Drama As Top UK Publication Refers To Lupita Nyong’o As ‘Mexican ‘And Calls Her Parents Refugees

It was yet another win for Hollywood based Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o as she bagged a trinket for best supporting actress thanks to her role as Patsey in 12 years a slave.

But not everyone was smiling especially Kenyans due to popular UK Magazine Daily Mail calling Lupita Mexican and her parents refugees an this started an ongoing trend with hashtag #SomeoneTellDailyMailUK.Here are someof the reactions

A ME DAT! ‏@ChiboMgenge Just read a blog claiming Lupita Nyong’o is a Mexican actor who’s parents are kenyan refugees. Realy now. Anyang’ Nyong’o is now a refugee?

Eric Kathenya ‏@ekathenya Kenyans are getting ticked because the Daily Mail has written that Lupita was born a refugee in Mexico. Ignorance.

Mabrouk ‏@KithinjiKinoti Prof Nyong’o is a refugee! @mailonline ‘Lupita Nyong’o is a Mexican born of Kenyan refugees’

BOOBy trap ‏@Idle_retweeter Did Huddah write this? Lupita Nyong’o is neither Mexican nor a refugee

Here is part of the contentious article: