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Kenyans React After Bob Collymore's Bizarre Appointment

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Published 23 December 2018

On Sunday afternoon, the press announced that Bob Collymore, Juliana Rotich, Rita Kavashe, Nick Nesbitt, Joshua Oigara and Muchai Kunyiha had been appointed members of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board.

The new developments didn’t seem to go very well with Kenyans who immediately went online to air their opinions.

Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore Under Pressure To Step Aside Over Poor Health

Bob Collymore and Joshua Oigara were perhaps the ones that received the most slack from Kenyans considering their not-so-clean records in their respective positions in the corporate world.

CNYAKUNDI.COM has constantly shone the light on the individuals and this site’s chief editor released a statement following their appointment this afternoon. The statement can be found on his Telegram channel linked below this post.

This is what Kenyans had to say about Bob’s appointment.

We've to be BRUTALLY HONEST. Bob Collymore is Safaricom CEO and a foreigner who earns about 200million a year in terms of salary & benefits we haven't talked of kickbacks et al (Of course Safaricom is corrupt) but still gets an appointment as though there are no qualified Kenyans

— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) December 23, 2018

Bob Collymore, Juliana Rotich, Rita Kavashe, Nick Nesbitt, Joshua Oigara, Muchai Kunyiha appointed members of Kenya Vision 2030 Delivery Board. Is this how we will be Living in this Country? Joshua Oigara has been mentioned in many Scandals in KCB. As for Bob Collymore.??

— BRAVIN™ (@ItsBravin) December 23, 2018

We don’t have enough Kenyans to be given jobs Uhuru still gives foreigners like Bob Collymore more opportunities to exploit locals. Sad!!!

— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) December 23, 2018

If you are a mzungu working for a multinational with presence in Kenya, ask your employer to post you to Nairobi a few years before retirement.

When you retire, you'll become chairman of a state corporation. It happened with Bill Lay, Michael Joseph, and now with Bob Collymore.

— Joshua K. Njenga (@JKNjenga) December 23, 2018

Bob Collymore is a sickly foreigner who President Uhuru thinks that should hold multiple offices while many Kenyans are jobless. So sad!!!!

— Robert ALAI, HSC (@RobertAlai) December 23, 2018

Bob Collymore the man who transmitted presidential election results to France?? instead of Bomas has been rewarded??Kenya leadership is a joke!

— Amakanji Thomas (@AmakanjiThomas) December 23, 2018

We cant even trust ourselves to solve simple court cases we have to appoint lawyers from UK to do it for us. We're now appointing foreigners like Bob Collymore to help steer this country forward. With a population of over 50million, I must say am ashamed to be a KENYAN. Am angry

— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) December 23, 2018

Appointment of Paul Otuoma and Bob Collymore are the kind of things that breed Bitterness in Kenyans https://t.co/Jb78mmivao

— The Don (@Okinyi_Marinda) December 23, 2018

The Appointment of Bob Collymore and Paul Otuoma is a middle finger to us UNEMPLOYED kenyans.

Imagine what that job could do to an equally schooled young kenyan who studied through harambees and has a whole extended family looking up to him/her to change their status.!

— CAPTAiN JOSH?? (@JoshTheChelsea) December 23, 2018

Your Christmas present from Uhuru Kenyatta is Bob Collymore and Moody Awori.

With Moody, Uhuru said that mzee will protect pesa za vijana.

With Collymore, Uhuru will say that the foreigner won’t steal from Kenyans.

Your president must be under some special herbs?.

— A Karani Onsomu (@erwoti) December 23, 2018

Bob Collymore Earns Ksh. 10 Million per month, He helped in electoral fraud 2017

KCB BANK CEO Joshua Oigara Earns Ksh. 21 million per month, Been involved in NYS Money laundering

Appointed to the Vision 2030 board. Question to ponder: How can a foreigner determine Our future?

— Julius Mmasi?? (@JuliusMmasi) December 23, 2018

Kenyans working abroad are either maids or nothing else
Foreigners like Bob Collymore working in Kenya?? CEO's and now plans for us our very own vision!

— Nicky?? (@Nicky_haruki) December 23, 2018

Bob Collymore heads one of the biggest telecoms company, he has now been given a parastatal job. Ayam tayad.

Kazi. Kwa. Vijana.

— Brian Murimi (@IBrianMurimi) December 23, 2018

My response to the news that Bob Collymore has been appointed to the Vision 2030 Delivery Board:
"Haiya! Kwa Vision 2030 still exists?"

— Mungai Kihanya (@mungaikihanya) December 23, 2018

Thanks Mr President for appointing yet another fresh graduate. The first was Moody Awori now it's Bob Collymore. pic.twitter.com/r1lJLMELZA

— Sam Erick (@SamErick44) December 23, 2018

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