President Uhuru Kenyatta on Wednesday morning while ordering striking nurses to get back to work cited that they have been disobeying a court order.
The head of state who was addressing the nation at Statehouse after meeting Governors noted that it was disheartening to hear officials of the nursing union declare that they will not obey court orders.
President Kenyatta cited One of the most important principles the nation has established is the rule of law and no one is above the law!
President Kenyatta: It is disheartening to hear officials of the nursing union declare that they will not obey court orders
One of the most important principles our republic has established is the rule of law and no one is above the law! pic.twitter.com/I3PFiWqGGy— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) February 13, 2019
He gave the striking nurses until Friday 8:00 am to get back to work or get sacked.
However, Kenyans on twitter have come out to blast the head of state, accusing him of disobeying several Court orders. They termed his remarks on the striking nurses as total hypocrisy.
They termed the incident where firebrand Lawyer Miguna Miguna was forcefully deported despite several court orders barring his deportation which the courts established was illegal.
The netizens flocked the Internet, with surprises that the remarks were coming from the same person who has been disobeying the court orders.
Here are some of the reactions.
From the same man who illegally deported @MigunaMiguna in disregard of several court orders. Can he spare us his hypocrisy.
— Musamali (@austinmusamali) February 13, 2019
As if uhuru kenyatta obeys those court orders
— Sir John Gitonga Njeru (@sir_git5001) February 13, 2019
The irony is that if one of the men behind you falls sick, he won’t be attended in a public hospital in the county they are heading…he’ll go abroad. Give our nurses their dues.., we common people know their value
— Vinley (@Ilovevinley) February 13, 2019
LOL, coming from the same person with an exemplary record of disobeying court orders
— GodsGift (@Zuhura_1) February 13, 2019
It is disheartening to see a person who doesn’t abide by rule of law do a public address to threaten intimidated nurses and other citizens to observe rule of law.
— Bernadette Musyoka (@Msafiri_Kafiri) February 13, 2019