Kenyans react to Ruto man pushing aside ‘mama mboga’ before debate - VIDEO

A section of Kenyans has been outraged by the manner UDA’s Communications Director Hussein Mohamed pushed aside a lady who accompanied the Kenya Kwanza Alliance Presidential candidate William Ruto to the 2022 Presidential debate at the Catholic University of East Africa (CUEA) on Tuesday.

In a video that has since gone viral online, Hussein is seen stopping the lady in her tracks while she was walking beside Ruto presumably to make space for the Second Lady Rachel Ruto to walk beside the DP as he was walking to the Pope Paul VI learning resource centre at the CUEA.

Hussein Mohammed pushing mama Mboga away from Rut because she's worthless. Her time is up. She needs to find her way home. ???? pic.twitter.com/l5TCsO4Wcb

— Man in a Hat (@lonelyryxc) July 26, 2022

The lady who was pushed aside identified as Pauline Waithera is the same one who accompanied Ruto to the Bomas of Kenya on June 4, 2022, when he went to receive his clearance certificate to contest in the August election and supported his presidential bid.

Waithera represents the local traders and women from the low-income pool.

Ironically, Ruto’s campaigns have been riding on the pledge to uphold ‘mama mbogas’ of this country and he is on record saying he believed it was a ‘mama mboga’ moment.

Here are some reactions from Kenyans who saw the video.

The "mama mboga" thought she's now the second wife after Rachel only to realize the photo session was over. Poor woman..

— George Bodo (@GeorgeBoddo) July 26, 2022

So sad ..i bet she already knows her place in the Kenya Kwanza government????

— Dr. Gideon Majiwa (@DrmajiwaG) July 26, 2022

They used her so that they can benefit through confusing citizen now they don't need her anymore

— Theo (@Theo03825110) July 26, 2022

it was just organizing so the first lady is nearest the 5th. the lady was still enventually ushered along. though u tried to cut the footage to exclude that bit.

— Nixon Kachama M. (@KachamaNixon) July 26, 2022

Tumeiona hyo ak its a very shameful..... that is why Baba has said that , he can not debate with a lier!
Mama mboga wakue chonjo wanachezwa

— Ramadhan Gwaya Mwaguzo (@RMwaguzo) July 26, 2022

it was just organizing so the first lady is nearest the 5th. the lady was still enventually ushered along. though u tried to cut the footage to exclude that bit.

— Nixon Kachama M. (@KachamaNixon) July 26, 2022

That tells all and sundry that udaku is not about mama mboga, it's just a PR stunt to hoodwink Kenyans.

— Lincoln Abraham (@links_007) July 26, 2022

In the unfortunate situation that Ruto wins, that how the mama mbogas will be treated. Ruto is smart in playing around with people's minds. There is nothing like a mama mboga moment.

— DerumTech (@derum_92) July 26, 2022

Thats how the so called hustlers will be pushed aside in the unlikely event the udaku thugs clinch power

— brayomanabadman (@konciesibo_10) July 26, 2022