Kenyans Troll Ruto Over Office Portraits

Having shared a successful Question and Answer QA session with his supporters in the diaspora last Sunday April 25 evening, Kenyans on zoom would later pick a different angle of the story after seeing a few photos of the session.

They quickly noticed two portraits – one of Uhuru Kenyatta and the other of the DP – but strangely the president’s image frame was smaller to that of his deputy.

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It is traditional knowledge that the president’s photo is treated unique as it is defined by law as a national emblem. Further, the Presidential portrait, dimensions and display is governed under the Broadcasting Act and Rights.

“Presidential portrait, dimensions and display is governed under the Broadcasting Act and Rights. We cannot pretend not to know that. President’s photo is a national emblem,” Karanja Newton reacted.

The side by side placement of Ruto and President Uhuru’s photos showed the discrepancies in their frame sizes creating a farce among the members of the society.

“If the portrait was in Ruto’s house I wouldn’t have a problem, but his office? Tell me what goes on in his mind which is unseen,” another Kenyan criticized.

This also reminded many of a day Ruto’s photo was seen placed atop a higher cabinet in his office while the president’s had been lowered. It is not clear if this was by design or accident.

“The deputy president doesn’t have an official portrait. It was a gift from a hustler and he decided to place it high up to encourage them to work hard,” Denis Itumbi responded to the troll.

In not one television interview, the second in command has maintained how he respects his boss and not at any one time has he ever undermined him.