President Uhuru Kenyatta with Executive Director for UNICEF Ms Henrietta Fore at State House[photo:PSCU]
President Uhuru Kenyatta has been appointed as the United Nation Children's Fund as the global champion for youth empowerment.
This comes after UNICEF executive director Ms Henrietta Fore paid a courtsey visit to President Kenyatta at State House in Nairobi.
Ms Henrietta Fore said that the President’s role will include advocating promotion of universal healthcare, education and nutrition.President Kenyatta accepted request as Ms Fore assured the country of support in achieving universal healthcare.
This have been received with a wide range of reactions from Kenyans on social media who feel that President Kenyatta doesn't deserve the envoy position.
The UNICEF agency have been roasted on twitter under hashtag 'shamefulUNICEF'
Here are some of the reactions from KOT:
@ TheODMparty 1. Awarding Mr. Uhuru a global youth empowerment envoy role by @ UNICEF brings sad memories to families whose children and youths were killed by pro-Jubilee regime security organs, for which no investigations or prosecutions hasve been done. #ShamefulUNICEF@ AmedoShair Uhuru appointed by UNICEF to champion youth empowerment!@ UNICEF is a Shithole!#ShamefulUNICEF
@ fantasticfave15 OH MY! what did UNICEF do? A Sithole. #ShamefulUNICEF
@ Douglasorangi 5h@UN has almost always goofed on appointment of so the called ambassadors. It was Mugabe just before his downfall and now
@UKenyatta ! Parents are yet to heal after losing children killed by rogue police under his command and now@ UNICEF happens #ShamefulUNICEF@ AmedoShair That UNICEF has appointed Uhuru the global champion for youth empowerment. Stinks, reminds me of the WHO appointing Mugabe.#ShamefulUNICEF
@ Asamoh_ Shithole @ UNICEF for appointing@UKenyatta #ShamefulUNICEF
@ WafulaNMichael It's really shameful of #UNICEF to honor Uhuru as a champion of the youth when his country has the highest number of youth unemployment.#ShamefulUNICEF