Over the weekend, President Uhuru Kenyatta once again slammed newspapers as only fit for wrapping meat. The Head of State was speaking in Bomet when he said that newspapers published stories that were lies.
He was speaking in reference to reports that there was conflict in deputy president William Ruto’s Rift Valley backyard.
Kenyans on Twitter reacted to the sentiments through the trending topic #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama. We have sampled some of the reactions below:
#GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/4tDKFXSLAl 9:40 PM – 10 May 2015 http://t.co/clZ8OLMCi7
— Ambuli Victor (@AmbuliVictor) May 11, 2015
LMFAO RT @bonifacemwangi #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/5NSGYJzxwe
— Boniface Gitz (@iGitz_) May 11, 2015
EDITORIAL CARTOON: The President stands by his man in bomet #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama #RutoIsClean via @ndula_victor pic.twitter.com/zELud200HL
— The Star, Kenya (@TheStarKenya) May 11, 2015
Ati #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama Cheiso!!! pic.twitter.com/usmRHFMUDQ
— Private Developer ®™ (@Crazy254n) May 10, 2015
Why is he reading the paper when he thinks #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama. Hypocrisyat it’s best pic.twitter.com/1ym37Lfjjy
— Boniface Gitz (@iGitz_) May 11, 2015
Ukiwa Journalism class then lecturer asks ‘uses of Magazine’ then you whisper #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/o07kOFyZvR
— Private Developer ®™ (@Crazy254n) May 11, 2015
No Mr President, keep unhygienic newspapers off our fresh meat! #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama http://t.co/oVQRM0n42W pic.twitter.com/EEXMQPzssw
— Consumers Fedn Kenya (@ConsumersKenya) May 11, 2015
Haha! RT @iGitz_: Such prints are the reason Mr. President is saying #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/vPRSO9rWDK
— Chemtai (@dark_skin5) May 11, 2015
#GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama..Hii ya digital tutafungia nyama aje.. pic.twitter.com/qEVfG7nyPR
— GEOFFREY KIPSEREM (@Gkipserem) May 11, 2015
The effects of teaching children in the 8-4-4 system that #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama SMHLMAO!! pic.twitter.com/jamh7ot8en
— Brown Skin (@Yuny_Nice) May 11, 2015
#Gazetiniyakufunganyama pia kuenda choo Tissue ikiisha
— BEAST INCARNATE (@Nightrunner_) May 10, 2015
Honestly that is a reckless statement! #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama
— George M (@alkiggs) May 10, 2015
If you’re part of the crowd told #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama,don’t laugh and cheer. Rather’question your intellect.Why you?
— Jason Mwanyia (@jason_mwanyia) May 10, 2015
Apart from #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama did Uhuru address insecurity in Turkana? sky-rocketing cost of living?
— George M (@alkiggs) May 10, 2015
Vile vegetarians husoma gazeti kwa windows za butcheries #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/Ct3Knlmqqe
— #MayPac (@bicoze) May 10, 2015
#GazetiNiyakufunganyama i go to all butcheries and find gazetis so i support the President,tuendelee kufunga nyama na gazeti
— Eric Kogi (@erickogi) May 10, 2015
#GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama,no wonder people are RAID to rest and not LAID. pic.twitter.com/CG9Jr7uFq6
— Kєvo the Arsenalist (@Kevosym) May 11, 2015
Beautiful young Kenyans are at Dystar studying communication to better the country then u say #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama?
— Tender Ooko (@Tender254) May 11, 2015
Police: You have broken the new rules that were gazetted. Me: UK alisema #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama Police: Ati? Me: pic.twitter.com/vik1yTx052
— The Greatrnk (@greatrnk) May 11, 2015
If #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama then all this goverment adverts in the dailies are meant to add flavours to the meat cc @bonifacemwangi
— Kiyai K. Eli (@Kiyaieli) May 11, 2015
This open letter to @UKenyatta for claiming #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama by @dailynation journalist @Bornmaina summed it. pic.twitter.com/GfRqdwYoCd
— Robert Kodingo (@TheRealKodingo) May 11, 2015
#AmKenyan. The People Daily gives thousands of free papers and pays the staff abt 800bob a day. Who finances? #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama
— #AmKenyan (@WanjeriNderu) May 11, 2015
While in traffic today, a vendor wanted to give me a free @PeopleDailyKe and I refused telling him am not a butcher #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama
— Vincent Chepkwony (@VinceChepkwony) May 11, 2015
You are here bad-mouthing the #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama phrase yet some of you use them as tissue papers in your houses. #Hypocrites
— Atemah Gor. (@Mtendawema) May 11, 2015
I honestly dont get why peeps are upset by this #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama storo.lol
— tinakaggia (@tinakaggia) May 11, 2015
Media reacts on #GazetiNiYaKufungaNyama pic.twitter.com/lF0ge9BDJs
— Private Developer ®™ (@Crazy254n) May 11, 2015
