Passaris: Kikuyus, Kalenjins are poor but they have been brainwashed, Kenyans react

Nairobi County Women Representative Esther Muthoni Passaris on Saturday 21st October caused a stir in the Kenyan social media when she claimed that Kikuyus and Kalenjins were a poor brainwashed group.

She also said that the Nairobi Business Community is the revival of Mungiki, a banned organisation in Kenya and went ahead to mention National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga’s call for unity.

Passaris made these allegations during an interview with KTN on the morning show.

Here is the video of Passaris during the talk

Kenyans took to to social media to give their views on Passaris remarks;

we are not poor... Passaris is not poor yet she is kikuyu.. Burning our businesses won't make us poor either— Frank Ndege (@itsndege) October 21, 2017

@EstherPassaris if u were "man" enough you should have stood as an independent, that would be proof enough that you have some discipline.— Mandere (@mandere) October 21, 2017

What're you? To disrespect an elected president is tantamount to disrespect of God almighty. Hypocrisy and greed spells NASA values.— Moses Kwalia (@ayenzeke2010) October 21, 2017

No brains.
Lord help a sister
Esther Passaris view is blurred — #TrapaDriveKenya (@TrapaDriveKenya) October 21, 2017

True. Good governance makes its people rich. I refer you to the leadership of Thomas Sankara nd Gaddafi if you do not believe me.— Okeng'o O'Nyambane (@okeng_o) October 21, 2017

True,true, true! If you ask them the jubilee plan for food security they even have no clue..they say Ruto will handle that...baaaad— Petronilla Gatwiri (@1_microscope) October 21, 2017

Your are absolutely wrong we are not poor withdraw that statement— langat nathan (@langatnathan) October 21, 2017

it's true madam Passaris, i live in mt. Kenya region n i can ascertain that statement, adui ya mkikuyu ni mkikuyu!!! — dante (@dante22672213) October 21, 2017

What impact have you brought to change the Kenyan lives..... Acha mdomo— Kandie Titus (@KandieTitus4) October 21, 2017

Is she from Uganda see who's talking. Isn't it the same government money that has made her rich? See your life.— Moses Njoroge (@NjorogeMG) October 21, 2017

Its unfortunate where these modern politics is taking us, no values at all. We all loose In bad governance irrespective of tribe— Duke (@salimsduke) October 21, 2017

Stupid and general statement, sometimes the man with two similar names is right about some of this socialite politicians— stano kipkisut (@stanokipkisut87) October 21, 2017

That statement is very tribal I don't expect a leader further more a woman to talk that way— David Ngige (@ngigekungu) October 21, 2017

These 2 communities fought to death 07/08. Peace is the paramount interest. Not wealth.— monica nganga (@Mona_Nganga) October 21, 2017

Madam Passaris if this is what you know for Kikuyu's & Kalenjins be assured to go 4 women Rep in 2022 not Nai coz poor brainwashed are there— Angela Waitherero (@angelamsupa) October 21, 2017