Street interviewer and YouTuber Presenter Kai has called out young people who spend heavily on expensive smartphones but fail to take care of their parents’ basic needs, including buying them a simple phone.
In a Facebook post on Sunday, June 22, 2025, Kai questioned how some youth proudly walk around with gadgets worth Ksh50,000, yet their parents back home have no phones at all, forcing neighbours to lend theirs just so they can communicate.
“Mamako/babako hujamnunulia hata kasimu kadogo ka 5K, ukitaka kuongea naye hadi upigie jirani apelekewe simu wakati simu yako ni ya 50K,” he wrote.
Loosely translated to: “Your mother or father does not even have a simple phone worth Ksh5,000. For you to talk to them, you have to call a neighbour and ask them to pass over their phone — yet your own phone is worth Ksh50,000.”
Kai went on to urge the youth to prioritise their parents, saying that the same individuals who fail to treat their parents well while they are alive will be the first to live with regret once they are gone.
“Tunza wazazi wako maana siku wataondoka utaregret.”
Loosely translated to: “Take care of your parents because when they are gone, you will regret it.”
Kai’s parents
The street interviewer’s remarks have come just weeks after he publicly introduced his parents to fans for the first time, following his wedding to Diana Yegon on April 19, 2025.
The parents, who hail from Kilifi, appeared vibrant and youthful in fresh outfits, flashing warm smiles in the photos.
Kai, who posed proudly between them, captioned the post with a heartfelt message about the blessing of having healthy parents, leaving his fans showering him with warm comments.
“If your parents are alive, may they live long enough to witness your success,” he wrote on Facebook.
Take on women
The post has come just weeks after Kai sparked online debate after claiming that many women miss out on good men by choosing to walk away from those who are not financially well-off.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, Kai expressed that many women fail to understand that poverty is not permanent and can eventually end and suggested that they should never rush to make decisions based solely on a man’s financial situation.
“Baadhi ya wanawake hupoteza wanaume sahihi kwa kudhani kuwa umaskini unadumu milele,” loosely translated as, “Some women miss out on the right men by believing that poverty lasts forever.”
