Social media users have expressed mixed reactions after the Central Organization of Trade Union (Cotu) secretary-general Francis Atwoli threw away his expensive phone during a live interview on Citizen TV's JKL show.
Atwoli who threw the phone after he received a call, claimed that there was no such interference prior to the invention of phones.
Taking to Twitter, Kenyans have expressed mixed reactions on the incident.
A section of the netizens shared funny responses with some going ahead to create memes out of the video. The ever cunning Kenyans on Twitter could not run out of creativity when it came to the funny memes.
A group of the netizens nonetheless took the matter seriously stating that the act displayed the inequality between the rich and poor classes of people in the country.
They argued that whereas Atwoli threw away the phone on a light note, some of Kenyans were struggling to earn money.
One netizen suggested that the trade unionist should have paid school fees for a Kenyan student instead of spending it on the phone.
A number of the KOT also noted that Atwoli may have thrown the phone in an effort to create a stunt.
Here are screenshots of more reactions from Twitter;