President Uhuru Kenyatta Back-lashed after he gave an interview on Covid-19 to three Kikuyu vernacular radio stations

A day after his address to the nation announcing a partial lockdown in four counties, Uhuru in his radio interview discussed various measures, being taken by his administration to curb the spread of Covid-19.

Speaking during the live interview with three local FM radio stations, the President said he had held meetings with all stakeholders to ensure that the country minimizes on job loses & cushions the most vulnerable in the society in the period of the current #COVID19 pandemic

President Kenyatta underscored regular washing of hands with soap, wearing of masks and social distancing as some of the key protocols that Kenyans need to follow strictly in order to limit the spread of the respiratory illness.

This brought up reactions on social media people terming him as Kikuyu president.

Twitter Reactions

Uhuru went to a Kikuyu radio station. Not Luo or Kalenjin or Kamba. The radio addresses KENYANS who speak Kikuyu. Did you want Uhuru to address them in ENGLISH? What is the phobia against our OWN LANGUAGES that define OUR identity? Kikuyu is who we are! We must embrace our tribes

— KAHURA MURIUKI (@KahuraSammy) April 7, 2020

Agreed. Should have done ten minutes in Kikuyu, ten in Dholuo, ten in Kamba, ten in Kisii, etc. In fact why has he only spoken English, Swahili & Kikuyu since he was elected, & none of the other 41 languages? What an insensitive prick we elected. https://t.co/tWQWminlbp

— Jack, Ma (@orscrz) April 7, 2020

Kenyans are not Kikuyu's, Kikuyu's are a single ethnicity out of 42.
If he means well, he should also go to all the other local radio stations. https://t.co/C6ehfiGwlR

— #StayAtHomeStopCovid19 (@senteu_) April 7, 2020

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