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Georgie

7 months

It’s finally here!! After a decade of being on different stages around the world, plus tons of stories & lessons, here we are! I am extremely happy to share this project with all of you! #georgiehosts

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

“....most people who die of the disease will do so within 14-19 days. People who recover are released from hospital after 2 and a 1/2 weeks.” This is a crucial video on how you know from day 1 if you’ve contacted the virus + what happens in your body.

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Georgie

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4 years

I’ve watched this TikTok at least 15 times! 🤯👌🏾

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Georgie

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3 years

Unpopular opinion: let’s keep our masks on.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 months

In case there was ever any doubt, a new Kenya was born on June 25th, 2024.

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3 months

BREAKING NEWS: President Ruto dismisses cabinet save for Prime Cabinet Secretary

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Netflix’s main competitor is sleep.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

“Pay attention to how companies treat their employees during this (Coronavirus) time. It speaks volumes of their core ethics.”

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

10 years

No matter how successful you are, stay grounded, stay humble, stay prayerful. Remember a ladder goes both ways...up and down.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Men, normalize calling out your male friends. Normalize NOT being yes men, and NOT laughing away stupid things done by fellow men.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Random, but I was today years old when I realized that the first episode of a show is called 'pilot', because it's the first time they are...'on air'.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

📌

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Went from finance, to working at NHIF, to logistics, to media, to consultancy and PR. Moral of the story: do as much as you'd like with your life, so your grandchildren always want to come home to listen to stories you accumulated over your multi-faceted life. 😄

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 months

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Two things I’ve learnt during this quarantine period: 1) Most of my friends are certified actors. 2) We could put together an action movie from our homes. Fun fact - video editing by me. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: The Quarantine Fight! Here, ENJOY!

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

To whom it may concern: you’re out here doubting yourself, while so many people are afraid of your potential.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

“You’ve got one life to live. It’s your birthright to try as many different things as you want.” A mantra. 😊💎

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Best thing I’ve read today: “A vote is not a Valentine. You’re not confessing your love for the candidate. It’s a chess move for the world you want to live in.”

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Pretty interesting!! The most common last name in Africa. Spot your country.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

No, BBC Africa is not doing comedy skits. 😩

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Polycarp Igathe’s CV • 1995: Finance officer - Queensland Health (Australia) • 1997: Coca Cola Kenya • Sales & marketing boss - Africa Online • Sales - Kenya Breweries, then marketing manager • Regional MD - Haco Tiger Brands • Joined VIVO Energy • 2012: @KAM_Kenya Chair

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

It doesn't stop, Rwanda will also host the World Circular Economy Forum (focus on low-carbon & climate-resilient economies) in December. First time in Africa! Guess what the theme of the event is? Theme: 'From Africa to the World'. How befitting.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 months

By the way, Ford Foundation recently partnered with a Kenyan company - The Institute of Social Accountability (TISA), for a 2-year project focused on "political accountability in public debt management, as a way to fight corruption & advance freedoms in Kenya and the region". 😏

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Good morning to everyone, except people who hoot IMMEDIATELY the traffic light turns green.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Diversify, yes, but remember to pour into yourself. More people are watching you than you think. 😊🙏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

You invest in yourself first, then people line up to invest in you once they’ve seen proof of concept. 😊

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Actions have consequences. Do better. Be better.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 months

History remembers.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Wow! Al Jazeera followed a whistleblower and military commander around the Democratic Republic of Congo for some rare 'behind the scenes' access into the conflict that's been going on for years. Viewer discretion is advised. @AJWitness @AJEnglish

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

“Must you tell visitors our problems?” 😅👏

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

By the way, in 2018, @BBCAfrica reached out to Akon and the Senegalese government to find out more about Akon's cryptocurrency and Akon City, but didn't get much. So the team went digging. THREAD.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

We came, we saw, we had an hour long conversation on how art and music can help assimilate displaced persons. Featuring @sarkodie (and his 👌🏾 sneakers), @NomzamoMbatha , @McChany , and global moderator Georgie Ndirangu. 😊 @africaforum2021 #36MillionSolutions 📸: @SerrahGalos

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

I think about her A LOT. Still one of the best short films ever produced.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

7 years

Kenya has Obama Kenya has Lupita Kenya has MPESA Kenya has Wangari Maathai Kenya has a legit Supreme Court Kenya has athletics Kenya 🇰🇪 Wins

#OurFavOnlineDoc 🩺 🇬🇧

@OurFavOnlineDoc

7 years

Nigeria has Jollof Rice Nigeria has Anthony Joshua Nigeria has Wole Soyinka Nigeria has Chimamanda Adichie Nigeria has Wizkid Naija 🇳🇬 Wins

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

1 year

LinkedIn updated. Kind regards. 🟢

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Play time’s over. Now joining the cohort of humans whose work year started last week. 💼

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

@BBCAfrica Timely. They inspired a lot!

