Remember those cars you used to draw during your pre-primary days? Well, Laikipia County under the leadership of Governor Ndiritu Muriithi has managed to make them a reality, if their recent presentation at the Devolution Conference in Kirinyaga County is anything to go by.
What started off as a rumour a few weeks back, that Laikipia County was manufacturing motor vehicles from locally available materials, was proven to be true as Kenyans witnessed it first hand at their stand in the conference.
The cars presented made Machakos Governor Alfred Mutua [whose stand showcased bags of sand and pieces of building material] or Tharaka Nithi Governor Muthomi Njuki [whose stand had banana fruits] look like absolute geniuses.
CAPTION: Machakos County stand at the Devolution Conference in Kirinyanga
CAPTION: Tharaka Nithi County stand at the Devolution Conference in Kirinyaga
When the story got on social media, the international community quickly picked it up and within no time, Kenya was the trending topic in Africa.
Some edited the photos to mock the cars even further.
This is what the online community had to say.
https://twitter.com/DeeTwoGd/status/1103622508794859522?s=19
Thanks. I will trek
— Snarky_comebacks (@Comeback_snarky) March 7, 2019
I’m all for “start somewhere “ but this is just straight laziness!
— Wegner (@Rod_Mur) March 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/theratheman/status/1103611059196387328?s=19
That shit just gave me an incentive to walk and be healthy
— Sodhe Chefi (@ArapWalta) March 7, 2019
Why do they look like they are made with Cardboards?
— KVNG DEJI (@Posly_dee) March 7, 2019
https://twitter.com/AyandaMabhena1/status/1103636877444296704?s=19
This looks like a match box with wheels😂😂😂😂
— Kotwi Van Damme (@nannie_omah) March 7, 2019
Is that a match Box 📦 😩😩😩 $4500 lol
— Bigdanokwy (@DanielDaray) March 7, 2019
What do you mean they can’t just take their time and do somehting better? Who’s rushing them or are they just lazy?
— + (@IAmDhreez) March 7, 2019
Please, please, please. Don't embarrass Africa with reckless posts.
This is not a car but keke napep. Our uni students do better than this for their engineering projects. Our pre-uni youths produce this type at home, not even school.#AbaMadeIsFarBetter #Wharrisdis
— Omambala #OnyeDot (@omambalab) March 7, 2019
Then you hear someone saying we must support black business ,but whats there to support in that match box,lets be serious!!
— Kaybrightons (@Kaybrightons) March 7, 2019
Someone said inaitwa BJ because it sucks. https://t.co/or6Mh6f6v0
— Mutinda (@brianmutinda_) March 7, 2019
