MP Mohammed Ali Accuses US Fast-Food Chain KFC of Selling Bad Food to Kenyans

Nyali Member of Parliament Mohammed Ali has accused American fast-food restaurant, KFC of selling bad food to its Kenyan customers.

Through a Facebook post, Ali claimed that his daughter fell ill after eating food from KFC outlet at Shell Petrol Station in Nairobi’s Hurlingham area. 

 “There is something wrong with KFC food especially in Hurlingham, Shell petrol station. Kindly stop selling bad food to your clients. My daughter is going through hell because of you,” Mohammed Ali wrote.

Ali, a former investigative journalist, did not give further details on what his daughter was ailing from or what type of food she took from the said restaurant. 

Contacted for comment on MP Ali’s allegations, KFC said the claims are untrue. “It is not true,” said a worker who answered a call from a local news outlet.

Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) is a US fast-food restaurant chain headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and mainly specializes in fried chicken. KFC is the world’s second-largest restaurant chain after McDonald’s, with over 22,000 locations globally in 136 countries.

KFC operates several outlets in Nairobi and other major towns like Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, and Eldoret.