Ireland Envoy to Kenya Vincent O’Neill Wows Kenyans after Riding Ox-Drawn Mkokoteni to a Makueni School
The ongoing heavy downpour in the country forced Ireland ambassador to Kenya Vincent O’Neill to ride an ox-drawn cart to reach a school in Makueni County, where he had been scheduled to open a newly constructed building.
The envoy posted photos of himself manoeuvring a muddy road leading to St Patrick’s School in Kawese Village on Twitter.
“Privileged to open wing of St Patrick’s Primary School Kawese Makueni County today following support from Irish organisation Kenya Child Foundation,” the envoy posted on his Twitter handle.
“Access to the school [was] difficult due to recent rains/muddy road no problem via ox cart.”
His photos were widely shared by Kenyans on Twitter, some lauding him for showing humility and servant leadership.
“Your humility is a blessing to Kambaland,” said Mary Peter.
@ShaffieWeru noted: " Photo of the Year: Ireland Ambassador to Kenya riding on this mkokoteni to open up a school in Makueni. #Humility."
@TheSundaeBest said: "Did he explicitly ask to ride on the mkokoteni on a muddy 'road' because he is a humble man, or was he forced to do so by the fact that someone somewhere has been elected by constituents & is sitting on taxpayer's money meant to tengeneza a proper."
@Kartridges tweeted: "As someone who knows @VincentONIRL I can honestly say it would have been the former he is an Ambassador who is humble caring and loves his role here in Kenya. Not a career politician but a medical doctor we're empathy and care are always forefront in his actions and words."
Kenya Red Cross said Makueni is the fourth badly-hit county by the floods after Tana River, Garissa and Kitui counties.
O’Neill also doubles up as Ireland ambassador to Somalia and Sudan.
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Looking at that picture one…
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Looking at that picture one would think it is 1950's. Let us not blame the rains cos there was never a road there to begin with and someone has already eaten the money.This man took an ox drawn cart to get him to his destination. Why didn't Makueni governor,area MP, women rep and local MCA accompany him? Tells you what kind of leaders we elect.
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Exactly. Aftrican leaders, majority are demigods to thier electorate. If it were them, and they were offered mkokoteni ride like this guy, they would have refused the ride, cancel the meeting, and blame the rains and our only God that we know of.
How imbecile of some of Africans ?
How about the Children how…
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How about the Children how do they make it to school..looks Like not even a 4 wheel drive can manage this road.How much did he pay for the ride?? Serikali saidia
Waah true that, looks like a…
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Waah true that, looks like a scene from kitchen ToTo Flame Trees of Thika.Ghaai Kenya and poor leadership ! But yet here we are few months later after elections yapping away about handshakes , sijui who the dying MOI refused to see, sijui Mt Kenya want Uhuru to explain the handshakes, others find themselves caught between hard on and spouse con couple and the list is so endless... and true where is Mutua when he is not calling for Prime Minister. This is a disgrace and yeah that is why we are being called shithole countries and yet we protest .
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I dont understand why one of these Kenyan bourgeois "clan "did not call for a chopper to facilitate the journey.Unless the whether was bad for the choppers as well...
I get the impression that it was only asmall patch that necesitated the use of the beasts,otherwise it could have been quite understandable if rescheduling was done.
Ridding mkokoteni for afew miles could be punishing to the behind.They are not engineered for comfort,or to carry humans.
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