How Kenyans reacted to Polycarp Igathe’s resignation
The resignation of Nairobi deputy governor Polycarp Igathe late on Friday evening sparked quick reactions from Kenyans on social media.
Mr Igathe’s resignation came as a big surprise, just hours after he went live on air with NTV to defend and update what he and Governor Mike Sonko have done so far and their plans in the coming months.
Kenyan’s shared the unexpected and the funny side of Igathe’s resignation. Here are some of their reactions.
Stay woke friends, let not “Polycarp Igathe” Resignation distract you from what’s really happening,. Something big is currently happening in the country as we speak.
This is merely are distraction…
Stay tuned.— Evans Mc’oludhe (@EvoMarX) January 12, 2018
Mike Sonko wants to work as a pig , Polycarp Igathe wants to work as a cat . Sonko loves it dirty. Igathe wants it official and done in a gentleman way. Couldn’t blend.
— Kelvin KALZ (@KALZkelvin) January 12, 2018
I wanted to laugh at the people of Nairobi for electing Mike Sonko and Polycarp Igathe on 8/8 then I remembered that my governor is Ferdinard Clifford Ndung’u Karanja Babayao Waititu,I’m crying now.
— That Guy (@IAmWangai) January 12, 2018
Sonko reading Igathe’s tweetpic.twitter.com/Blye9lF202
— T’Challa (@jimmiekyalo) January 12, 2018
What if Polycarp Igathe is high on weed and doesn’t know what he’s actually doing…I need to know his plug
— Coco Master❗ (@WaweruWaweru2) January 12, 2018
Then there were the funny ones:
Boy child Mike Sonko is under siege, his political spouse Polycarp Igathe has divorced him less than six months in office ? ?
— @Sen. Busolo_Aggrey (@BusoloAggrey) January 12, 2018
Polycarp Igathe wanted to chase cows out of Nairobi.
The cows chased him out instead!! ??#PolycarpIgathe #UhuruInSA— ⓛⓔⓔ ✌ (@LeeJimmy001) January 12, 2018
Venye kidero anacheka watu walivotia sonko wakidhani Polycarp igathe will take care of things ??? pic.twitter.com/h718CtG6K8
— kevinkorir (@cherzkevin) January 12, 2018