A hashtag #2007Neveragain has been trending on Twitter for the better part of the day.
KOT have gone forward to condemn the 2007 election violence saying that similar evil should not be witnessed in the country again.
In what appears to be a ‘one voice initiative’, Kenyans tweeted under #2007NeverAgain.
In the last few weeks , there has been so much political discussions happening on social media.
This include the fight between Deputy President Dr. Ruto Jubilee Party ex-vice chairman David Murathe . Murathe quit the Party on claims that DP William Ruto is not fit to lead the country .
Murathe’s attacks on Ruto have, however, been criticised by Ruto’s allies and Jubilee leaders from Central region who have said they do not represent their views.The leaders said their support for Ruto’s 2022 bid is unwavering.
Kenyans on Twitter have gone on to condemn citizens being used for leader’s political gains , some posing memories of the post-election violence that happened in 2007.
Below are some of the posts;
Post-election violence in Kenya in 2007-2008 left more than 1,100 dead, the worst violence in the E.A country since independence in 1963, and forced more than 300,000 from their homes, in a country that had previously been renowned for its stability 😪😪. #2007NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/uTdAzjkFTa
— MugamboWaAfrica (@MugamboWaAfrica) February 13, 2019
My tribe has never helped me in-fact my tribesmen are my worst enemies #2007NeverAgain
— Fred Gombe (@GmbFred) February 13, 2019
#2007NeverAgain, unless we stop this blame games, this hashtag is total nonsense pic.twitter.com/SFQLr7jSNK
— Mr Bett (@KPdotKE) February 13, 2019
Many tribes in Kenya feel left out of the county's leadership. The 'WINNER TAKES IT ALL' structure of government threatens the peaceful co existence between communities . #2007NeverAgain pic.twitter.com/OL76IEwNCW
— Chemutai Bii (@Avacrest) February 13, 2019
#2007NeverAgain FACTS; Though the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission and its predecessor pronounced themselves on the results of the presidential poll, not all parts of the country took their word to be indisputable truth pic.twitter.com/XaY5OisWIq
— Kibet Benard (@KibetBenard_) February 13, 2019