Raila Junior tweeted about roadside car wash bays and Twitter exploded

Raila Junior Odinga has come under heavy bashing from Kenyans on Twitter after calling for a ban on washing of cars by the roadside in Nairobi’s upmarket areas.

The Opposition leader’s son shared an image of a young man washing a car by the roadside accompanied by the caption: “At the risk of sounding unpopular I wish there was a bylaw that made it illegal to wash your car at the roadside in #Lavington.”

While a number of online users agreed with him, a majority condemned him for what they termed as disregard for the many jobless youth who have resorted to manual jobs like washing cars to make a living.

Raila Junior argued that car washing bays should be restricted to certain areas, further saying it was “ludicrous” to have people washing cars wherever they wish.

“People need to understand that adherence of laws and policies apply to everyone, it’s not about being privileged, this city needs law and order proper zoning and safety standards. These are the difficult conversations we need to have,” said Junior.

He added: “Nairobi county is mandated to create safe car washing bays, this idea of someone popping up a carwash where ever they feel like is ludicrous.”

Young men are eking out an honest living and doing their best to survive in this difficult Nairobi but a blue blood who doesn't know what it means to go hungry wants them kicked out his pretty neighbourhood. https://t.co/V17hsYY1UW

— Übermensch (@Trackmann) November 12, 2019

Young men are eking out an honest living and doing their best to survive in this difficult Nairobi but a blue blood who doesn't know what it means to go hungry wants them kicked out his pretty neighbourhood. https://t.co/V17hsYY1UW

— Übermensch (@Trackmann) November 12, 2019

Nanzenz. So kila kitu ni allowable bora ‘young men are eking out an honest living’? https://t.co/Qk6dcu1ZaB

— Wallace Kantai (@wgkantai) November 12, 2019

After the HandCheque brought Billions into your family's ballooning bank accounts consequently guaranteeing you an easy life, you now think everyone went to Harambee house for a similar HandCheque. Let Kenyans hustle even if it means turning these posh estates into slums.

— Dickson Avulala (@DicksonAvulala) November 12, 2019

While the whole nation is angry at police brutality,here is a privileged kid angry at a guy washing a car to make a living.
This country is under state capture!.

— Mutichilo Mike (@MutichiloMike) November 12, 2019

This is a boy who has never gone without food. No nothing about this world.

— Abraham Wakili Khatera (@abrahamkhatera) November 12, 2019

He is not a boy, he is a man who should have come out of his car and buy that guy a water tank, secure an empty space nearby and get a permit to open a car wash.
But his brain just moved to the camera and twitter.

— omiso geddy (@GeddyGedy) November 12, 2019

Let the poor do what they have to do anyhow. That guy will make his clean Sh100 without letting anyone die for their own benefit. That is how he will take care of his family. You are a big boy now. Start discussing serious issues.

— Joseph Sosi (@JoseSosi) November 12, 2019

If you knew the level of joblessness out here you wouldn't comment like that. But in any case you have never known what being jobless is. Those brothers are just trying to earn a living.

— Nick Odhiambo Midia (@NickMidia) November 12, 2019

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