Interesting update to the WorldCoin ban last year, as Kenya calls out the U.S. government for signs of corruption by billionaires of Silicon Valley.

Kenya has rejected a push by the United States government to revoke the suspension of activities of the cryptocurrency project WorldCoin, legislators heard on Thursday.

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kithure Kindiki told Parliament that the government will not lift the suspension it imposed in August 2023 on the activities of WorldCoin.

Appearing before the National Assembly’s committee on Public Petitions, Prof Kindiki said Kenya has been under pressure from the US government to lift the suspension.

“The United States has been pushing the government on the issues of WorldCoin, but we have remained adamant and firm,” Prof Kindiki said.

“They (US) think that they (WorldCoin) still have a case to set up their activities here. We have remained adamant and the decision we took will remain. We are not going to review the suspension.”

Notably, WorldCoin was caught violating rights of people with some clearly criminal behavior. I’d even say it was a case of being very openly and obnoxiously illegal, basically intoxication with science fiction that led to public digital defecation.

It was like some young clueless tech-bros from America thought parachuting into Africa wearing big “white savior” pants would magically mean no Black person there would enforce laws, let alone stand up for human rights.

Prof Kindiki on August 2, 2023, issued a directive suspending the activities of WorldCoin pending the conclusion of inquiries that were aimed at establishing the safety of the data being harvested.

At the time, Prof Kindiki said the suspension would remain in effect until assurances of the safety and integrity of financial deals are provided.

“The government has suspended forthwith activities of WorldCoin and any other entity that may be similarly engaging the people of Kenya until relevant public agencies certify the absence of any risks to the general public whatsoever,” the statement issued by Prof Kindiki said.

Absence of any risks to the general public? That’s a basic requirement of engineering, and a code of ethics concept common across industries. If American tech companies aren’t removing risks to the public in product design and development, they aren’t really engineering and deserve a ban.

WorldCoin infamously and criminally rolled out the worst possible security in Nairobi, Kenya. Like, I mean, the actual worst. It is hard to imagine a less safe roll-out plan for a product.

The ministry of the interior has launched an investigation into Worldcoin and called on security services and data protection agencies to establish its authenticity and legality. In a statement released on Thursday, Worldcoin says it is planning to implement crowd-control measures and collaborate with the government before resuming work. It added that Kenyan regulations are adhered to. In one of the pop-up registration centres in the capital, Nairobi, where hundreds had been lining up for the registration, many had been locked out of the process on Wednesday after the large crowd was termed a “security risk”. “I’ve been coming here almost three days to line up and register. I want to register because I’m jobless and I’m broke, that’s why I’m here,” Webster Musa told the BBC. “I came here yesterday. I waited until my phone died. So I came again today but I’ve missed the registration again. I really like Worldcoin because of the money. I’m not worried about the data being taken. As long as the money comes,” added Dickson Muli. Worldcoin says it cannot say how many people have had their eyeballs scanned in Kenya.

Because of the money… as long as the money comes?

That does sound like corruption, along the lines of “if they pay it must be ok“.

Boeing, Tesla… WorldCoin.

Truly horrible humans are attracted to the Tesla fraud.

[New Zealand Detective Constable] Sandhu also analysed some of Sharma’s texts he’d made in the months leading up to the crash.

In a text exchange about the vehicle’s auto-drive feature, Sharma says “auto-drive saves life” adding in laughing emojis.

Texting another friend who asks how the Tesla is going, Sharma replies, “I have been such a rough driver ever since I have got my hands on the Tesla”.

He texts again saying, “It’s one dangerous car and a family type at the same time”.

Kaur texted him at 1.52am on November 18, 2021 asking if he got home, and he replies, “hahaha nearly f***** up”, before replying again, “was speeding for a bit, bro. That Fast and Furious shit”.

The alleged killer literally admitted his Tesla had made him into a worse driver, a deadly menace not only to himself but anyone around.

And then his dear friend was dead in his upside down Tesla that flew 30m in the air before crashing into a pole. So… he immediately after the crash started to research how to erase evidence.

He discovered Sharma first used the phone to search “how to delete Tesla recordings”.

[…]

Thirty-four seconds after searching for data about Tesla Sharma called 111, but it wasn’t answered.

He then called his friend Divesh Goundar before calling his policeman brother-in-law…

This is the same guy that tried to claim he crashed because he saw a raccoon in New Zealand, when there are no raccoons in New Zealand.

Perhaps a simple empathy test should be required before anyone can turn on the power to these loitering munitions called cars? Don’t know how to safely point the barrel of a loaded rocket launcher? No launch for you.

Tesla owners in accidents seem to often believe the money they poured into the cult of Elon Musk was supposed to mean they paid to be above the law.

The opening sentence shows just how normal it has become to expect a Tesla to burst into flames.

A Tesla has caught fire while driving on an interstate, needing support from three fire departments and a hazmat team.

The interstate, Route 255 in Bethalto, Illinois, was shut down for nearly three hours as emergency responders worked to control the flames underneath the electric vehicle emerging from its lithium-ion battery.

That’s a lot of taxpayer money down the drain, not to mention critical infrastructure disruption.

Related to a Presidential candidate warning about the “bloodbath” he will unleash on America if he doesn’t win, a recent case shows Mississippi hasn’t changed much in 150 years.

“The six white deputies broke into a private home, accused two young Black men of ‘dating white women’ then proceeded to beat, taser, attack, and assault the two young victims,” Shabazz said in a news release. “The tragic melee ended when… Deputy Hunter Elward attempted to kill Michael Jenkins by shooting him in the mouth.”

In August, all six pleaded guilty to multiple felony counts at the federal courthouse downtown. Just days later, the six pleaded guilty to state charges in Rankin County Circuit Court.

They are now being sentenced. Why “goon squad“?

Some of the officers called themselves “The Goon Squad” because of their willingness to use excessive force and not report it, federal prosecutors said.

…illegally entered their home and handcuffed, kicked, waterboarded and tased them and attempted to sexually assault them over nearly two hours before one of the deputies put a gun in Jenkins’ mouth and shot him.

Apparently they saw themselves as unaccountable domestic terrorists.

It reads like something straight out of 1869 when the KKK tried to torture and kill Black men who didn’t vote Seymour for president.

In related news, Mississippi GOP candidates are almost as bad as Louisiana and Arkansas.

…Darrell Leon McClanahan III, said a picture of him apparently giving a Nazi salute was from “a religious Christian Identity Cross lighting ceremony,” not a cross burning.

Oh, wait, I forgot North Carolina too.

On the Russian social media site VKontakte, McClanahan uses the screen name Gordon Kahl. Kahl was a member of the far-right anti-government Posse Comitatus movement and Christian Identity adherent who was involved in two fatal shootouts with law enforcement in 1983.

Russia again. You mean to tell me treasonous militant racists in America lean on Russia?

So this guy tried running for Governor of a state while claiming that his Nazi salute with a burning cross was an innocent event devoid of meaning. He may as well have called it his Goon initiation ceremony.

Six less votes for him now I guess with the sentencing.