This archive report was first published on 27 June 2021.
On June 25, 2021, President Uhuru Kenyatta visited Kitui County to dedicate the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Protection, a project constructed by the Catholic Church.
During the event, a photo of the President and Kitui Governor Charity Ngilu went viral online, sparking an eruption of memes with many likening their posture to those of high school sweethearts.
Ngilu, however, took the memes in stride, sharing four of them on Twitter and challenging her supporters to select the most creative one.
"Wueh! Wadau si mmecheza kama nyinyi! (Wuueeeh! Stakeholders, you have done what you do best!) Bring on the memes. Gani ndio kali? (Which one is the best?) Blessed Sunday everyone," stated Ngilu.
One of the memes Ngilu shared was captioned "Chemistry iko, (There is Chemistry), I'd like to meet your nuclear family because Charity begins at home." Another caption read, "I am just with Maggie because of the children, my heart is for you."
Within an hour of sharing the post, it had amassed over 2,000 likes and over 250 replies, with a majority being more hilarious captions of the photograph.
