Kenyans Are Currently Subjecting Their President To A Ruthless Memeing

The latest target is the president, Uhuru Kenyatta. The prez is the kind of technocratic type who governs like an episode of Utopia – through the announcement and launch of a bunch of harebrained schemes, programs and initiatives with increasingly complex names. Like so:

Commissioned the Ziwa la Ng’ombe Informal Settlement Infrastructural Improvement Project and addressed wananchi. pic.twitter.com/nOaP9t0avM

— Uhuru Kenyatta (@UKenyatta) January 5, 2017

The Ziwa la Ng’ombe Informal Settlement Infrastructural Improvement Project. That’s a lot of words. Kenyans took to Twitter to skewer their president, by showing themselves giving grandiose names to basic households objects before ‘opening’ them with a pair of scissors.

It’s confirmed for good bants. They’re all tweeting on the #UhuruChallenge hashtag.

It is with immense pleasure that I commission the washing of these dishes. Sanitation & Hygiene are top agendas for my Govt #UhuruChallenge pic.twitter.com/Ch0sdvnaRx

— Elayne Okaya (@ElayneOkaya) January 7, 2017

#UhuruChallenge It gives me great pleasure to launch the launching kit, this will go a long way to ensure that all launches are decorated pic.twitter.com/7hGjryZSuf

— Enc (@_7nth) January 7, 2017

I have officially commissioned the Advanced Mobility Apparatus project this afternoon. #UhuruChallenge pic.twitter.com/gPzFKWtKjH

— Anthony (@Antownee) January 7, 2017

#UhuruChallenge i have officially launched and taken over the livingroom pic.twitter.com/Ey3gNLvU9Z

— Oremo (@r0578) January 7, 2017

This morning, while in the company of Prof Curry, Dr Chillies and Miss Butternut(wink), I officially opened this Avocado. #UhuruChallenge pic.twitter.com/xk0nNBiKrI

— Wilson Mburu (@Wilson_Mburu) January 8, 2017

Great stuff.