Kenyans were on Thursday involved in heated discussions on social media platforms concerning the day's events, top among them the vetting of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Cabinet nominees.
People Living with Disability (PWDs) and women protested the President's list as they demanded it be recalled for failing to meet the Constitutional recommendation of two-thirds gender representation.
Using the hashtag #RecallTheListKE, a tweep suggested to the disgruntled groups that the People's President Raila Odinga could be their only hope when and if he names his cabinet.
Here is the tweet that was shared.
Among the groups that protested President Uhuru's list include the United Disabled People of Kenya (UDPK), Katiba Institute and the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC).
Out of the 22 nominees presented by President Kenyatta, six are women and the other 16 are men. According to stipulations of the 2010 Constitution, the President ought to have hired two more women to have an agreeable gender balance.
The protesting groups carried placards bearing slogans such as; "Cabinet Secretary ni mama (is a woman)", "52% Must be Represented" and "Nothing for us Without us ni mama".
The groups camped outside parliament buildings as the first batch of CS nominees were vetted.
Those who appeared before the panel on Thursday are: Margaret Kobia (Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs), John Munyes (Petroleum and Mining), Monica Juma (Foreign Affairs and International Trade), Farida Karoney (Lands, Housing and Urban Development) and Peter Munya (East African Community and Northern Corridor Development).
Here are some more comments that were shared using the hashtag.
The hashtag topped trends on Thursday as the Parliamentary Committee on Appointments vetted the first lot of President Uhuru Kenyatta's cabinet nominees.
Former Turkana Senator John Munyes, the nominee for the Petroleum and Mining docket, shocked the panel and members of the public when he revealed his net-worth.
Here are comments that were shared.
The two Royal Media Services (RMS) stations trended on Thursday after they were switched back on, nine days after the government shut down media stations that aired the swearing-in of Raila Odinga.
The TV stations remained shut even after their NTV and KTN counterparts were reinstated on Monday.
Here are some of the comments that were shared.
