Kenyans have reacted after comedian and content creator Arap Marindich was captured on video whipping a statue of Tom Mboya in Nairobi.
In the video, Marindich was initially caught on camera standing atop metal grills, wielding a whip as he struck the Tom Mboya statue.
It didn't take long for an undercover police officer, dressed in civilian clothing, to swiftly apprehend him, subsequently dragging him away.
Puzzled onlookers near the Archives building in the CBD recorded the entire incident while attempting to mediate by urging the officer to release Marindich.
The officer who apprehended Marindich clearly looked uncomfortable with onlookers recording him, and he issued threats to break the phones of those capturing the scene.
The Tom Mboya statue along Moi avenue Nairobi was erected in 2011 in his honour. The monument stands about 20 metres from where Mboya was murdered.
Kenyans on social media have condemned the act while many claim that Marindich crossed a line while attempting to create content.
Most have called him out for disrespecting Tom Mboya, a major political leader in Kenya until his assassination in 1969.
Below are some comments:
"Why whip our freedom fighters bro💀...U deserve the whips instead 😠."
"That is not content, thats being soo disrespectful to the country."
"Thats not a content that’s disrespectful I think he got wat he deserves 🚮."
"Wait and see kikimuramba all in the name of content this is so disrespectful to the country ðŸ˜."
"This content creators need to be regulated, there's a barrier 🚧 at that place for a reason."
Arap Marindich gained notoriety in 2022 for mimicking World Rally Championship drivers.
