Nairobi Governor Mike Mbuvi alias Sonko left many Kenyans in stitches with his American acquired accent. Mike Sonko spilled some American vibes in his Pronunciation that stole the show during the opening ceremony of the Blue Economy that was held in KICC Nairobi.
Addressing the dignitaries, Sonko pronounced words like city as “cirry” and President Uhuru Kenyatta’s name as “Kenyarra”.
In a speech that caused a buzz on social media, Sonko adopted the American twang where the letter ‘t’ usually comes off being pronounced as an ‘r’.
Sonko Twenging like With a fake American Accent..wow😂 pic.twitter.com/NGk66hYjVd
— Hakuna Matata 3.1 (@Matoke_) November 27, 2018
In his well-written speech, the Nairobi Governor addressed himself a variety of issues including the city’s GDP and its contribution to the growth and development of the nation.
Mombasa Governor Ali Hassan Joho on Wednesday taunted his Nairobi counterpart Mike Sonko over his recent address that delivered with an American accent.
Sonko with his new accent pic.twitter.com/s9yNk4wAFK
— Branden Marshall. (@Brandenmarshal7) November 28, 2018
Thanking Sonko for successfully hosting the 1st ever global Sustainable Blue Economy Conference(SBEC) at KICC, Joho thanked him for the hospitality in “Nairobi Cirrrry (City)”.
“Governor 0047, thank you for welcoming us in your cirry (Sic),” Joho stated as the audience burst out in laughter.
“Dunia mzima ilijua if Sonko decides to switch the other way… Anasema this is the headquarra… (The whole world now knows that if Sonko decides to switch his accent, he can pronounce ‘headquarter’ as headquarra),” he added.
@MikeSonko Sio mtu wa mchezo mchezo hata @HassanAliJoho amesema😂😂 pic.twitter.com/FqQG0T901i
— AbuSakeena (@FauzKhalid) November 29, 2018