Hunger, Ruto, humanity and ‘fake news’ Kenyans should trust media or government?

Local media journalist has shown that beyond his career he is still human by cooking for the family he was interviewing.

The sparking debate on Turkana drought has brought Kenyans together with the aim of pressuring the government to act swifly.

Deputy President William Ruto has been on the front row of distancing the government from claims of death caused by hunger.

On Wednesday, DP Ruto insisted that the report in local media stations is fake news.

The shock now is on Kenyans who are not sure who to trust between the media and the government. But why would be media’s motive to expose dying people?

The government is still not clear on why it is claiming that no death has been reported in these areas despite not putting any measures after report of possible drought by weatherman.

CS Fred Matiang’i insisted that the chief who was interviewed by media was fired long time ago.

“It’s true we have not lost any life due to the drought situation. The chief purporting to report on the drought situation was fired a long time ago. The CC Baringo has confirmed that no deaths have occasioned by current drought situation,” Matiang’i sai on Wednesday in Mombasa.

Kenyans are somehow tired with the kind of leaders they have and it will not take long before we go the Algeria way where thousands of citizens stormed the streets in protests of removal of ruling government under ailing Bouteflika.

But are over forty millions Kenyans really tired?

Kenyans are always united in three things; injustice, gossip, and s3x but forever divided when it comes to elections and ‘mtu wetu’ syndrome which is the root cause inadequate developments and poor distribution of public fund in the country.

Kenyans on Twitter took their frustrations and formed #WeCannotIgnore hashtag and even others creating a pay bill to get food to the victims.

Here are some of the reactions;

#WeCannotIgnore.I promise I will not vote for any thief, let my voting rights sleep with me in my bed.I have zero tolerance to Kenyan thieves in the name of Leaders and May God punish you for all the lives lost .Peace will never be your potion.

— Shallinea (@ma_maleeq) March 21, 2019

#WeCannotIgnore stop offering short term solution in form of aids to the sterving families you can do better dig boreholes,start irrigation schemes, etc. One day the poor will have nothing to eat but the rich😠😡

— dj_brio (@BRAVINGALMER) March 21, 2019

@WilliamRutoKE We are not hungry because we are a water-stressed country. A famine is not caused by lack of food but by a lack of entitlement to food. That is why, the governors, MCAs and MPs of these areas never starve. Their entitlements to food are guaranteed!#WeCannotIgnore

— Hubris and Nemesis (@NdedaNakhulo) March 21, 2019

Journalist Linus Kaikai expressed his view in a more sarcastic way staging that the government should stop Turkana people from working out on air conditioned gyms if they are not really starving.

If hunger is not killing them, then Govt must immediately stop these Turkanas from working themselves out to death in their air-conditioned gyms. #WeCannotIgnore pic.twitter.com/66VeZNZsMN

— Linus Kaikai (@LinusKaikai) March 19, 2019

The money and food donated to curb the hunger in Turkana is yet to reach there while Sonko’s Rescue Team has delivered its six tracks of food.

The debate will not end today, not even tomorrow but perhaps one day Kenyans will wake up.

What is your take on the whole drought and hunger ‘fake news’?