Director of Digital Communication in the Office of the President, Dennis Itumbi, was caught between a rock and a hard place when a photo he posted online in December 2013 showing a revamped City Stadium was unearthed.
The photo which showed a design of a stunning sporting arena indicated 'Nairobi City Stadium', sparked reactions from Kenyans on twitter who demanded an explanation on why the promise made two years ago was not implemented.
The pledge by the Jubilee Alliance Party to build five stadia in Kenya, was one of the major selling points during the campaigns but signs of the execution are yet to be seen.
Many Kenyans termed it as a “stillbirth joke” and “artistic graphics” aimed to dupe Kenyans through “good public relations (PR)” by the Jubilee Government.
Mr Itumbi, however, reacted to the insinuations and said it was a vision just like others and would be implemented.
“The Vision imagined. Dreams illustrated. Together with that City Stadium image I tweeted 9 images of other places table all,” read his tweet.
Here are some of the tweets:
Government promised Kenyans new stadia in major counties. Well past mid term, that promise became like the free laptop 'project'. @OleItumbi
— Calvin™ (@calvin_ski) October 25, 2015
The facts are different @calvin_ski - A feasibility study was done and tenders opened - The Pledge is on course pic.twitter.com/1LoMrwv719
— Dennis Itumbi (@OleItumbi) October 25, 2015
@VINKIBET @OleItumbi I swear I thought Man City is getting a new stadium before I saw who tweeted that pic.
— Lynnet Achieng' (@atoti_) October 25, 2015
@OleItumbi @jamessmat AM WAITING FOR THIS IN MOMBASA COUNTY. pic.twitter.com/8OB3NHocJY
— Akasha D. Traders (@AkashaTraders) October 27, 2015
@OleItumbi Am sure the ground will have been grabbed by the time you initiate the project.You are only good at Over-stealing.
— Eric Wafula Cheloti (@biketi) October 27, 2015
Stillbirth joke. https://t.co/DkLKFyUt4G
— Saddique Shaban (@SaddiqueShaban) October 27, 2015
