Former Radio queen Caroline Mutoko with President Uhuru Kenyatta. [Photo/Daily Nation.]
It always rare for an outsider to advice the Head of State and receive a direct response on the same in a short span of time but Kenya's popular radio queen Caroline Mutoko pulled a first after lecturing President Uhuru Kenyatta and grabbing his attention.
On her weekly uploads in her Youtube channel, Mtuko lectured Uhuru on the dos and don't ahead of the Standard Guage Railway launch.
The former radio queen talked at length on the booklet that Kenya Railways had produced detailing on the features of the yet to be launched SGR.
In her lecture Mutoko told the president to ensure the booklet is trashed and a proper rework done before the launch because it was substandard because the photos in the booklet were grainy and of poor quality.
She also asked the president to ensure that his team finds a fancy name for the trains and easier for Kenyans lips because SGR was way to hard for the mwanainchi.
Mutoko also advised Uhuru to ensure the team that will be with him on the debut trip on the train must be avid social media users to ensure they record every meter traveled on online.
A few minutes later State House head of Digital Dennis Itumbi responded saying that Uhuru received Mutoko's message.
Below is the response.
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The President of the Republic of Kenya to @CarolineMutoko, "I saw your video on SGR and be sure I am doing something about it"
Long before the video by Caro, her concerns had already been addressed by the planning team who had a list of millennials and a cross section of Kenyans from all 47 Counties, institutions, opposition politicians, businessmen, journalists etc
The train will be a mobile communication of #TransformingTransportKE #KenyaYasongaMbio