Celebrated Kenyan football referee Aden Marwa has pulled out of the FIFA World Cup following a bribery expose by a Ghanaian journalist revealing that he received a bribe of Sh 60, 000 ($600).
He was set to serve during the World Cup in Russia alongside other 10 assistant referees from Africa.
Marwa is not new to the international scene as he officiated the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and Africa Cup of Nations 2012 in Equatorial Guinea.
In the expose published by BBC on Thursday, Marwa was approached by a Ghanaian journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, posing as a Ghanaian football official during the African National Championship.
Kenyans, mainly shocked and disappointed, took to social media to share their view. Here are some of the trending reactions:
Aden Marwa should feature in daring abroad
— Kevtherockguyy (@kevtherockguyy) June 7, 2018
Aden Marwa just making sure our consistency in Corruption goes platinum.
— 14® (@__Mutuku) June 7, 2018
Aden Marwa, first Kenyan to have been appointed by FIFA as a Referee in FIFA World Cup 2018 has been removed after accepting a paltry us$600 (Kshs. 60,000/=) bribe from Anas Aremeyaw Anas, Ghana’s fabled incognito Investigative Journalist ... What a shame. What a tragedy.
— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) June 7, 2018
Congratulations Aden Marwa for representing GOK well in world cup. You did what anyone else would have done ?.
— Dennis Nyambane™ (@ItsNyambane) June 7, 2018
If the Ksh. 60,000 Aden Marwa received is a bribe then he should be taken to Kamiti for LIFE. Locally we are stealing Billions at NYS and NCPB then you embarrass us by taking 60k bribe abroad? Hapana.
— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) June 7, 2018
Aden Marwa has not brought shame to Kenya, the shame was already there, he just lifted the veil and took it global. We can keep dreaming of a corrupt free Kenya or we need to look inside ourselves and awaken. "Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes." - Carl Jung
— Sam Gichuru (@SamGichuru) June 7, 2018
Aden Marwa has not let's down , he represents us very well . What a Kenyan!
— Ali A Aden (@kichwakichwa) June 7, 2018
All Aden Marwa did was represent our Kenyan art. It's high time we form a ministry of corruption.
— Alex Kememwa (@AlexKememwa) June 7, 2018
Aden Marwa is embarassing Kenyans by taking a mere 60k bribe internationaly while back home we in the Billionaire club baby,as a punishment he should be elected as an MCA pic.twitter.com/5DVnJBROXb
— KENYAN NOISE (@KenyanNoise) June 7, 2018
Bribe is not good. With just 690 dollars... Aden Marwa has just come from a national hero to a Disgrace pic.twitter.com/RFplVgPECX
— Gitau ???????? (@ItsGitau_) June 7, 2018