ODM party chairman John Mbadi has come under heavy criticism from a section of social media users after claiming that the youths should not be crying for board appointment jobs in Kenya.
Speaking on Tuesday evening during an interview with KTN TV reporter, the Suba South MP said youths should not focus their energies so much on Mary Wambui’s nomination saying it was not actually employment.
According to Mbadi, board members only earn allowances and not salaries as many youths might think.
“Board members earn monthly allowances from as low as five thousand Kenyan shillings to around forty thousand and comes to around twenty-eight thousand after tax. That is not something we should push our youths to,” stated Mbadi.
John Mbadi: Young people should not be crying for board appointments.#TheBigStory @lindahoguttu @SophiaWanuna pic.twitter.com/e5qq9nfx8P
— ktn (@KTNKenya) October 15, 2019
While acknowledging that Mary Wambui was not a competent person to head the National Employment Authority, Mbadi said Kenyan youths should be more productive and instead seek for well-paying opportunities.
“The focus should be on whether Mary Wambui is competent for the job she has been offered. If you ask me, I don’t think she is qualified for it…our youths should be more productive and should not focus too much on board employments,” added Mbadi.
John Mbadi: The focus should be on whether Mary Wambui is competent for the job she has been offered. If you ask me, I don't think she is qualified for it#TheBigStory @lindahoguttu @SophiaWanuna pic.twitter.com/kJNzDYoXZm
— ktn (@KTNKenya) October 15, 2019
However, Kenyans could hear none of Mbadi’s explanations with many castigating the ODM MP of forgetting about the unemployed youths instead championing for Jubilee’s ‘outdated’ appointments.
Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen who led a number of other social media users in mocking Mbadi wondered how an MP who was supposed to champion for youth’s employment was behaving like an animal (pig).
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. “Animal Farm”, tweeted Murkomen.
“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which. “Animal Farm https://t.co/q8VMpTN6Ko
— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) October 15, 2019
Here are some more reactions from Twitter;
John Mbadi;Young people should not be crying for board jobs.
Yet you're here telling us things would have been different with ODM in power.
Monkeys are Monkeys!.
— ArapKoech. (@roanbirgen) October 15, 2019
"Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely." Now imagine John Mbadi and his company In power. I guess government appointments will be worse. https://t.co/J7TIZZ37wO
— Perato N_Senior (@PeratoN_Senior) October 15, 2019
@JohnMbadi did the handshake muzzle your brain, fierce fighter turned ally nkt!!!!
— Barbara Mogeni (@BarbaraMogeni) October 16, 2019
John Mbadi is a disgrace! https://t.co/t06gQZ9mRq
— kyush254 (@bkyungu) October 15, 2019
What should they be crying for?
Election?
Unemployment?
Brutal policemen?
Unfavorable business environment?
Corruption?
Handshake?
Bbi?
Collapsing businesses?
Depression?
Alcoholism and drugs? @JohnMbadi kwani hauna macho?! Shame on you! #Newsnight— RICHARD MAHAMOUD (@RichiMahamoud) October 15, 2019
John mbadi should be hanged by the balls https://t.co/KmeqoseGQO
— Gun for hire (@edduhfreaky) October 15, 2019
Mbadi is simply telling you that he is completing the journey with UK. What's so surprising with his statement?
— Nyinek (@Nyinek1) October 15, 2019
Problem is because @MbadiHon does not understand the criticality of a Board of Directors and its role.
The only thing likes of Singapore did to be where they are today is embrace governance and ethics. That is the core role of a Board. It must have excellent people as directors
— Duncan (@duncans_twitt) October 15, 2019