Heartbreaking Photo of School Girl Drinking Muddy Water Angers Kenyans Online
Kenyans online have expressed their disappointment with the government and leaders after a photo of a young school girl drinking muddy water surfaced on social media.
The girl from AIC Lodengo Primary School was pictured drinking muddy water drawn from the drying Lodango pan in Tiaty Constituency, Baringo County.
Kenyans have accused the government of doing little to improve the lives of citizens even as leaders continue to loot billions of taxpayers' cash.
Dickson Chepsergon notes: “A class two pupil in a county we call home #BARINGO has just woken up early in the morning no break first just empty stomach to go search for education wishing to change the starving population someday. Had no option while drinking muddy water hopping to sustain her life”.
KTowr remarks: “Saddest truth. I don't care about 2022 but we need to save these kids. Why did we even fight for independence in the first place?"
Its Cornelius writes: “Rift Valley region is the biggest voters block but always being shortchanged with selfish leaders then used as voting machine. Imagine if today Baringo had Arror dam and #Turkana kimwarer dam! Next time don't vote with your stomach.......where are your leaders?"
The photo has surfaced at a time when at least one million Kenyans from 12 counties are staring at starvation, with 12 people reported to have lost their lives in Baringo as a result of hunger.
John Carlx says: "Oooh ati 2022 vote ruto ...to hell with jubilee regime."
Fawaz Jamal comments: "Why sad! We chose tribalism over economic development now let's see our results."
Paul Wanjohi says:"And when money is allocated to move people out of such extreme desperation their leaders steal from them.Two dams which could have changed all this won't be build reason been misappropriation of money."
Muriaikwa Paul notes:"And the same tribe protect their own, they are the course there kids a're drinking dirty water."
Catherine Amani says:"May the leaders never know peace, may the pains experienced by the people flow back to the leaders a million times."
Seif Arap Sindano notes:"We don't require politicians any more ,we need leaders quickly."
Laura Mukhwana says:"Leaders mutaacha ujinga , doesn't need rocket science to fix this."
Comments (18)
Kama hakungekuwa ufisadi nchini, jambo kama hili halingeweza kutendeka mahali popote katika nchi ya Kenya.
Nothing personal but this pic shows a nicely dresed child. Might be stage managed but bottom line our leaders have become greedy..for themselves forgetting development..shame on them and we that keep singing their songs and bringing them back to power through the ballot.
The child is nicely dressed because someone thought giving children uniforms is more important than clean drinking water.
Building roads is more important than clean drinking water.
Building a church is more important than clean drinking water.
Providing clean drinking water has never been prioritized in Kenya.
And their idiots politicians have stolen the dam money. Now what is left is to sing our community is being targeted lead by Murkomen and Sudi.
Naa hii Baringo...is this not Moi's backyard?
Baringo voted for UhuRuto. What then happened? They got too Complacent and have been too busy Fighting Raila. Bure kabisa.😬
And we have the likes of Joho bragging how they made the first million at 20
Joho is not the Baringo governor.
Kalenjin leaders like Gideon Moi benefit from the starvation and death of the Kalenjin people.
The use those pictures to con the international donor community.
Someone needs to stop this child from drinking dirty water before we can talk about self serving politicians who will never come to pay the hospital bill when child gets sick.
We must be blind, all we see is baring but don't look far. People of Central province are blessed with the best source of water but not all have access to it. Look at MUWASCO and its sub companies denying the resident of muranga water. In fact so many people in muranga cannot afford water as this fake companies benefiting a few refuse to turn the services to the county. Before you point a finger look at yourself and think. Muici onaga uria ungi no ndeyonaga.
We must be blind, all we see is baring but don't look far. People of Central province are blessed with the best source of water but not all have access to it. Look at MUWASCO and its sub companies denying the resident of muranga water. In fact so many people in muranga cannot afford water as this fake companies benefiting a few refuse to turn the services to the county. Before you point a finger look at yourself and think. Muici onaga uria ungi no ndeyonaga.
If this is the kind of water they are drinking, where did they get water to clean their clothes because to me, that girl is wearing uniform that has been cleaned with clear water. Staged???
@Mucene, you are correct. This is fake. That uniform has been cleaned with clean water. That water can not make her face and head clean as she is.
There toddlers in kenya who have laptops and they go to school under trees.
They have laptops but no chairs and no class.
That is “development” according to Jubilee supporters.
It’s not fake.
That picture actually represents the disconnect between Kenyans and the Kenyan government.
The child has no drinking water but the government will give her a laptop.
The Kenya government does not know what Kenyans need.
This is what happens when leaders are computer generated.
Iguess not all Kenyans are,"created"equal.This problem of water has been going on for long.Cannt they drill many wells or find some permanent solution?With today's technology we can replenish what rain and rivers fall short. It about priorities.Do we have to wait till its a crisis. Shame on our leaders and planners.
60yrs and two presidents from one family and we are still having this? These people are drinking such muddy water and the leaches who have been stealing from the masses are drinking evian water.
Those people doubting the veracity of this picture can drive to the those places and verify. I have been to the farthest reaches of Ukambani and used to marvel at how clean the school uniforms were.
Dirty water or no dirty water, people need dams. Where did the dam for constructing the dams go? Ruto should lead in explaining where it is. He said only 7B and not 21B has been squandered. How did he know this? DCI, do your job.