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Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris has expressed her support for Adani Group’s proposed takeover of the management of JKIA airport.

During a media briefing, Passaris emphasized that the government needs to be transparent about the project and engage the public in discussions.

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“I hope we can find a resolution. As a government, we should be willing to have an open dialogue. Kenyans also need to understand what the Adani Group is offering. I’ve been to Ahmedabad Airport for medical reasons, and it was developed by Adani. Four years ago, it was a subpar airport; now, it’s a five-star facility. One major challenge we face is that whenever a tender is awarded, multiple parties show interest in that same contract,” Passaris stated.

She added, “The government should clearly communicate the details of the investment to help the public understand the extent of Adani’s involvement at the airport.”

The strike over this issue, which has been brewing for weeks, was prompted by a notice from the Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) on August 12, opposing the proposed lease of JKIA to the Indian conglomerate Adani Group.

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This notice followed unsuccessful negotiations between the union and government officials. KAWU Secretary-General Moss Ndiema expressed concerns that the agreement could result in significant job losses, the hiring of foreign workers, and poorer working conditions.

Additionally, KAWU demanded the resignation of the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA) Board of Directors and three senior managers, citing incompetence and poor handling of the leasing process.

There was a temporary pause when KAWU announced a seven-day strike postponement on August 31, after KAA partially agreed to release some requested documents. However, the situation escalated again shortly thereafter.

With no significant progress from KAA, the unionized workers resumed their protests ten days later. KAWU made it clear they would only consider halting the strike if the proposed sale of JKIA was completely scrapped and if the KAA board and managers stepped down as demanded.

The union argued that their drastic actions were due to the government’s failure to provide the necessary documentation. The strike follows a recent High Court decision to temporarily suspend the proposed lease of the airport.

The Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) and the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) have challenged the deal, stating that the 30-year lease to the Indian firm is unreasonable and violates principles of good governance, accountability, transparency, and prudent management of public resources.

Under the proposed Ksh246 billion agreement, the Adani Group would upgrade the airport by building a second runway and a new passenger terminal under a 30-year build-operate-transfer (BOT) model.

The company would also be responsible for renovations, refurbishments, and managing JKIA, which is Kenya’s largest and East Africa’s busiest airport.

The government has defended the deal, arguing that JKIA is operating beyond its designed capacity of 7.5 million passengers per year and urgently needs upgrades. They also pointed out that modernizing JKIA would cost $2 billion, a budget the government currently cannot afford.

 

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Following public concern about the recent femicide cases in Nairobi, Woman Representative Esther Passaris offered a response that has received mixed reactions. In reply to a citizen’s query about her stance on the issue, Passaris provided a cryptic statement:

“Those with ears; hear. Those with eyes; see. Those with mouths; taste. Those who search; find. Those who snooze; lose. Those who ask dumb questions; get smart answers.”

While some interpret this as a call for individual awareness and engagement on the issue, others find it dismissive and lacking concrete action. The netizen who posed the initial question had directly asked Passaris’s position on the killings of young women in Nairobi County, where three recent cases have sparked outrage.

“What is your position or statement on the killings of young people in our county Nairobi? Aren’t you Woman rep for Nairobi County where nearly 5 women have so far died mysteriously?” the citizen inquired.

The urgency of the matter is undeniable. Within just three weeks, four women have been killed across the region, highlighting a disturbing trend of violence against women. Three of these tragedies occurred in Nairobi County itself, with intimate partners suspected in three cases.

Shifting Focus to Action and Empathy

While Passaris’s response has ignited debate, the focus should remain on demanding concrete action and solutions to address this ongoing crisis. Instead of cryptic pronouncements, the public deserves clear leadership and tangible efforts from their elected representatives.

A more constructive approach would involve:

• Publicly condemning the violence: A strong and unequivocal statement from Passaris condemning the femicide cases and expressing solidarity with the victims and their families would signal a clear stance on the issue.
• Demanding thorough investigations: Calling for swift and thorough investigations into these cases, ensuring justice for the victims and deterring future perpetrators, is crucial.
• Supporting initiatives addressing the root causes: Advocating for and supporting initiatives that address the root causes of gender-based violence, such as gender inequality, economic vulnerability, and toxic masculinity, is essential for long-term prevention.

