RameshPV2010 Generally and esp wrt impact on economy will be good to overlap median age with life expectancy @calestous

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