President @BarackObama isn't just heading to his father's homeland, but to a hotbed of terror: http://t.co/OkTE671wfe pic.twitter.com/ZnrhE8yFzy
— CNN (@CNN) July 23, 2015
As Kenya prepares to receive President Barack Obama, so much excitement has been expressed through social media and the mainstream med as well.
There have been several trending hashtags on Twitter for the past few weeks, and Kenyans have used the platform to express their views on Obama’s homecoming.
From the #ObamainKenya, #Obamawelcometokenyawhere, #Magicalkenya, #ges2015kenya to #SomeonetellCNN, which is the current trending hashtag.
The hashtag has seen close to 19.7k tweets in just half a day.
The hashtag, #Someonetellcnn has seen Kenyans on Twitter ( #KOT) hit back at CNN for calling Kenya a hotbed of terror.
#SomeoneTellCNN that these must be the hotbeds they are talking about! #TembeaKenya pic.twitter.com/F07jiyG4XS
— Martin Mulwa (@MartinMulwa) July 23, 2015
Kenyans replied on the same, stating how much Kenya was a beautiful land of opportunities.
#SomeoneTellCNN that Kenya is heaven on earth #MagicalKenya #GES2015Kenya pic.twitter.com/mn57gW6y3l
— Mike Sonko (@MikeSonko) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN that there more killings in one day in NYC than the whole year in Nairobi, and our Police don't kill blacks for sport!
— Donald B Kipkorir (@DonaldBKipkorir) July 23, 2015
https://twitter.com/timnjiru/status/624130964768333824
#SomeoneTellCNN #WhyILoveKenya it is natures best gift, home to indigenous species, factory of unforgettable memories pic.twitter.com/HA8ipmeA0F
— Joseph Kimondo (@Jkimondo) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN to use African analysts based in Africa and not foreign based theoretical Africa institute professors sitting in New York
— Mordecai Musonge (@MordecaiMicah) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN that the world's most powerful man originates from the terror hotbed
— Irene (@lynn_wambui254) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN everything you need is here pic.twitter.com/Mj55eryX9A
— 穆罕默德 萨迪克 🇹🇷 (@chunky_mohaa) July 23, 2015
#SomeoneTellCNN This is the real terror hotbed #racialdiscriminination pic.twitter.com/pYIU7lvEiD
— The White Walker (@solokingston) July 23, 2015
#ObamaWelcomeToKenyaWhere lions play on the road #SomeoneTellCNN #MagicalKenya pic.twitter.com/BHBSwR3QPv
— TheStarKenya (@TheStarKenya) July 23, 2015
