Uhuru Kenyatta's son Muhoho Kenyatta reads speech from phone, Kenyans react (Video)

Muhoho Kenyatta with DP Ruto (Photo: Courtesy)

There was drama in Nandi County on Sunday when Muhoho Kenyatta, son to President Uhuru Kenyatta, was unable to deliver a speech in Kiswahili.

Muhoho Kenyatta, who had accompanied Deputy President William Ruto to a campaign rally in the county, had tongues wagging about his linguistic incapability.

The President’s son had to use his phone to read a short speech after he was unable to read the formal one.

The video that went viral was not received well by a section of Kenyans who bashed him for not being fluent in the national language.

Others noted that Muhoho had gone through the IGCSE system of education and was therefore, not conversant with the language.

During a public meeting at Kaptumo, Nandi County. pic.twitter.com/3LNIy07Rxb
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Reactions:

That's your President's son struggling to read Kiswahili off his smartphone, as children of peasants cheer him on. To be poor is a crime. pic.twitter.com/RzsK24seLH

— Gabriel Oguda (@gabrieloguda) September 24, 2017

Don't be surprised if he's fluent in Kikuyu ???????? — Michael Odhiambo (@MikeAOdhiambo) September 24, 2017

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— k.a.m.a.a. (@kamaupasha1) September 25, 2017

All am saying is that it's a fact we have numerous people who cannot speak Swahili. Has nothing to do with how I feel about it. — Lt. Col.Yoni Ayiekoh (@yoniayiekoh) September 24, 2017

The funniest part is WSR suppressing a belly laughter all through to the end. Hehehe — Aboy Obuon Aduda (@AboyDennis) September 25, 2017

Speechless my Kiswahili is not that great but niko mbele kiasiiiiiiiii

— Eva Mutua (@eva_m_mutua) September 24, 2017

This is just shameful. Son of a president who cannot even express himself in a common language and simple Words, ati he had to read them. — SIMON KARAGO (@simonkarago) September 24, 2017

Tragic! Sad indeed

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— OscarWere (@Oskarrwarr) September 24, 2017

Look at this one now. How can he not speak Swahili? @tinaokore @LucyMosotah @zeddyjnr @ErikoEric The people are poor bcz we choose to
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— 1013GRAJRJCJ (@NyukaBel) September 24, 2017

I'm just here wondering couldn't the boy speak those words off his head? ??was someone paid to write that 'speech' for him? — Lucy Mosotah (@LucyMosotah) September 24, 2017

Lol. He didn't have to read. Those were such simple kiswahili words. Anyway... — Linda Agola (@AgolaLinda) September 25, 2017

Reading a speech from the phone n still trembling mmmh our president to be. — Lilly (@Lilly34931714) September 24, 2017

I too, like millions of Kenyans, have some difficulty reading Swahili (and Maa), despite speaking both fluently all my life! Not Dad's fault — ole nkarei (@olenkarei1) September 24, 2017