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

In less than a week: - Al Jazeera drops a documentary on gold smuggling in Zimbabwe - Financial Intelligence Unit jumps in - Uebert Angel issues statement - Petition to freeze his assets hits 9,000 signatures - Today, President Emmerson Mnangagwa strips Angel of diplomatic status

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

These new Kenyan notes are peng! From a far, a lot of similarities to Euros.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

1 year

Happy to share that I have joined the Mastercard Foundation, to head Pan-African Program Communications. Extremely thrilled to be part of one of the most brilliant teams in the world. The work continues! @MastercardFdn

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

It was at this point that @iamchimano knew @Nikita_Kering was a force to reckon with! 😅👏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Might have taken the longer route in life, but I’m glad everything’s happening gradually. Step by step. 😊 #georgiehosts

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

No-one told me the animals at Samburu game reserve pass this close to the tents. We got a HUGE surprise today morning. 😳🐘

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

There must be some of us who love this 14° weather, no? It’s not thaaaat bad. 😅

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

A year older today! Here’s to another year of being more deliberate and thankful. 😊🎈🙏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

1 year

Just two East African gents going stage to stage, answering the question no-one asked, “Where won’t journalism take you?” . @LarryMadowo

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

“Stop breaking yourself down into bite-sized pieces. Stay whole and let them choke.” 💭

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Numbers and data can be a bit too much when reporting business news. This was a little cheesy, but we switched things up and had fun with it. Twice the fun. 😅 @BBCAfrica Directing: @IsaacOyombe

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Rwanda. That’s the tweet.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Not everyone is on social media to make money, build a brand, further a business, or push an agenda. Some are, yes, but some come to rant, some to laugh and banter, some as a social release. Allow.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Doctors, that’s the tweet. 🙏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Someone said “To everyone in Ghana, South Africa, Kilifi, anywhere, this New Years....take very many pictures! Very many. You’ll need them to reassure yourself no-one stole your money, on January 46th, 2020.” 😅

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Our generation saw: - FUBU disappear - internet come alive - Microsoft save Apple from bankruptcy - customized ringtones - touchscreen phones enter market - first Harry Potter book - black American President - Crypto - COVID - return of chicken pox - a potential world war Wow.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Haha! Sophia the robot, wearing umushanana, joking and greeting a full auditorium in Arabic, French, Kinyarwanda and Swahili was definitely not what I envisioned #TAS2019 ’s opening ceremony! Off to a fantastic start! 😅👏🏾 @RealSophiaRobot @RealSmartAfrica

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

“You’re not poor. That’s a mentality. You’re broke!” Dave Chappelle’s new special ‘Sticks & Stones’ is comedy GOLD!

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Remember when Obama and Zach Galifianakis bantered from beginning to end of an “interview”? Satire gold! 😅

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

1 year

Morocco is everything they said it would be! 🇲🇦

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Wait a minute. Friends’ theme song was basically life.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

As August babies, we brought our own sun. 😄🌤

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Georgie

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Quick stroll around, before we get down to work tomorrow! 😊🇷🇼 #VisitRwanda 📸: @franckax

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Gearing up for a small meeting.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Genuinely curious, how complex is the process to have street lights on most Kenyan roads, because…. 😶

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

A month after the devastating #RiversideAttack , @BBCAfrica breaks down what exactly happened within those 19 hours. 3D reconstructions included. Viewer discretion advised.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Banter is a universal language. 😅 I got back on stage with Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta, this time addressing young guys at the #AGRF2021 agriculture summit. #georgiehosts

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

In case you missed it: Kigali constantly challenging other African cities. The “car free zone” has been a topic of conversation for the last few years. It’s now starting to take shape. #VisitRwanda

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Your ideal world exists.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

Lmao. You want to know how petty BOYS are? Yesterday we had a FIFA tournament and almost every time I lost (the extremely few times), they tagged my employer: BBC. Telling them I was disgracing the organization. 😩

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Two friends, who just happen to be mother and son. 😄❤️ #MushananaReady

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

If you see this, retweet with a pic of you smiling. Keep it going. 😄❤️

ATHI GELEBA 🇿🇦

@AthiGeleba

4 years

If you see this, retweet with a pic of you smiling. Keep it going! ❤️

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

Who's that journalist who said our jobs were not at risk....yet? Hehehe. The revolution might actually be televised. 😅 @XHNews ' first English AI anchor makes debut.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Well, well, well, if it isn’t the bridge I said I’d cross when I came to it. Haha! Glad to be part of the global Portland family! 😅🙏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

