- A Kenyan man has written extensively online explaining why he was unwilling to participate in the Nairobi CBD protest, and his post has gone viral
- Among his reasons, he cited the fact that he does not own a car and therefore has no direct bearing on the price of fuel — something that struck a chord with everyone.
- He also revealed a very personal complaint: a man with a car once “stole” his girlfriend, and he has not recovered from the heartache to this day
A Kenyan man’s clear and honest explanation of why he failed to go protest of the Nairobi CBD has provoked humor on the internet, Kenyans unable to stop laughing.
The man, whose post quickly went viral on X (formerly Twitter) and Facebook, detailed what he described as perfectly reasonable reasons for staying at home and watching events unfold on his television.
I Don’t Have a Car — So Where’s the Problem?
At the top of his list, the man was very clear: he has no car.
In his own words, oil prices rising or falling is not his problem. “Let the oil go up and down, the problem is not mine,” he wrote, a sentence that was the cry of many Kenyans without cars who rely on public transport and their feet to go anywhere.
His argument struck a chord with many Nairobians who felt the same way — that protests over fuel prices were a war for car owners, and that those without cars had no reason to risk their safety for an issue that did not directly affect them.
The Car People Didn’t Come Last
His second argument was equally harsh. During the last round of protests, the man noted that Kenyans with cars — the people who would benefit the most from lower fuel prices — chose to stay at home, watching their televisions. “Your people and cars did not come to our demonstration. They stayed at home to watch TV,” he wrote, adding that justice was justice: he would also watch from home this time.
This argument worked very well online, with many users agreeing that the solidarity seemed one-sided in the initial protests.
Left Out in the Rain — Totally Real
The man then recounted a personal incident that seemed to leave him with a deep grudge against car owners. He said that just one day ago, he was caught in the rain and not a single driver slowed down to help him. He left it raining on the side of the road as car after car passed by without even giving him a glance.
“The other day I was rained on by your people and no one slowed down to help me,” he wrote, painting a vivid picture of the daily indifference that pedestrians experience at the hands of those behind the wheel.
“Reduce their pride” — Fuel up to KSh 500
Instead of feeling sorry for the drivers, the man expressed something close to glee at the thought of fuel prices rising further. He said that car owners have long had pride — on the road and online — and that perhaps higher fuel prices would help reduce that pride. “On the internet, those people despise us a lot, let the fuel reach 500 per liter, let the cars sit in the parking lot and reduce their pride,” he wrote harshly.
The line about fuel reaching KSh 500 per liter caused a wave of comments online, some completely agreeing and others mockingly defending themselves as car owners who were, in fact, very humble.
“She Got Dem Out” — The Most Personal Pain Of All
Perhaps the most surprising — and funniest — item on his list was the revelation that the man with the car once hid his girlfriend. He didn’t explain in too much detail, but the pain in his words was clear: “There is a car accident that left me. I haven’t healed yet.”
His admission that he still hasn’t recovered from the injuries caused by an opponent with a car sent the internet into a frenzy. Kenyans in the comments section expressed a range of emotions — from sympathy to uncontrollable laughter — many mentioning their friends and sharing their own similar stories.
“We Small Farmers Are Waiting For The Price Of Food To Rise”
When he finished, the man made it clear that his sympathies were elsewhere. He identified himself as a small subsistence farmer and said his protest would come when food prices rise — not fuel prices. “We small farmers are waiting for the price of food to go up so we can fight for our rights,” he wrote, changing the perception of a different segment of Kenyan society whose concerns rarely reach the streets of Nairobi CBD.
Kenyans Respond
The post sparked a stream of comments, with many users admitting that they related to every single point in her list. Some praised his logic as sound, others sympathized with the plight of the stolen lover, and a vocal minority said that the oil divide affected everyone regardless of whether they owned a car or not — through the cost of goods, transportation fares, and food prices.
However, her post did what only the best of social media moments do: it made Kenyans laugh at themselves, think about socioeconomic differences, and wonder who really comes through in times of trouble.
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