Mutua’s Attempt to Defend Passaris from Social Media Attacks Backfires

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.

However, Kenyans did not take kindly Mutua’s comment noting that leaders don’t care about the country’s deteriorating healthcare system.

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.

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