This archive report was first published on 5 July 2020.
July 5, 2020, marked a day of heated exchanges between political commentator Tony Gachoka and Senior Counsel Ahmednasir Abdullahi. The exchange began when Ahmednasir asked Tony Gachoka to stop his idle talk and help the Jubilee government make Kenya great.
However, Tony Gachoka was not one to take the advice lightly. In a scathing response, he accused Ahmednasir of aiding individuals caught in corruption scandals. He went on to mention some of the people the lawyer has represented in corruption-related cases before.
“Senior Counsel, you aid & abet corruption actors; Ruto fanatics call you a 'great mind' YET you feature in every corruption case. AA @ahmednasirlaw you represented Waiguru, Waluke, Deepak Kamani of Angloleasing & Weston - yet you can dare call me 'idle talk'. A corruption enabler!” tweeted Tony Gachoka.
The exchange began after Ahmednasir asked Tony Gachoka to play his part in nation building by starting a small business and creating jobs for young people, instead of being idle. However, Tony Gachoka's words were in response to Ahmednasir's earlier tweet claiming that Deputy President William Ruto is no longer a billionaire.
“My fren AA @ahmednasirlaw habari ndugu. Would I be wrong if i stopped calling DP Ruto a billionaire and changed it to millionaire... since am told his cash reserves are drying up pretty fast... Kindly advise. TG Cc. @WehliyeMohamed @DonaldBKipkorir @kipmurkomen,” Gachoka had tweeted.
