Celebrities Making Fun Out of Ebola Is Disgusting. Stop It

The deadly Ebola virus is ravaging West African nations like it has never been seen before in the history of the world. It has grown to become one of the most scary, devastating situation of our time and effectively becoming a global disaster.

From Liberia to America, Ebola, unlike ethnic conflicts that define majority of African communities, has shaken everyone’s nerves. Its short incubation period and the manner in which it attacks victims makes it deadly than anything else.

But it seems some people are trying to make a name out of this deadly disease, oblivious of the irritation they cause.

From Kenya to the outside world, celebrities are enjoying making fun out of the Ebola disaster.

Ghafla Kenya looks at some of the celebrities who have in one way or the other made fun out of Ebola.

We start from our own. Nairobi senator, MIKE MBUVI SONKO is the latest celebrity and public figure in Kenya to make fun out of the deadly disease.

In one of his Facebook posts, Sonko posted that for the last two weeks he has been feeling unwell, probably because of what he believes is the Ebola he acquired from The Hague. Here is the post:

Within our boundaries still, an actress in one of the local comedy shows was heard making a joke about the Ebola disease. In the social comedy show programme, The Real House-Helps of Kawangware, aired on KTN, the actress was asked, “Uko serious?” and the answer was “Kama Ebola”.

Away from home, legendary Congolese singer Kofi Olomide has found himself on the wrong side of the law after he branded himself ‘Vieux Ebola’, a French term which translates to Old Ebola.

In short, Kofi Olomide calls himself Old Ebola, a word he has coined and is now using in advertisements for his shows.

Kofi Olomide

However, this landed him in trouble with the Congolese police who summoned him for questioning over the use of the term Ebola. The Congolese government felt that Olomide is fighting global efforts to eradicate Ebola.

The legendary singer was released after he agreed to pull down the advertisement which looked provocative.

Another American actor was seen making a joke out of the disease and he effectively coined the word Fearbola to explain the nature of the deadly virus.

Now these and many more are some of the situations in which celebrities have made fun out of Ebola.

However, it is now turning out to be very disgusting, appalling and uncalled for, to say the least. This is not the time to be making fun out of Ebola. It is time to stand with the victims of the virus. After all, no one is safe.