Uhuru's wife is such a an inspiriration

[MK254]

Such a challenge to our youths. We should become a society of runners. I have been panting and huffing for 5km but this mama is doing a 42km. A first lady and far older than me..... I take the challenge mama and raising my bar.

 

[Dhuks]

Hizi zinaisha saa ngapi na zinapeperushwa na runinga gani?

 

[Mekatilili]

Yes! What every impoverished Kenyan needs is the first lady and a small battalion of aides to go to London, on tax payers money, to walk-shuffle-in a marathon.

This inspires every Kenyan to purchase a plane ticket to participate in the London or any other international Marathon. What a waste of tax payers' money. There are hundreds of mouths that could have been fed by the millions that the lady and her small battalion are wasting in this adventure.

As expected the usual suspects are celebrating this wasteful exercise.

 

[google helper]

haya first lady

 

[MK254]

Yes! What every impoverished Kenyan needs is the first lady and a small battalion of aides to go to London, on tax payers money, to walk-shuffle-in a marathon.

This inspires every Kenyan to purchase a plane ticket to participate in the London or any other international Marathon. What a waste of tax payers' money. There are hundreds of mouths that could have been fed by the millions that the lady and her small battalion are wasting in this adventure.

As expected the usual suspects are celebrating this wasteful exercise.

I don't know what your issue is here, but I guess mama's intentions were not to inspire youths into becoming marathoners. But this inspires everyone to learn the art of perseverance that brings hope. She is doing this for a cause while haters like you are out there "marathoning" on your keyboards with hostility.

 

[Reginald12]

Yes! What every impoverished Kenyan needs is the first lady and a small battalion of aides to go to London, on tax payers money, to walk-shuffle-in a marathon.

This inspires every Kenyan to purchase a plane ticket to participate in the London or any other international Marathon. What a waste of tax payers' money. There are hundreds of mouths that could have been fed by the millions that the lady and her small battalion are wasting in this adventure.

As expected the usual suspects are celebrating this wasteful exercise.

She was running to raise funds for children living with HIV/AIDS!

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta is hugged by President Uhuru Kenyatta after completing the 42Km. Virgin Money London Marathon in a time of 7 hours 4 minutes.
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[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her marathon team training at Royal Park, Kensington Gardens, London on April 9, 2014.

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her team at Royal Park, Kensington Gardens, London on April 9, 2014.

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[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta Kenyan with Kiambu Senator Kimani Wamatangi after her fourth day training session at Kensington Gardens on April 11, 2014.​

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta and her team members from left: Nyokabi Muthama, Douglas Wakiihuri, team coach Constance Gakonyo and Florence Awori at the start of the Virgin Money London Marathon Charity Race at Greenwich Park, London on April 13, 2014.
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[Meljons]

hongera zake. wa kwetu sisi is too heavy to run lol...

 

[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta ready to start the Virgin Money London Marathon on April 13, 2014. Photo\PSCU.
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[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta at Greenwich Park, London on April 13, 2014. Photo\PSCU
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[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta with her team and other competitors raring at the start of the Virgin Money London Marathon Charity Race at Greenwich Park, London on April 13, 2014.

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[Ab-Titchaz]

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta waves to the crowd at the half-way mark (21Km) after the London Tower Bridge on April 13, 2014. Photo\PSCU

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta meets her husband President Uhuru Kenyatta at the finishing line in London on April 13, 2014. Photo\PSCU

First Lady Margaret Kenyatta (second from right) and some of her team members after finishing the Virgin Money London Marathon on April 13, 2014. Photo\PSCU​

 

[Mekatilili]

She was running to raise funds for children living with HIV/AIDS!

Does anyone know much has been raised so far? How much did this elaborate trip cost the tax payers?

It might be exciting to claim that she is the first African first lady to complete the London Marathon, but I am more interested in the cost-benefit analysis, and not the cult of personality.

 

[MK254]

Does anyone know much has been raised so far? How much did this elaborate trip cost the tax payers?

It might be exciting to claim that she is the first African first lady to complete the London Marathon, but I am more interested in the cost-benefit analysis, and not the cult of personality.

For me the act of her sacrifice and endurance is all that matters. Whether people chose to donate or not is one
thing she has no control over. It's a challenge to Kenyans that we can choose to wallow in our bitterness or do something extra-ordinary for humanity.

 

[mwathai]

She was running to raise funds for children living with HIV/AIDS!

Where did you get this one from? She was running to help buy 47 mobile clinics in a bid to reduce preventable deaths of pregnant women. To Mekatili by last evening she had raised Kshs 250M . her target is Kshs 500m The trip to London some unreliable sources say, cost Kshs 56m. Do you cost benefit analysis and see whether you have the same result. That every shilling worth of expenditure is expected to generate Kshs10 for her cause. Who gains

 

[Reginald12]

Where did you get this one from? She was running to help buy 47 mobile clinics in a bid to reduce preventable deaths of pregnant women. To Mekatili by last evening she had raised Kshs 250M . her target is Kshs 500m The trip to London some unreliable sources say, cost Kshs 56m. Do you cost benefit analysis and see whether you have the same result. That every shilling worth of expenditure is expected to generate Kshs10 for her cause. Who gains

You're quite right, my bad....I made the wrong reference. However, she did run for children living with HIV/AIDS when she did the half marathon in Kenya.

allAfrica.com: Kenya: First Lady Runs to Raise Funds for Health Sector

 

[waltham]

i don't know what your issue is here, but i guess mama's intentions were not to inspire youths into becoming marathoners. But this inspires everyone to learn the art of perseverance that brings hope. She is doing this for a cause while haters like you are out there "marathoning" on your keyboards with hostility.

maina you are the one who cant understand.go marathon in all of them in the world as a first lady but go as private citizen.turkana and all other places need all the pennies we wasting on this and other misadventures.if you remove the jubelee/odm facade you will see where we are coming from.this was great nobody disputes but if its our money and its obvious its our tax burning here.god forbid all marathons to disappear