Editor's Review

" Raila picked you from poverty, and the least you could have done is ignore Winnie Odinga’s colourful language."

Activist Boniface Mwangi and Silas Jakakimba, the former aide of ODM leader Raila Odinga, have been embroiled in a bitter fallout on social media. 

It all began after Mwangi called out Jakakimba for accusing  EALA MP Winnie Odinga, who is Raila's daughter, of abusing him.

Jakakimba's fallout with Winnie came after changed his profile picture and put one that had President William Ruto. 

He claims Winnie Odinga was annoyed by that and told him that he had betrayed them.

But reacting to Jakakimba's claim, Mwangi said:

"You Silas Jakakimba gave Jakom half of your life, 19 years, and then you decided to pick a fight with her out-of-touch daughter because she told you off. Her dad picked you from poverty, and the least you could have done is ignore Winnie’s colourful language," Boniface Mwangi tweeted.

Activist Boniface Mwangi.

In a rejoinder, Jakakimba denied being picked from poverty.

He said he was saved from poverty at the age of 12 after Seattle-based American Rotarian took custody of him.

"I was barely 3yrs with Baba when I organized for him an Assembly of the who-is-who in Seattle, Washington, ahead of the 2007 elections. I won’t mention names. How then could I have been ‘picked’ from poverty at 25? If you respect Baba, leave this line," Jakakimba fired back.

Mwangi yet again hit back at Jakakimba in response telling him that he needed not to stoop his low to show support for President William Ruto who he is currently aligned with.

"It’s within your rights to work for President Ruto but please stop spreading nonsense. If you earned your seat at the table, you don't have to stoop any low," he responded.