Kenyan actor and film director Pascal Tokodi has set tongues wagging after bumping into President Uhuru Kenyatta walking along State House Road, and only asking him to watch Maisha Magic’s Selina show.
In a video posted online, Tokodi, who the lead character in Selina alongside Celestine Gichuhi, seemingly is so surprised to see the President walking alone, and is lost for words.
“How are you sir?” Oh my goodness!” he says.
Before he drives off, Tokodi has one major request to the President; “Ona Selina! Ona Selina!”.
In response, President Kenyatta says, “Asante. Nimeona”.
Here’s the video:
Some Kenyans felt that Tokodi lost a big chance that he could have told the President something ‘bigger’, while others feel that he did well to market his programme.
In a subsequent video, Tokodi however defended himself, saying 15 seconds were not enough to present Kenyans’ grievances.
“Watu wanasema sijui ningeongelea curfew sijui all these other things…lakini hiyo 15 seconds mimi niliona nijitetee…” he said in the video.
Here are some reactions:-
You meet the PRESIDENT taking a walk and all you want him to do for you is to watch you on Selina Maisha Magic East? Kenyan youths have their priorities upside down and they want the PRESIDENT to appoint them into Government positions yet he knows they can't even pitch in 10secs
— Lord Abraham Mutai (@ItsMutai) February 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/_FellMenti/status/1364805706424147972
https://twitter.com/Msupa_A/status/1364853769037639681
All Radio stations this Morning discussing and talking about Pascal Tokodi & Selina thing. And you think that's not an achievement for telling prezo " watch Selina on Maisha magic east"
— Chris Sambu (@the_sambu) February 25, 2021
https://twitter.com/danyamah/status/1364847292180803586
https://twitter.com/mutuahkiilu/status/1364833205401042948
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