For a very a long time, I have always believed that Instagram is not for us Africans. Because, according to me it is platform for people to show off their wealth, looks, skills et cetera. Now very few Africans have something to show off.
But because, we are Kenyans.. we know how to use the phrase fake it, till you make it. The problem with this is you never know when your 40th day will come and you’re found out, and it will turn out to be your worst nightmare.
Take the story of former NTV host Kobi Kihara for example. Ms Kihara, who is now in the United States for studies, took to her Instagram and posted a picture of a salad she claims to have made herself.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bm1YInDn9zb/?taken-by=kobikihara
Kobi had gone to the extent of giving the salad’s recipe to one of her followers who wanted to try it out, telling her that she found it in her mother’s fridge.
“Sawa honey will do: Recipe: it’s sliced cherry tomatoes, then mixed lettuce, you can find this kind in Zuccini or Chandarana in Nai, sundried tomatoes, bacon (fry till hard then break it up to small pieces), sliced grilled chicken, red onion, add spice of your choosing~I added rosemary, you can’t see it but I added cherry raisins and peanuts then of course Avocado baby! The dressing is pear vinaigrette, it’s so good! I found in my mums fridge.”
Now things were going so well until Radio host Shaffie Weru busted her, saying she saw the same picture on Pinterest.
Turns out the photo of the Rosemary chicken, bacon and avocado salad was lifted from the internet. It belongs to a blogger called How Sweet Eats.
The post has since gone viral and K.O.T can’t have enough of Kobi the copy paster. We managed to get some posts from Twitter:
Now before you defend Kobi Kihara she’s stealing photos and airport locations lol pic.twitter.com/XjhX2hG1RQ
— Losie ? (@rosekamau_) August 24, 2018
#KOT stop Kobi Kihara did not steal Pinterest work, its Pinterest that stole her work ???? #Kufdead Kenya is so corrupt we steal even digital content.. pic.twitter.com/M3HPydSUTu
— Syombua A. Kibue (@Syombuak) August 24, 2018
Kobi Kihara called out Chipukeezy on Instagram after he lied about how he met Kevin Hart.
Kumbe yeye na Chipukeezy wako same wozap group ???
Fraud?
— Winnie Rioba (@justrioba) August 24, 2018
So guys can post cars, you know… ferraris and bugattis and bikes juts because they like them…
But Kobi Kihara can’t post shoes?
She didn’t say ni zake?
It seems she is interested in shoes – alot.
Maybe a business in future. pic.twitter.com/PpzlaAlEzF— Kensington Kirigwi. (@kirigwi) August 24, 2018
Kobi Kihara once had a German chef in 1 of her morning shows. I can’t rememba whether she said she had bn in Germany before or she knew German? Wacha the Chef starts speaking in Deutsch.She jst said it has bn a long time since she spoke German and had on gotten the language ??
— Agent wa Özil?? (@noelweks_) August 24, 2018