An economics lesson by @Jidenna . #YearOfReturn

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Petition for Africa and African countries to have a 'plant a tree' day. (Possibly even as a national holiday)

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

Before the end of August, you’ll get some amazing news. 🙏

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

His first time in the Olympics, and the first gold medal for Africa! Tunisia’s Hafnaoui Ahmed has won the 400m swimming freestyle. #Tokyo2020

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

One of the most fun things I ever did in life was making and breaking news at the BBC. All around the world, for the last few years. I’ll miss the fantastic team on & off camera. Teeny tiny life update: it’s time. Time for a new journey! 😊🙏🏾

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Did you know there’s a Formula 1 virtual simulator in Kenya? Don’t know what the real @F1 cars feel like, but the crashing, tyres, sound, and driving friends off the road felt very real! 🏎💨

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

Dear mother, family, friends, friends of friends, many that might have followed the journey, here we go! It’s my absolute honor to mention that I’ve now joined the BBC! The Beeb! Exciiiiiiiited, can you tell? 😄 Le travail continue!

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

The future of car parking. Hi Nairobi, hi Kampala, hi New York.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

“Solitude is dangerous, it’s addictive. It becomes a habit because you realize how calm and peaceful it is.” 😊🧘🏾‍♀️

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Physically at work, mentally at the Mara. Had fun filming this! 😅🏕

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 years

Have you been to Rwanda though? Land of a thousand hills, and a thousand more views. 🤗

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Gooooood mooooorning, from Addis Ababa. Busy morning teaching the legend Haile Gebrselassie some Kiswahili. 😅 @HaileGebr

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Rwanda. 😊❤️

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Wow. *laughs in every African wedding tailor we know*

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5 years

Get to discover more about one of the key through lines of the #DiorCruise 2020 collection: Wax print fabrics, the prestige cloth used for the collection and learn more !

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

I know a midfielder when I see one! Haha. Fun moment after a session with @UsherKomugisha , @FIFAcom President Gianni Infantino kicks a ball into the @CHOGM2022 crowd. 👏🏾 @CAF_Online #CHOGM2022

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

Personal thank you note. 2022 was such a defining year for #georgiehosts ! To all these partners, clients and organizations, plus some not listed - thank you for trusting my team and I to get the job done. May the new year bring with it great tidings. Cheers.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

3 years

Scenes in Dakar right now. Senegal are going to celebrate this for years to come. Well deserved. 👏🏾 #AFCON2021

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

😄🐎 Polo day in Nairobi, Kenya!

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

6 months

The number one question has been why the nation is not declaring a national emergency yet. Within law, occurrences are declared a state of emergency if the State is threatened by war, invasion, insurrection, disorder, NATURAL DISASTER, or other public emergency, and should happen

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UPDATE: At least 10 bodies recovered after a dam in Old Kijabe burst, sweeping through villages and cutting off traffic on Nairobi-Nakuru highway, search and rescue operation ongoing.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

I don’t know who needs to hear this but omena is called silver cyprinid in English. It’s now moved to a tier-2 protein. Anyone on Zoom this week will hear it. “Oh, hi Beatrice. How am I doing? Nothing much. Just pan fried some silver cyprinid. Really puts the ‘ah’ in oh-men-ah.”

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

4 years

Dear French speakers, An actual video of the rest of us. Still laughing at the accuracy of, “Jean, I got it...merci beaucoup!”

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

From Africa to the Middle East. Pretty excited! I’ll be representing Kenya - hosting the Social Responsibility forum in Dubai this coming week. Let’s see how differently we discuss business when we turn the heat up, literally and figuratively.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

1 year

Perspective, visually. A Kenyan case study on infrastructure development. 🎥: Leila Trulsen.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 years

Rwanda, you fashionably fantastic country you! 😊 @Moshions

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

5 months

32 more Mondays until Christmas. Can the year just….relax.

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

You know what, been seeing A LOT of scattered information about Kanye (Ye) and Adidas. How about we try break down as much as we can, what's happened over the last decade - a few things to consider financially. 🧵

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Georgie

@georgiendirangu

2 years

The search for the Northern Lights continues. Funny story, until 3 years ago, I always thought it was video/pic editing to make the skies look like that. 😄🤦🏽‍♂️ Currently in Stockholm, next destination: Narvik, Norway.

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@georgiendirangu

3 years

Here we go! A bit into @UsherKomugisha ’s journey. Had fun producing this. From a town in Uganda, to hanging with the world’s best in sports. Extremely proud of you Usher! World’s your oyster. @BBCAfrica

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