No matter the event or circumstance, you can always trust Miguna to dish out some harsh truths.
On the receiving end yesterday was businessman Chris Kirubi. The 80 year old billionaire passed away on Monday afternoon, attracting thousands of messages of condolences from prominent Kenyans and other Kenyans alike.
It was praise after praise from the likes of President Uhuru Kenyatta, Deputy President William Ruto, ODM leader Raila Odinga, Musalia Mudavadi, Kalonzo Musyoka etc.
On Twitter, Kirubi was the main trending topic, with tens of thousands of tweets. Most of them were praising him for his accomplishments. But others saw yesterday as the perfect day to bring up some inconvenient truths about his source of wealth.
It has been an open secret for many years that DJ CK, as he later came to be known, may have acquired his vast net worth, estimated at over Ksh30 billion, through shady means.
His times at Uchumi supermarket and Kenya National Transport Company (Kenatco) are particularly viewed with suspicion, with accusations that he looted the two organizations in the process bringing them to the ground.
It is these and other corruption accusations that led Miguna to issue perhaps the most hard hitting eulogy.
“My sincere condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Kenya’s SUPER THIEF Chris KIRUBI. You destroyed Kenya in pursuit of GREED, selfishness, TRIBALISM and HATE. #MayYouRotInHell,” he wrote.
My sincere condolences to the family, relatives and friends of Kenya's SUPER THIEF Chris KIRUBI. You destroyed Kenya in pursuit of GREED, selfishness, TRIBALISM and HATE. #MayYouRotInHell
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) June 14, 2021
He followed that with two others.
It's very important that we tell the TRUTH at all times. We must tell the TRUTH to thieves and maniacs when they are alive, but we must especially tell the TRUTH when thieves and criminals die. We do so for the sake of the LIVING, FUTURE GENERATIONS and HISTORY. TRUTH LIBERATES!
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) June 14, 2021
The TRILLIONS OF SHILLINGS Chris Kirubi, Daniel Moi, Kenyatta and their fellow plunderers stole from Kenyans are more than enough to TRANSFORM Kenya into a FIRST WORLD COUNTRY with gainful employment, modern housing, food and universal COMPREHENSIVE healthcare for EVERYONE.
— Dr. Miguna Miguna (@MigunaMiguna) June 14, 2021
The tweets received mixed reactions from Kenyans, with many however agreeing with him.
Here are some of them.
Mkuu si ungechill apate admission ya binguni kwanzaðŸ˜ðŸ˜‚😂😂
— Ja Nam (@ja_nam01) June 14, 2021
Always saying it as it is. The practice of canonizing dead bodies must end.
— Ja Loka (@_fels1) June 14, 2021
MigunaMiguna talks the truth, kama alikua mwizi mnataka amwite aje. Hii cover-up ndio imeleta shida hii Kenya. If somebody was ua enemy when alive, say he or she is an enemy even when is dead,
— MASIKA (@MASIKAjoseville) June 14, 2021
Today I agree with you. This is a funeral people should attend with dry eyes. No tears.
— Jackie Waffs (@JackieWaffs) June 14, 2021
I billionaire who had More than 10 companies but zero non profitable organization
— Gipson (@shahgipson) June 14, 2021
https://twitter.com/itsPeterKuni/status/1404452742857474054
https://twitter.com/ian_y7/status/1404499317780590595
