Kenyans on Twitter have applauded First Lady Margaret Kenyatta's decision to cancel the First Lady Half Marathon.
Ms Kenyatta said that the 2017 version of the competition had been cancelled to avoid poliicising its agenda.
She added that the marathon will however return in 2018 and thanked Kenyans and well wishers for being part of the project.
"We have done more together than I imagined possible. We have run marathons and raised enough money to purchase 47 fully equipped mobile clinics delivered to every single County in Kenya," read the statement in part.
This comes after Kenyans had gone abuzz with the hashtag #BeyondZeroBoycott and criticised the First Family for conducting in the middle of a heavy health crisis.
Wandia Njoya said: "#BeyondZero I praise all the ordinary Kenyans who used 140 characters to speak out about the marathon, and got told they're haters."
Magunga Williams said: "... never ever tell me social media activism is useless. #BeyondZero."
But others directly criticised the First Lady's press statement for failing to talk about the doctor's strike entering its third month now.
"No enlightened Kenyan would run the #BeyondZero marathon. The whole stunt is a mockery to our public healthcare sytem! #BoycottBeyondZero," said Elijah Tei Matolo.
The Northerner posed, "Has the @FirstLadyKenya and her Zero thing ever read #MyBadDoctorExperience? If she did she'd run for the doctors."