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Kenyans have today taken to social media to react to the announcement that National Super Alliance (NASA) leader Raila Odinga is to make a switch from Safaricom to Airtel today at 4pm.
Social media was abuzz as they reacted to the news that Odinga was ‘ditching’ Safaricom’ in tandem with the boycott by the National Resistance Movement (NRM).
The Rt Hon Raila Odinga will be migrating from Safaricom to Airtel today at 4:00pm at the Airtel Store on Koinange Street, Nairobi.
— Norman Magaya (@amugira) November 6, 2017
The communique from NASA CEO Norman Magaya was met with praise from some users who stated that it was about time that NRM actions picked up speed.
Others however argued that Odinga’s move was inconsequential and that the boycott was playing to the political gallery.
NRM had last week urged its supports to boycott Safaricom, Bidco and Brookside accusing them of aiding the subversion of the will of the people.
Early today, the Safaricom Dealers Association came out to reject the call by NRM saying that the call to boycott was affecting their businesses.
Safaricom dealers wameanza kulia, #Resist is real, safaricom must apologize to Kenyan or else watakneel down
— Man Abu (@Wanyama1Abu) November 6, 2017
Just called Raila with his Office Safaricom line... Imeenda through....
— Captain Nyuguto (@SutoKinyua) November 4, 2017
Safaricom should relax. Raila told us to boycott sex on the eve of the election. No single condom company complained. ????????????????#Resist
— David Ger (@abol_ger) November 6, 2017
Wonderful!
— Tonychinedu (@Tonychinedu5) November 6, 2017
He had not migrated yet?
— Calvince Onditi (@onditi_calvince) November 6, 2017
He should have done this many days ago!
— Moses K. Toroitich (@MosesKToroitic1) November 6, 2017
