The problem with running a flashy campaign with eye-catchy texts and images and big dreams, is that it will all come back to haunt you if you fail to deliver.
Sometime back, images from Jubilee’s campaign manifesto showing what looked like a modern electric train, were revisited when the ancient-looking locomotives from China finally arrived.
Read: Jubilee Manifesto Photo Returns To Haunt Them After Delivery of Ugly SGR Locomotives
Now yesterday, the person handling the President’s Twitter thought it wise to tweet a quote from the President about what seems like a broken campaign promise.
While receiving the Queens Baton for 2018 Commonwealth Games at KICC yesterday, Uhuru reiterated his government’s pledge to construct new stadiums across the country.
“I want us all to be perfectly clear on that matter: three major stadia will soon be constructed in Nairobi, Mombasa and Eldoret, in line with the manifesto promise that we made,” the President said.
Well, to be perfectly clear, Jubilee promised 5 not 3 new stadiums.
But this promise has been very elusive. I’m surprised Uhuru had the guts to bring it up.
Since the last election, there have been a few renovations in stadiums, but most of these have been conducted by county governments. We’re yet to see a single stadium constructed by the national government from the ground up.
As expected, KOT were quick to call out the president on this one.
Here’s are some tweets.
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/7aJ73NtT57
— Swim Good (@Ngartia) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Dude please, why do you have to lie every time?
— Mister H (@githaka_) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Oh! Lord where did we go wrong as country ?
— Bonface Osano (@bonfaceosano) April 6, 2017
@kwintah1 but this guy @UKenyatta is becoming a pathological liar!
— Bonface Osano (@bonfaceosano) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta NP Liar | Wahu
— aleckie ronald (@SirAlexas) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta ????
Bra bra bra ndo sitaki kusikia— M..W..Ï…T. .I (@bmwiti1) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Nye nyenye nyenye nyenye nyenye nyenye…nyenye……nyenyenyenye…..
— fatscrumhalf (@AGathiri) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/Pi5oD9vwEL
— a hustler ?? (@KenyanHustler) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Classic case of starting the assignment the night before its due
— Stringer Bell (@CuntBeBothered) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/VocHYlxQch
— Leona ?? (@leeeyo_) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Define ‘soon’… Does the construction start before, during or after the general elections coz you can’t promise us the same thing twice.?
— Fujo Makelele (@Jokersmokr) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta I’m with you on this one. I too used to “seriously read” 3 days to exams na nilikua napita bado.
— khamis athman (@khamisathman) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/1Nfq93Jw37
— kennaz (@kennaz_) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/lDcZW5oBkh
— Rozay Breezy (@rosekamau_) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Hizi ndo vitu tunaitangaaa..
UWOOONGOOOO!! pic.twitter.com/zv1GdSctVA
— ibra bra bra (@bryyMUFC) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Really? Nigga please… pic.twitter.com/8G15tQkxnP
— Benard Aloo (@AlooBenardo) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta *Googles how to build a Stadium in four months.* Boss, feasibility studies, concept drawings na geophysical studies pekee will take longer.
— Mohamed Komora (@mohamedkomz) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta The ‘mad man of Mobatha’ has built this at Uwanja wa Mbuzi and he never promised us pic.twitter.com/ViEOallPv5
— Fauz Khalid (@FauzKhalid) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/eo6qmItW3q
— Mish (@_Arim__) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/CT3gvJyiap
— SIA??? (@SyataLinda) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta Next will be a millions jobs per year in 2 months pic.twitter.com/owZsm7fGcb
— Chinua Achebe (@ChinuaAchebes) April 6, 2017
@UKenyatta pic.twitter.com/3gjkXu9gx4
— Peter Mwanje (@Ptahdaboss) April 6, 2017
