Deadly bomb blasts on the weekend in
Kenya have sparked outrage on Twitter, as
Kenyans ask what their president, Uhuru
Kenyatta, is doing to curb escalating terror
attacks in the country.
On Saturday, four people
were killed in the coastal
holiday town of Mombasa
when attackers threw an
explosive device at
passengers at a bus
station. The attackers also
targeted a luxury hotel.
On Sunday, another
attack followed as Reuters reports that three
people were killed when two buses driving
on a Nairobi highway were struck by
explosive devices.
No-one has taken responsibility for the
attacks, but speculation is rife that it could
be the work of Somali militant group al
Shabaab.
Last year, al Shabaab attackers stormed an
upmarket Nairobi shopping mall, killing
dozens while injuring over one hundred.
The group said it attacked the shopping mall
because of Kenya’s involvement in an
African Union (AU) peacekeeping force in
Somalia that is fighting off the likes of al
Shabaab.
President Uhuru Kenyatta, who has left for
a trip to Nigeria on the weekend, has
condemned the attacks while pledging
support for the victims’ families.
Kenyan users of social media network
Twitter; though, have been critical of
Kenyatta as the hashtag
#someonetelluhurukenyatta has become the
country’s top trending topic on Monday.
Tatiana, or @IanaTatiana on Twitter,
tweeted, “Am realy afraid to walk in d (sic)
streets of nairobi.am afraid of public
transport , I miss the Kenya i once knew
#SomeoneTellUhuruKenyatta.”
Another Twitter user, Mullei
or @mulleimutua, tweeted,
“#SomeoneTellUhuruKenyatta if he doesn't
act, Kenyans will. Impeachment Mr.
President!”
In a twist, the #someonetelluhurukenyatta
trend has also been morphed from a
previous hot trending topic on Twitter in
Kenya last week: that of
#someonetellsouthafrica.
Last week, South African sports minister
Fikile Mbalula sparked outrage on Twitter
among Kenyans after he said that South
Africa would not be like Kenya and send
athletes to the Olympics to "drown in the
pool".
