Kenya Film and Classification Board (KFCB) CEO Dr Ezekiel Mutua on Sunday, January 5, received a backclash after a section of netizens blasted him for defending Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris.
Taking to Twitter to weigh in on the blistering attacks directed to Passaris, over her decision to seek treatment in India, Mutua said that attacking the MP on social media would not improve the situation.
The KFCB told off the critics calling them a sick society.
“You know that we are a sick society when people attack @EstherPassaris for posting about her surgery in India. Listen, while we need universal health care, hating on leaders and posting bile does not improve the situation. There’re better ways of pushing for better policy,” reads the tweet.
You know that we are a sick society when people attack @EstherPassaris for posting about her surgery in India. Listen, while we need universal health care, hating on leaders and posting bile does not improve the situation. There're better ways of pushing for better policy.
— Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, MBS (@EzekielMutua) January 5, 2020
However, Kenyans did not take kindly Mutua’s comment noting that leaders don’t care about the country’s deteriorating healthcare system.
You know I concur with many of your sentiments but how much did she pay you for this tweet? Like someone has mentioned in the comments, Kenyans are angered by the fact that there's the Kawaida Kenyan in the village that needs such medical services but all in vain!
— Carole Kavita (@Carole_bosslady) January 5, 2020
And I didn't anticipate that you and your brains would take my response that superficially. 'Mr. CEO aka the funder of politicians ' lol I didn't mention money anywhere as the pay!
Scathing as it is just take it.— Carole Kavita (@Carole_bosslady) January 5, 2020
Personally I have no problem of her posting images undergoing treatment. Who doesn't need the best? We all need best care.
My problem is that, that surgery can be done here in Kenya by our own doctors. We need leaders buying Kenya, owning Kenya— Dr. Wanjiru Njugi (@WanjiruNjugi) January 5, 2020
The things she decided to add about paying money to be elected is actually what shows were living in a sick society..our leaders have to be told the truth the hate card noo can't work. No one hates Passaris that I can tell you for free,like I personally have nothing against her
— LordĂȘ ISAAC (@Sirisaac30) January 5, 2020
you can also go to hell.. seems we na pasaris have the same mental problem
— Bandit (@luhyabandit) January 5, 2020
Yes, a very sick society, when someone like you comes out here in her defence. Going to India is not the problem, her arrogance is.
If everyone could afford to go to India, then this conversation wasn't going to be there.— Bahda_ (@Bahda_254) January 5, 2020
The Nairobi Woman Rep had traveled to India on December 31, 2019 to seek treatment for her back pain.
Soon after undergoing a successful surgery, Passaris took to social media to update her fans, a move that did not go down well with a section of social media users.
Her critics argued that the fact that she had sought treatment abroad was evidence that she had not done enough as a legislator to improve the country’s health facilities.