US Ambassador Kyle McCarter Gets Stuck in the Elevator in Nairobi, Kenyans React

US Ambassador Kyle McCarter Gets Stuck in the Elevator in Nairobi, Kenyans React

The United States Ambassador to Kenya Kyle McCarter excited online users after he posted a photo on Twitter claiming he got stuck in an elevator.

In the tweet, Ambassador McCarter said he got trapped in the lift as he went to a function for the launch of the Kenya Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (KenHIA) on Thursday.

"Believe it or not I got stuck in an elevator just before giving a speech announcing good news of HIV success in Kenya,” he wrote.

"Never happened to me before but now I have a story to tell. The lesson is always taking the stairs at a health event. Just makes sense!" 

The tweet was accompanied by a photo showing McCarter taking a selfie in the elevator that appears crowded.

Here is how Kenyans online reacted to McCarter’s tweet.

@GkJameson said: But that elevator looks unhealthy overcrowded. To which Ambassador McCarter replied: “But none of us were overweight. All trim and healthy. Lol.”

@thewildcapital tweeted: “Balozi, you are over broadcasting our inadequacies sir! Cheza chini...😂.” In response McCarter noted: “It could happen to anyone. Anywhere.”

@BenedictMuduvi said: “Balozi,  this is what makes Kenya magical! You are certainly a Kenyan!’

@kamau07 noted: “This one will never go back to US.”

@nyakwar_wanjiku wrote: “waaah bwana ambasador kwani unaishi kenya gani na venye stima uhepa kila time.......ngoja time token zitaisha ukioga asubuhi.”

Comments

Maina (not verified)     Fri, 02/21/2020 @ 03:53pm

Many other folks get stuck in faulty elevators many times a day but it never becomes a news item.

Maybe now all the elevators in Nairobi and across the country will be regularly serviced to maintain the required safety standards.

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