Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - Suna East MP, Junet
Mohamed, has strongly condemned Kenyans who celebrated Raila Odinga’s defeat in the African Union Commission (AUC)
chairmanship race, calling their actions unpatriotic.
After Raila lost to Djibouti Foreign Affairs Minister,
Mahmoud Youssouf, social media was
flooded with savage memes mocking the ODM leader, whom many Gen Zs accuse of
“selling out” by working with President Ruto’s Government - an administration
linked to youth abductions and killings.
Speaking in the National Assembly on Tuesday, February 18, Junet decried the public jubilation that
erupted after Raila was eliminated from the contest, arguing that such behavior
reflects a troubling lack of national unity.
He insisted that regardless of political affiliations,
Kenyans should rally behind their own on the international stage.
"It is a shame. Whichever side you are on, you
cannot celebrate the loss of a Kenyan in an international contest. We should be
annoyed with those who defeated us, not with our own," Junet stated.
Junet, who was among a host of MPs who accompanied Raila to
Addia Ababa for the elections, compared the situation to international athletic
competitions, where Kenyans unite to support their athletes, questioning why
the same spirit was absent in Raila’s bid.
He warned that reducing global contests to local political
rivalries was “primitive” and
set a dangerous precedent.
Junet maintained that while congratulating the winner - former
Djibouti Foreign Affairs Minister Mahmoud Youssouf - was in order, mocking the
loser was unnecessary and only fueled domestic political divisions on a global
stage.
See how Kenyan reacted to his rebuke.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
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