he day was Saturday, November 22, 2014. Kenya woke up to disturbing news that some 28 people had been massacred at dawn by Al-Shabaab while on a bus from Mandera to Nairobi.
Twenty four hours later, Kenyans were still awaiting a message of reassurance from the head of state. Nothing was forthcoming.
Then boom: on Sunday (November 23rd), an Instagram user (@msthandilicious) shocked the country by posting a picture of herself with president Uhuru Kenyatta in Dubai, ostensibly watching Formula One Grand Prix in Abu Dhabi.
That woman was Thandi Ojeer, a co-director of Wale Wasee Ltd, the promoters of Saturday’s Chis Brown concert.
She captioned it, “Selfie with The Kenyan President. My life is so #dope and I do and meet dope people! #selfie #Kenya #president #uhuruKenyatta. Lovely man.”
She would later pull it down but the damage had already been done.
For days, Kenyans on Twitter went ham on the Head of State, accusing him of taking light the deaths of 28 Kenyans.
