Kenyans Distance Themselves From Sonko As International Media Picks Up His Hennessy Story

Nairobi Governor is now new to controversy, the flashy politician who was recently demoted by being stripped of his powers when the national government took over key functions of City Hall is not anywhere close to staying calm.

Sonko like his counterparts in other counties has been putting his best feet forward to steer the supply of food and other essentials to the poor in Nairobi.

Through his Sonko Rescue team, the governor has not only been fumigating the streets but much more. In his food package individually delivered to the many doors in the slums, Sonko has been adding something; alcohol.

While giving the Hennessy, Sonko has cited a research report from his own head that alcohol treats Covid19.

“We will be giving some small bottles of Hennessy in the food package which we give to our people,’ Sonko decreed. ‘I think from the research conducted by the WHO and various health organisations it has been revealed that alcohol plays a very major role in killing the coronavirus or any sort of virus.” Sonko said.

International media has already picked up the story. UK’s publication Daily Mail has run the story giving Kenya unwarranted embarrassment.

It goes without saying they the flamboyant had over the past years subjected Kenyans to ridicule with his bizarre nature. On alcohol for coronavirus, that’s really a pathetic excuse.

The African Medical and Research Foundation (Amref) CEO Githinji Gitahi today rejected Sonko’s cognac offering.

He tweeted: ‘Please completely ignore clowning of a major global pandemic taking lives and putting extreme pressure on households.

‘Dump this the way you would dump your used COVID-19 mask-never to be recovered.’

Gitahi also urged Kenya’s Ministry of Health to condemn Sonko’s comments in the strongest terms.

Governor of Nairobi sends Hennessy to the poor citing 'WHO guidance that alcohol kills the virus' https://t.co/0KAu1soEQW

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) April 15, 2020

Sampled comments;

Magunga; Get your facts right. Nairobi doesn’t have a governor. And this photo is from a BlueBand commercial.

Dee: Get your facts right the governor of all counties is Hassan Joho, this is an upcoming rapper & blueband ambassador. Thank you.

Betty: Omg this is such fake news! He is not governor of Nairobi, Nairobi has no governor it has a Mohammed Badi!

Chege: Our embarrassement has gone international…Jesus fix this.

Savvy: GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT! Nairobi is under Nairobi Metropolitan Services. This is an upcoming rapper called Sonkoree from Nairobiree!

Asri: Githeria media? get your facts right, this guy isn’t a governor anymore, he is an upcoming artist and that was not Hennessey it was konyagi?