Ugliest Tweeps List sparks fiery debate on twitter (KOT)

The bible speaks of the tower of Babel, where a people united embarked on a monumental quest to build a skyscraper that could reach the heavens. The Lord incensed, taken aback by earthlings decided to intoxicate them with confusion, and that is where tribalism began. Okay I exaggerated.

Anyhew, the moral of the story is that a people united are indomitable, something very reminiscent of KOT (Kenyans on twitter). Recently, CNN has faced numerous scathing attacks from patriotic Kenyans who did not approve of the way the country was portrayed. That’s the good side. This weekend however, someone decided to post a list of the ugliest tweeps. Tweeps is the term relating to people on twitter, a portmanteau if you are an ignoramus. And some people decided to go ham on some of those people, heck there was even a TT hashtag, #SutiYaMint. And boy didn’t the claws come off!! I don’t know who Joyce Hood is, so I wasn’t gonna get caught up trashing someone I have never met. See that list here.

Just a while ago, it was Mirfat of Tujuane who bore the brunt of the wrath of KOT. Read that here, even our dear Chimwani just couldn’t let that go! Need I remind you how last year Caroline Mutoko was ‘killed’, only to emerge bloody but unbowed with, wait for it, a hundred thousand plus new likes on her page thanks to the hatred. People, if you’re gonna hate on anyone, remember the word lanes. Very important. For example, Brian Mbunde, who by the way actively retweets all the twinsults hurled at him, reaps mega bucks from the same social media that ‘idlers’ use to taunt him. Before you go ham on me, ‘idlers’ is the term Caroline used to refer to people on social media, who have nothing better to do than post ‘nonsense’. He has no qualms about being called the ‘Dark Knight’, he revels in the attention. That’s what you get for hitting out at a top social media exec at Gina Din Corporation. Marinate on that. Remember Kenyans for Kenya campaign? He was involved in that. Dude even won best social media campaign for Crown Paints.

Oh, I don’t need to remind you that it was a 22 year old tweep who penned President Uhuru Kenyatta’s flagship speech. Jokes are fun, true, but before you get caught up in cyber hating, ask yourself if you’re gonna get a cheque at the end of the month for the time you’ve spent ‘airing your views.’