Murkomen’s gift to Uhuru has netizens questioning

Elgeyo Marakwet Senator Kipchumba Murkomen on Saturday 18 August raised eyebrows among netizens after gifting President Uhuru Kenyatta a belt.

State House Digital Director Dennis Itumbi posted the picture of the two and captioned it ‘Senator @kipmurkomen buys the boss, President @UKenyatta a belt’.

However, Kenyans on social media has different reactions concerning the gift to the President.

Some said that the ‘friendship’ is attributed to President Uhuru’s lifestyle audit on the legislators.

Here are the reactions among netizens;

When you buy your boss a gift in most cases you are seeking a favour...so what could that favour be @kipmurkomen in this era of demolitions?— the_porgie (@george_mugendi) August 19, 2018

what are these u pple post of late?Mara chai,belt,like seriously!How do they improve common man's life?— Aketch (@aketchdenis7) August 19, 2018

Is it that you already in the office or wherever at 4:56 am on a Sunday or just just slept dreaming of Murkomen, Kenyatta and a certain belt? — Kipkoech Ruto (@ViqRuto) August 19, 2018

These PRs will not make us forget that that the cost of fuel and electricity is high, there is a lot of ndengu with no market, some maize farmers are yet to sell their maize after NCPB scandal, ARM is collapsing, Thika Road was painted red and no BRT to date, and so forth.— Bernard Koech (@KoechBernard) August 19, 2018

We need to do a friendship audit of this sudden comradeship.— Nyeri's Eye (@Rware001) August 18, 2018

Sometimes I don't even know what to say to you ????...I feel like there's a point you trying to prove...So what is it???— Krystabel murunga (@Krystamurunga) August 19, 2018

yes Senator you are in the first circle of power! But may you always use that opportunity for the good of the entire KE not a single community, not an individual, not only self! Amen! — Walusimbi John (@tufaaki) August 18, 2018