This archive report was first published on 18 May 2020.
On Saturday, May 16, 2020, Pastor Godfrey Migwi, the founder of House of Hope Church in Kayole, went live on Facebook, shedding tears as he urged President Uhuru Kenyatta not to ignore the plight of the poor.
Migwi, a former radio presenter, drew from his own experiences of facing challenges in his youth, saying it pained him to see people, including elderly women, who woke up early to vote for Uhuru, struggling to make ends meet due to the COVID-19 pandemic and unemployment.
“Uhuru is just sitting in State House, people are suffering because of corona and unemployment and he doesn’t seem bothered. People are sleeping hungry, others want to kill themselves,” he narrated.
Migwi revealed that he had received many messages from his followers about their problems and was doing what he could to help, while the president seemed unbothered.
He also weighed into the Ruai demolitions, questioning why Uhuru was quiet on the matter, given that some of the people affected were given land by his father.
“He is also a human being like any other, he should have humanity. No one with a sense of humanity can evict people at a time like now,” he added.
