Let’s stop misusing social media to vilify our national heroes

Former boxing iron lady Conjestina Achieng’

The recent disparagement of football star Denis Oliech by a section of the Kenyan public has underlined the major struggle that famous personalities sometimes have to endure in this country. Fame in Kenya is highly accommodated when a superstar is in the prime of his career but should anything unprecedented taint his or her image in the face of the public, then social media soldiers will come out armed with pictures and memes to ridicule a national hero.

Earlier this week we witnessed a case where a celebrated television anchor had to come out to appeal to her social media followers to assist former boxing iron lady Conjestina Achieng’. Ms Achieng’, 40, was once a major ambassador of the Kenyan flag any time she stepped into the boxing ring to represent the nation.