A tweet by Pope Francis on Wednesday sparked interesting speculations among Kenyans on social media.
About 15 minutes after the Papal tweeted: 'The Jubilee is the party to which Jesus invites us all, without excluding anyone,' a section of the public jokingly took the tweet as an endorsement of President Uhuru Kenyatta's Jubilee Party.
Some tweeps dragged CORD leader Raila Odinga's name stating that he was also invited to Kenya's Jubilee Party.
Others pointed out that the Holy Father's statement was a blow to the Opposition as he had publicly 'declared' support for the ruling coalition.
The tweet, which was in reference to the Holy Year of Mercy, was retweeted by some of Jubilee leaders including Nominated MP Johnson Sakaja.
The Kenyan media was also jeered for not broadcasting the 'news' on Pope Francis' support for Kenya's Jubilee Party
Here are the reactions:
CORD will say Jubilee bribed Pope to tweet. Paid tweets!. https://t.co/1xfGHKv2yx
— Lord Mutai® (@ItsMutai) May 18, 2016
#SomeoneTellThePope that he cannot blatantly side with the Jubilee Coalition. pic.twitter.com/THC9UOZNzT
— HRH Mwabili Mwagodi (@Janis_KE) May 18, 2016
Ke Media
1. Jesus recommends Jubilee Party.
2 Pope orders everyone to join jubilee party after invite from Jesus. https://t.co/46GCbIVIsh— Codi (@codida) May 18, 2016
Wasee wa CORD watajam RT @Pontifex: The Jubilee is the party to which Jesus invites us all, without excluding anyone.
— Frank_Ocean (@Musyoki1122) May 18, 2016
Poppizo ni wa Jubilee Party.
— PluckyAdage (@PluckyAdage) May 18, 2016
Pope defects from vatican to join jubilee @oleitumbi #safcomgag https://t.co/vPifBHmIRu
— #SafcomGAG (@twendekavune) May 18, 2016
Wapi watu wa Jubilee wafurahie hapa? https://t.co/6TElAasE9c
— Eric (@amerix) May 18, 2016
@OleItumbi ata Pope anajua jubilee ndo chama ya kila mtu https://t.co/S8F1jfVjMd
— Muguna (@mugunaWameru) May 18, 2016
NTV Breaking news: Habemus Papam endorses Jubilee for 2017. https://t.co/0X5jUh4Btn
— TweetingPriest (@PadreMusa) May 18, 2016
Is Pontifex referring to Jubilee Alliance Party of Kenya? https://t.co/tZ31anLLVv
— Nicholas Kiplimo (@nickx_adams) May 18, 2016
