Kenyans on twitter have slammed Raila Junior Odinga, son to AU special Envoy and former Prime Minister Raila Odinga after calling for a ban on washing of cars by the roadside in Nairobi’s Lavington.
People need to understand that adherence of laws and policies apply to everyone, it’s not about being privileged, this city needs law and order proper zoning and safety standards. These are the difficult conversations we need to have
— Raila Odinga Junior (@Railajunior) November 12, 2019
Nairobi county is mandated to create safe car washing bays, this idea of someone popping up a carwash where ever they feel like is ludicrous @SimbaArati @MikeSonko where is the law and order and zoning
— Raila Odinga Junior (@Railajunior) November 12, 2019
Some citizens saw sense in what Junior had tweeted and they had this to say.
It is exactly this kind of shallow, myopic thinking that holds the black man back! Instilling ORDER is painful but ultimately ALL CLASSES reap the benefits of ORDER! The big cities of the world have clearly demonstrated this.
— Charles Gacheru (@CharlesGacheru) November 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/Nikkymosh/status/1194481592707821568?s=19
https://twitter.com/ithekethini/status/1194299268581990401?s=19
Majority of Netizens condemned Raila Junior for disregarding many jobless youth who have resorted to manual jobs like washing cars to make a living.
Here are sampled replies and quoted tweets on the post Junior had made.
https://twitter.com/Trackmann/status/1194188034536869888?s=19
I felt like this tweet applied here. pic.twitter.com/1RWkskRi6o
— Njambi Kimotho (@NeneBavu) November 12, 2019
You know no struggles of a Kenyan youth's life. Keep to your lane. Let Kenyan youths earn an honest living. You live in a glass house and you are now throwing stones… Watch out. #Mososo
— Mwendia Ungu M'Inyingi (@ungumwendia) November 12, 2019
Raila Junior was at the receiving end of attacks because of a statement he made concerning Lavington roadside car washes. These car washes from 2015, & courtesy of the 'Simba Arati Foundation', are protected by Mike Sonko & area MCA Moses Ogeto through bribes to County Officials! pic.twitter.com/3aJvxyGPoO
— Kiigen K. Koech (@KiigenKoech) November 13, 2019
Hao vijana wanaoshea gari hapo could be robbing ninjas but they chose a legit hustle because the system is fucked up and favors Raila Junior and few people who are privileged to call Karen Shags… when they fix the system, they can set such rules…. For now. Anyamaze. https://t.co/tJgDij9RLN
— Aleckie Ronald (@SirAlexas) November 12, 2019
But is Raila Odinga wrong or wrong? I’m of the perspective that Raila Junior is lost in between being an organized senior citizen and a ‘low’ abiding youth. Kenyans have been forced to understand that things don’t happen in any particular order in this country. Majority of Netizens are also reacting negatively because they can’t relate to what is supposed to happen or is happening in a orderly society, Lavington can be the case study.