Andrew Kibe's beef with the president Ruto's daughter

Piece by: Maureen Waruinge

08 December 2022

• Andrew Kibe has told that its mocking ordinary Kenyans.

• He has advised that rags to riches stories should end.

Some Kenyans like Andrew Kibe are unhappy with the grace to grass stories being recounted by wealthy Kenyans to relate to ordinary wananchi.

Just yesterday, a video went viral when President William Ruto's daughter said that she had sold smokies while at Daystar, something that shocked (and irked) most Kenyans, including Kibe.

Kibe used his popular YouTube channel to bash rich people he thinks are mocking Kenyans instead of motivating them.

The content creator isn't happy about rich people using poverty stories to relate to ordinary Kenyans.

"They are going to tell us how they wake up at four in the morning, and they do one hour of praise and worship, then another hour of working out, then coffee."

Kibe was of the opinion that these people make ordinary Kenyans look like losers "Like our schedules don't matter that poor schedules don't matter."

He declared that they are taking Kenyans for a ride. Kenyans are of the same opinion that the wealthy in Kenya don't need to use poverty to show they empathize with the economic situation of citizens.

Below are some comments from Kenyans who responded to Kibe's opinion;

@Wahinya_Charlie....I’m seeing the story of Charlene Ruto and I’m wondering who in Campus would want to look poor? During my days in campus, the goal was to stand out like a tenant who had lost their house keys. Looking like a cool kid mattered more than the education itself.

@TweetingPundit....That Oprah rags-to-riches model of storytelling ought to be retired. Now Charlene Ruto getting roasted for it. Relatability doesn't have to be built around shared struggle; empathy, tenacity, and charisma can be enough.

@NahashonKimemia...Charlene Ruto should chill. Tafuta political prominence pole pole, its a marathon not a sprint. Your dad started planning for 2022 in '92. Learn from him. You're helping Azimio shape narratives against him & you're distracting his online army. They should be defending him not you

@ConradKulo Charlene Ruto went to University when her Dad was Minister for Agriculture but she has to rewrite history and blatantly lie to the young people that she also rose from a poor family. The modern day Christians.

@Daviesodhiamb11....Seeing how Charlene ruto-daughter to the president of Kenya is forcing her grace to grace story,"I used to sell smokies in daystar" has made me rethink of us born in poverty-stricken families.Atleast we'll have a story to tell later in our lives.