Passaris’s role as the Woman Representative of Nairobi carries significant responsibility in safeguarding the well-being of women in the community. Moving beyond enigmatic pronouncements and towards concrete action and empathy is the true measure of effective leadership in this critical moment.

Esther Passaris, the Women Representative for Nairobi County, urged young women to refrain from rushing into motherhood before they are truly ready.

She emphasized that in today’s age of advanced technology, women have the option to become mothers at a later stage in life, citing that some women have successfully given birth even at the age of 50.

Passaris shared her personal experience, revealing that she had her first child when she was 32 years old. She also shared a personal anecdote from her high school days when she had a boyfriend, but she couldn’t even recall his name or current whereabouts. She humorously emphasized that teenage crushes often do not lead to lasting relationships and advised young women to prioritize their education.

“Some of you might have a guy that you think is cute, and he thinks you are beautiful, but remember, the minute he touches you, he will continue with his education, you will become a mother, a teen mum,” she said.

Passaris also mentioned the Kenyan musician Akothee, known as the “president of single mothers,” who has six children. She reminded the audience that Akothee’s experiences are unique to her, and young women should focus on their studies and enjoy their youth rather than rushing into motherhood.

“You know, I don’t if you know Akothee, she calls herself the president of single mothers. She has six and they came following each other. I am telling you as teenagers soon to be young adults, you are here to study, that we do not want you to become mothers before you are mature enough to become mothers. Enjoy your childhood,” she added.

Passaris’ message is important for young women to hear. It is important to remember that motherhood is a lifelong commitment, and it is important to be ready for all of the challenges and responsibilities that come with it. Young women should focus on their education and personal growth before starting a family.

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has defended her decision to vote in favor of the Finance Bill 2023, which includes a provision for a 1.5% housing levy on working Kenyans.

Passaris, who is a member of the opposition Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), said she voted in favor of the bill because she believes it will ultimately benefit Kenyans.

“I have a dream of a Kenya where the image of slums remains in our history books and not in our motherland,” Passaris said. “For the millions of Kenyans living in the over 1,400 slums, I voted YES on the housing levy.”

Passaris said she is convinced that President William Ruto has a plan to build affordable houses for Kenyans.

“I believe that the government has a plan to use the housing levy to build affordable houses for Kenyans,” Passaris said. “This is a long-term investment that will benefit Kenyans for generations to come.”

Passaris’s decision to vote for the Finance Bill has been met with mixed reactions. Some people have praised her for her willingness to put the needs of Kenyans ahead of party politics, while others have criticized her for supporting a bill that they believe will disproportionately burden the poor.

Only time will tell whether Passaris’s decision will ultimately benefit Kenyans. However, her vote is a clear indication that she is committed to improving the lives of the people she represents.

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris has been trending ever since video of her declaring that she is a slay queen surfaced online.

The term slay queen/king has a negative connotation in the Kenyan society. It depicts men or women who have a taste of high end life which in most cases they can’t afford.

Esther Passaris declared that she is a slay queen in the viral video doing rounds, the Nairobi Women Rep went on to explain what slaying is all about.

“There is a lot of talk about Slay Queens, so this is what slaying is all about, it is about loving yourself putting your lipstick, doing a kiss having a photograph, slaying isn’t about prostitution. Our young teenagers our young girls slay. Even I have slayed with my daughter on the photograph so let’s just cut this conversation about slay queens and kings,” said Esther Passaris.

Slay king

Passaris also said that Mombasa Governor Hasan Joho is a slay king. She explains that 001 slays because he regularly posts cool photos of himself on social media.

“When you see governor Joho he puts a picture of himself looking very cool and nothing no comment whatsoever, what do you call that? That is slaying. So there is nothing wrong with slaying it’s about being confident of who you are and your space,” said Passaris.

Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris was caught gazing at SportPesa CEO Ronald Karauri lecherously in a photo that went viral on Twitter.

Passaris was among prominent persons that turned up at Kasarani stadium on Sunday July 22nd to watch Gor Mahia Vs AFC Leopards game.

The Nairobi Women Rep was seated in the same column with senator Johnson Sakaja, Raila Odinga, legendary footballer Joe Kadenge and Ronald Karauri.

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Joe Kadenge the target

Esther Passaris denies claims she was ogling Ronald Karauri. The Nairobi Women Rep explains that her eyes were on Joe Kadenge and the warmth Raila Odinga extended to him throughout the game.

I had my eyes on the legendary #JoeKadenge and the warmth @RailaOdinga extended to him throughout the time together. It was a beautiful father son moment. Totally breathtaking. Absolutely touching. Captured my soul. As for the young CEO I have yet to get a nod for projects.

— Esther Muthoni Passaris (@EstherPassaris) July 22, 2018

Esther Passaris has changed hairstyle and she is slaying. The beautiful Nairobi Women Representative made tongue wag when she stepped out in her new hairstyle.

At 53 Passaris is arguably the most beautiful female lawmaker in parliament. Her new hairstyle will make you like her even more.

Passaris has always been seen with a long natural hair. The Nairobi Women Rep probably ‘inherited’ the genes for long hair from her Caucasian roots.

For those who didn’t know, Esther Passaris is bi-racial. The Nairobi Women Rep was born to a Kikuyu mother and a Greek father.

Long Braids

Passaris looks dapper in the new hairstyle. The beautiful politician replaced her signature hairstyle with long braids that make her even look even younger.

The Nairobi Women Rep made tongues wag when she was seen in her new hairstyle for the first time. Passaris had gone to Kenyatta Hospital to pay medical bills for stranded patients.

Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris came face to face with Chris Msando’s killer on September 11th at Pangani police station.

On Thursday September 14th Kenyans were shocked with an audio of Esther Passaris which she narrated how she was assaulted by a police officer at Pangani police officer.

“There was this special units guy, they said he’s special squad or something…the guy called Njoroge a brown fella he said I will speak to you later. And I said I am the Women Representative I want to go in, Gladys Wanga had already gone in. And i saw a man that was so angry with me and I am like you look familiar but I don’t really know you. So it started dawning on me that the hate he had for me was am Kikuyu how can I dare be with Nasa. So I told him I don’t understand what your problem is but am the Women Representative open this gate you can’t block me out I have been elected by 800,000 people,” Passaris said in part.

Apparently the police officer who manhandled Passaris at Pangani station was on the hit squad. The Nairobi Women Rep said she was told that the cop was involved in Chris Msando’s murder.

“I finally broke away, I don’t know where I got my strength from but I broke away and I ended up on the inside. When I ended up on the inside I looked at him but he kept telling me ‘I will show you, you are inside but am still here.’ But am like God what’s wrong with this guy. Then somebody whispered to me and said ‘be careful, he is on the hit squad, he’s probably responsible for Msando’s death or he is responsible.’ I just looked at him and I thought ok am going in to file a complaint that he assaulted me,” said Passaris.

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Passaris finally explained her ordeal at Pangani station during a recent interview on TV confirming the authenticity of the viral audio. She explained that she would report the matter to IPOA.

Watch the interview below:

https://youtu.be/qDSKstIHdPA

The words that were uttered by Nairobi Women Representative Esther Passaris have left many people on social media trembling in fear.

So on Monday September 11^th former Machakos senator Johnstone Muthama was arrested over hate speech. Nasa allied politicians went to Pangani Police Station to bail him out, Esther Passaris was among those politicians.

But unfortunately she was not ‘lucky’, her ethnicity betrayed her that fateful day. In an audio doing rounds on social media, Passaris is heard narrating how she had an altercation with a Kikuyu policeman who was irritated because she was supporting Nasa.

