Man up! I invested Ksh.50M to be elected, Esther Passaris tells Twitter user

Man up! I invested Ksh.50M to be elected, Esther Passaris tells Twitter user

Nairobi Woman Representative Esther Passaris on Sunday came under heavy criticism after she blasted a Twitter user who criticized her for seeking medical attention abroad.

Passaris on Friday and Saturday took to social media to announce that she had undergone a successful spinal surgery at an Indian hospital.

— Hon. Esther M Passaris (@EstherPassaris) January 3, 2020

This however did not go down well with a section of Kenyans on Twitter (KOT) who felt that, as an elected Kenyan leader who sits in the Parliamentary Health Committee, she should pursue the improvement of facilities in local hospitals.

One such user, George Gathecha, wrote: “You should stop posting this because, how do you think people from slums feel yet they can’t afford Kenyatta National Hospital KNH?”

— GEORGE GATHECHA (@GEORGEGATHECHA4) January 3, 2020

The Woman Representative, in response, claimed she had invested Ksh.50 million campaigning to be elected to her position, adding that “I served way before being elected.”

— Hon. Esther M Passaris (@EstherPassaris) January 4, 2020

The response drew much criticism from other KOT, including popular rapper King Kaka of the ‘Wajinga Nyinyi’ hit song who castigated the politician for being “selfish.”

— KING KAKA (@RabbitTheKing) January 5, 2020

— Mwebi O'Moywaywa (@mmoywaywa) January 5, 2020

— David Kabiru (@David_Kabiru) January 4, 2020

— OJ Robert (@OjRobbert) January 4, 2020

https://twitter.com/FatmaYabdi/status/1213559323957366784

— Meleas (@Meleas7) January 4, 2020

— Jediel Kimathi (@JedielKimath) January 5, 2020

https://twitter.com/Aseka_Oluchina/status/1213556896738742272

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