Kenyans furious over tourist hateful message to young Kibera girl

Kenyans on social media are angry after an Instagram post of a tourist’s message to a young Kibera girl went viral.

In the post, the tourist is seen holding the girl which was followed by the long message that people have opined as hateful, insulting and degrading.

The tourist, Josefine Johansson, was bidding farewell to the young girl whom she had met four days ago.

At the beginning of the post, Ms. Johansson said that the young inspires her to be the best she can and wished her a beautiful life.

However, the words that followed were alarming. Ms. Johansson told the girl that they would probably never meet again and that in two years, she will meet a grown up man, have a child with her but later abandon them forcing her into prostitution for survival.


The tourist post has since gone viral with most people condemning her for the words she used. Some even went ahead to say that Instagram should deactivate her account.

One Instagram user by the name Idil, found the post offensive and reported it to Instagram. However, Instagram replied citing that the post did not violate their community guidelines.