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Social Media and a Few MPs had Koffi Olomide Deported, Why can't we Change Kenya?

One moment Koffi Olomide lands a kungfu-style kick at a female band member, the next, social media is on fire, the next Koffi is out.

In this day of self-monitoring in Kenya, everyone should be very mindful of what they do, else they land themselves in trouble with the ever watching cameras. CCTV is everywhere, and we have declared ourselves citizen journalists, so when you think the government cannot catch you, your brother could be filming you. The proverbial mkono mrefu wa serikali has turned into macho mengi ya serikali.



When the video was shared, some female MPs held a press conference, demanding answers. Koffi went for an interview at Citizen, moments later he was arrested while leaving. Hours later, #KoffiOlomindeDeported was trending. Just like that.

Olomide's deportation trending courtesy of twitter


This is one of the issues that seems to have had the emotive traction that Kenyans are known for. Kenyans are very fast to counter social justice issues, speak about them, tweet them, and make a fuss. But we do not seem to make enough fuss for deep-seated issues, like tribalism, corruption and bad governance.

I believe we can change our country; we need to be more organized though, and combat those vices that affect us all. Until then, all our attempts to picket will yield little, and short term results.

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