“There was this special units guy, they said he’s special squad or something…the guy called Njoroge a brown fella he said I will speak to you later. And I said I am the Women Representative I want to go in, Gladys Wanga had already gone in. And i saw a man that was so angry with me and I am like you look familiar but I don’t really know you. So it started dawning on me that the hate he had for me was am Kikuyu how can I dare be with Nasa. So I told him I don’t understand what your problem is but am the Women Representative open this gate you can’t block me out I have been elected by 800,000 people.

“He refused he said you are not getting in, it’s almost like you will see who I am, you are not getting in. So eventually they brought Moses Kuria and as Moses Kuria’s car approached I thought ok good opportunity I can get in now the gate is opened but this guy had his eyes on me. And he says you are not getting in, it’s like you will see who I am. And he grabbed me…God. He held me, and he fought with me. And he was trying to throw me out, he got the gate locked on my leg. But the way he grabbed me, the way he held me, the way he tried to throw me out I asked myself what’s the point of being a legislator elected by 800,000 people but this policeman can actually grab me and hold me and manhandled me. You know for me it was like an assault.

“I finally broke away, I don’t know where I got my strength from but I broke away and I ended up on the inside. When I ended up on the inside I looked at him but he kept telling me ‘I will show you, you are inside but am still here.’ But am like God what’s wrong with this guy. Then somebody whispered to me and said ‘be careful, he is on the hit squad, he’s probably responsible for Msando’s death or he is responsible.’ I just looked at him and I thought ok am going in to file a complaint that he assaulted me.

“So I go in and said to the lady at the counter ‘I wanna file a complaint, I have been assaulted by a cop and she looks at me and says no, I go to the man on the counter and he says no go see the OCS. I go see the OCS and he says go to the back somebody will take your complaints at the gender desk. I go to the gender desk nobody is willing to write down my complaint. I tried that for almost 15-20 minutes, no one was interested and I thought to myself if this is the sign of things to come, we are in trouble. In the middle of the night I saw a message from wakili Oluoch saying he has been trailed and threatened and he’s worried for his life.

“I cannot tell you what I think or know what God wants, but what I can tell you is that God doesn’t want this kind of disorder, this kind of hate. And this kind of government where money is hinged. People are bought, morals are lost, churches are compromised. What’s the point of getting huge donations to build your church when everyone that comes in to that church is oppressed and suppressed. Something is amiss.

“So I will be on Citizen this morning, I woke up at 4 trying to find what I am supposed to say. From my manhandling my  entire body is aching,  I feel like I have been in the gym for after a long time of no gyming. So am aching all over, I just show how much I struggle to get out of this man’s grip. I hear there is a video circulating I haven’t seen it. But I had Maina Kamanda calling me a few hours after I was in Pangani and I told him how could this policeman do this to me. And he said they can do more, they can even remove your nickase. And I thought to myself why, why are we allowing this, he goes ‘we lost the police along time ago’. I go, ‘so what is the government doing about that… I guess the government doesn’t care. Because they need the police to do what they want when they want. So discipline is not something that is important.

“I hope IPOA is going to do something about all the people that lost their lives to the policemen’s brutality including baby Pendo and Samantha. But women we have a big task to talk to our sons, our husbands, our brothers, our fathers. If Kenya goes into chaos, it’s the women that will suffer, it’s our daughters that will suffer. All we ask is a free, fair, credible election. All we see is everything possible to stop Raila Amolo Odinga. Not to compete with him fair and square. And that doesn’t seem right. The president say we will impeach him if he’s elected, shows that intelligence has already told them that Raila will be elected as he was at the first time. What is just, that our children win, or our children compete fair and square. Imagine if it was your son in a race, would you like him to win after he trips the other boy or would you like to win because he won. And to congratulate the other boy for giving him a good run. Tribalism is going to destroy this country, I have nothing but love for every Kenyan from every corner of this country. I know no tribe, I just know a people, a children united with one purpose only; to seek eternal life and shun the devil and his ways. God bless you all,” Esther Passaris said.

Listen to the audio below: