Kenyans troll DP Ruto, Murkomen for launching ICT center with old computers

Deputy President William Ruto and Senate Majority leader Kipchumba Murkomen on Saturday launched an Informations and Communications Technology (ICT) center at a girls school in Elgeyo Marakwet but Kenyans online are not pleased.

Taking to Twitter to announce the news, Murkomen and DP Ruto stated that they launched the center at Sambir Girls using funds from the national government through the Ministry of Education and the Constituency Development Fund (CDF).

“We raised Ksh.18M for equipping the center by purchasing new computers to replace the obsolete ones, purchase new books and complete ongoing construction of dormitory,” wrote the Elgeyo Marakwet Senator.

The outspoken Jubilee politician also uploaded a few images from the launch alongside the caption and one particular photo caught the attention of Kenyans.

The photo showed the DP, Murkomen and officials from the school standing in a room with old tables and obsolete, outdated computers.

Below is how Kenyans reacted:

A Modern School Computer Lab compared with what was launched in my County today ….. My people are given computers that are obsolete & expected to compete with the rest of the World! Am asking my Governor Tolgos to return the computers to the Donor. We maybe poor but not stupid. pic.twitter.com/O5X97paypd

— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) March 16, 2019

Today we hosted the DP at Sambirir Girls. DP launched ICT&Resource Center funded by GOK through MOE & NG-CDF. We raised 18M shillings for equipping the Center by purchasing new computers to replace the obsolete ones,Purchase new books &complete ongoing construction of Dormitory pic.twitter.com/TMZi7c0FEA

— KIPCHUMBA MURKOMEN, E.G.H (@kipmurkomen) March 16, 2019

My Good Lord … the computers are from the 19th century!LOL Mutatuonesha mambo!

— Sen. Ledama Olekina (@ledamalekina) March 17, 2019

Unacceptable Bwana Senator. https://t.co/SDddjlPZBS

— Kiigen K. Koech (@KiigenKoech) March 17, 2019

Flew all the way to launch dusty,scratched desktops that were manufactured in1992,What's the budget? 800 million i guess..

— Rolex (@rawlakes) March 16, 2019

So you guys LAUNCHED an ICT centre, the went ahead to raise funds to replace OBSOLETE computers?

Whta exactly makes comps obsolete in a centre that is just being launched?

— Beer'd (@ajoayana) March 16, 2019

18m for equipping the center? Equip it with what? Those obsolete computers likely to have been salvaged from a dustbin? Why don't you eat everything instead of taking us through this charade? The nerve!

— The George (@gmwahome) March 17, 2019

If Murkomen & Ruto could tell me, how do you as a leader, owning several MacBooks at your home & flying on private choppers frequently, be proud to launch such a disgusting project?? Politics aside, I really hope Kenyan politicians can grow up & get serious some day. pic.twitter.com/84LKEWHw4X

— Ken Kwendo (@ken_kwendo) March 17, 2019

An ultra-modern ICT and Resource Centre launched by the MIGHTY Deputy President Dr. William Ruto and his right-hand man Senator Kipchumba Murkomen at Sambirir Girls School, Elgeyo Marakwet. Good work gentlemen. #TanoTERROR pic.twitter.com/VWjXRfwgHD

— The Muthoka® (@MuthokaTito) March 17, 2019

Mr. Murkomen, as a young educated man, you are a disgrace to your people and our country. How can you seriously come here and tweet that. 18M and you equip them with P1 computers that look liked you picked from the GOKs central store. Absolutely shameful. https://t.co/yuBUUIpBzN

— Arno (@Arrnoldd) March 17, 2019