Former Citizen TV anchor Julie Gichuru found herself at the center of some not very nice phrases after her tweet about #FreeBobiWine backfired on her.
Julie, who is the founder and CEO of Arimus media, tweeted about freeing the now very famous Ugandan MP and rapper on her Twitter handle. Bobi Wine is being held in a military barracks in Kampala on flimsy charges one of them being illegal possession of a fire arm.
In our new Africa,
There is no room for brutality, we cherish each other.
Let us debate disagreements, not crush opponents.
In our new Africa,
Our young people control our future; they are Africa.
Ignore or abuse them at your peril.#FreeBobiWine#FreePeterBiar#NoToViolence
?— Julie Gichuru (@JulieGichuru) August 19, 2018
“In our new Africa, There is no room for brutality, we cherish each other. Let us debate disagreements, not crush opponents. In our new Africa, Our young people control our future; they are Africa. Ignore or abuse them at your peril.”
But the message did not achieve the intended meaning as Kenyans did questioned Julie on why she said nothing when police brutalized a section of Nasa supporters during last year’s elections.
“Sooooo loud to talk about Uganda but muted when your own were maimed and @MigunaMiguna exiled by their own government, please @JulieGichuru ,shut and sit down.I ignore.” one person by the name Challa replied to Julie’s Tweet.
This set a precedent for many other tweets, most of them castigating the News anchor.
Check some of the reactions below.
“I should explain that none of this applies to young NASA supporters. They were shot, run over by a Prado-driving Jubilee supporter, brutalised, crushed, ignored and abused. And I remained SILENT about their persecution…but I did call for peace.”
There. Fixed that for you.
— Florentine Wamaitha (@FlorentineWama4) August 19, 2018
You never said the same when Nasa supporters were being clobbered by kenya police, ,,,hypocrites everywhere. ..focus #FreeBobiWine
— Its Ramah macoha (@ramahmakokha) August 19, 2018
Hahahahahahaha. You were quiet and a government supporter when Kenyans here were being killed. Like you literally said nothing when the government killed a six month old. And here you are. In our new Africa we don’t need hypocrites
— mark otanki M (@OtankiMark) August 19, 2018
Where was all this ‘wisdom’ while the shit was happening in Kenya? You do a great disservice when you seem to mourn more than the bereaved. Please give us a break with your selective sympathy…
— John Ogola (@jjogola) August 20, 2018