President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Deputy William Ruto have been on the receiving end and this is evident from the remarks by several Kenyans online.
With this marking as the second term of their leadership, Kenyans have expressed their disappointment by pointing out the endless list of unfulfilled promises.
While seeking for a second term in the 2017 general election, the jubilee government launched a clearly stated manifesto that might have convinced Kenyans that the party was intentional about causing a positive change and development in the country.
Even though Kenyatta has in several instances vowed that his final term is about leaving a legacy and rooting out corruption in the country; the level of dissatisfaction amongst Kenyans is immense.
Joining fellow ‘wananchi’ Kenyan celebrities have recently been on the frontline lamenting about the issues affecting the country.
King Kaka
His recent music release ‘Wajinga Nyinyi’ sparked a big debate with a good number of Kenyans backing him up in his criticism against the Kenyan government.
Wajinga Nyinyi is a song that highlighted the unresolved corruption scandals from the NYS, NHIF, Kerio Valley Dam scandal among other impunity cases. The artist also bluntly described the Kenyan leaders as thieves as he cried out over the state of the economy.
Although the message of his song was well received by Kenyans, the artist faced backlash after some of the government officials who were mentioned in the song threatened to sue him.
Huddah Monroe
In several posts on her social media page, socialite Huddah Monroe attacked Uhuru’s government lamenting about youth unemployment, corruption as well as bad leadership.
Huddah stated that black people are so selfish for stealing money in their countries and investing it in other countries.
The businesswoman also believes that Kenyan Youth will not vote 2022. Far from the criticism she publicly announced her wish to vie for the Presidential Seat saying that she would never allow corrupt individuals to go back to their offices.
Khaligraph Jones
Kenyan rapper Khaligraph Jones has also been vocal in crying out for justice by publicly airing his grievances.
After the #PlayKe music trend, the OG complained that the government had not fulfilled the promise made to artists by the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK).
His concern came after MCSK sent artists Sh2,530 as royalty for their music and art. The singer went further to warn the body never to send him peanuts again.
Yvonne Okwara
Outspoken media personality Yvonne Okwara sent a hard-hitting message to President Kenyatta after he implied that he did not understand why Kenyans say they are broke.
During the Newsgang segment, Okwara reminded the President that he had spent heavily on infrastructure projects yet Kenyans remained in poverty.
She also wondered why Kenyatta has not entirely dealt with rogue officials even though he has the power to clean up the system.
Sauti Sol
Legendary music group Sauti Sol has severally called out the jubilee government for different reasons.
In their song dubbed ‘Tujiangalie’; the artists suggested that everyone has contributed to and benefited from the flawed systems. Sauti Sol also urged Kenyans to take time to reflect on how they can bring a positive impact on the country.
In another incident, Bien bitterly protested against the Government’s decision to opt for foreign artistes to launch the Studio Mashinani project at the expense of local acts- remarks that they later retracted and apologized.