Larry Madowo the host of The Trend on NTV was not at all pleased after Mike Sonko's daughter Salma was photographed brandishing a firearm on the gram and that Laura Oyier a former Radio Africa employee was launching her own bottled water line that would cost Kshs 800.
The Tv host who is also a columnist at the Daily Nation lashed out at the two in an article titled 'We have a knack glorifying the absurd'
Here is what the vocal Larry had to say.
We do have a knack glorifying the absurd
WHAT DO SALMA MBUVI, Laura Oyier, Joyce Omondi and Ange Kagame have in common? Nothing, actually.
Sonko's daughter almost blew up the Internet when she casually showed off a gun on her Instagram page, while Laura, who's claim to fame is still inexplicable, launched a luxury line of water that goes for Sh800 for a 750ml bottle.
The singer and TV presenter, Joyce ,graduated with a Master of Science in foreign affairs from Georgetown University in Washington DC while President Kagame's daughter also graduated with a degree in political science from Smith's College in Massachusetts.
If you were a little girl looking for a role model, who would you be following closely? My guess is, Salma and Laura are probably getting more attention than Joyce and Ange.
What does that say about a society that glorifies theatrics and unpaid hotel bills over actual accomplishment?
The media gets a bad rap for shining a spotlight on the wrong people but this one was not the doing of the media.
Kenyans just seem to be attracted to the shallow and the myopic over the inspirational and the extraordinary.
Best to end with the Bible's wisdom: "If anything is excellent or praiseworthy, think about such things."
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