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| Raila Odinga in Nyeri with the President during Madaraka day celebrations. PHOTO | Courtesy |
Todays Madaraka day was unique and worst compared to all other national holidays. The today’s function was majorly in Local language. People were confused as they knew Kiswahili or English are the national languages.
“Raila Odinga cannot address people in a local Kikuyu event dubbed as “Kikuyu Madaraka day”. He was a spectator.” Embakasi East Mp Babu Owino said.
Kenyans on Twitter took the event to the social media claiming that the organizers were to be fired after the function because they ashamed the President and his Deputy. The Deputy President needed to hire a translator for the national event.
The public Event which was attended by the Government and opposition was to show a national unity but turned to be a “Kikuyu Local unity”.
The President and his deputy were embarrassed from the other regions for depicting a picture of Country division in ethnicity rather than Unity.
If I were Uhuru, I would have fired & whipped all the organisers of today’s #MadarakaDay function. Its a major embarrassment. Nonsense!!!— Phil Mwangi (@Phil_MikeMwangi) June 1, 2017
Now we have to watch National events with a translator #MadarakaDay— Edwin Sifuna (@edwinsifuna) June 1, 2017
This is not #MadarakaDay this is KIKUYU NATIONAL HOLIDAY.— Ike Kenneth (@IkeOjuok) June 1, 2017
Why, why, why, are they speaking so much Kikuyu at the #madarakaday ceremony? Shame, shame on you Nyeri leaders! Shame! Shame! Shame!— Mungai Kihanya (@mungaikihanya) June 1, 2017
#MadarakaDay too much Kikuyu in a National event even for a Kikuyu like me,this is a shame,the worst ever national celebration— Gitau_boy (@Tascar90) June 1, 2017
For those wondering why Raila did NOT speak at the event. Be reminded that Raila Odinga cannot speak in Kikuyu dialect. #MadarakaDay— please follow BACK™ (@EugeneKhisa) June 1, 2017
Forget about #MadarakaDay ,today is a ‘muthamaki witu’ day.Millions of kenyans being punished with boring Kikuyu songs.Not good mr president— Kamba Pundit (@kamwash254) June 1, 2017
How can Jubilee decide to lacalize #MadarakaDay which is a national day to all Kenyans? Their tribalism nature was displayed today clearly.— Samwel Ochieng (CS) (@samweloluoch11) June 1, 2017
I opted to switch off my television set but I was amazed by the statesmanship in @RailaOdinga. Even with insults & rhetoric #MadarakaDay pic.twitter.com/4Y15DSffu5— M D Omondi 🇰🇪 (@MD_Omondi) June 1, 2017
While today should be a celebration of Kenya attaining internal self-rule, tweets on #MadarakaDay show how deeply divided Kenyans are today!— Dr F. Francis MD (@Dr_F_Francis) June 1, 2017
Whose petty idea was to snub & not acknowledge @RailaOdinga in nyeri? V. unpatriotic & shallow #madarakaday— Kelvin Chege (@kelvin_chege) June 1, 2017
This event is such a nonsense. How can this be called #MadarakaDay when almost everything is in a local language?— Dr. PLO_Lumumba (@PL0_Lumumba) June 1, 2017
