Presidential press secretary Don Wanyama is very bitter with of America’s media outlet, CNN for heaping praises and glorifying People Power honcho, Hon. Bobi Wine as a key figure in the fight to weaken COVID19.
CNN through its affiliated channel CNN Africa fronted Bobi and other famous famous and tagged them ‘Heroes’ and ‘Newsmaker’ and according to Wanyama, they didn’t do enough research.
“We are excited to introduce CNN Covid heroes and newsmakers, a social media series where we will be speaking to Africans on the frontline and key players driving strategy as the continent faces #COVID19,” CNNAfrica tweeted on Wednesday with a poster of Bobi Wine alongside other influential Africans, that’s, Timie Giwa-Tubosun (founder of Lifebank), Niyi Akinmolayan (Nigerian film-maker, director and media consultant), Wawira Njiru (Kenyan entrepreneur, human nutritionist and philanthropist) and Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos state governor and #Covid19 incident commander).”
CNN base on the fact that Bobi released a coronavirus song that has garnered over 1 million views on YouTube.
Unconvinced Wanyama reacted insinuating that there were better choices for CNN than the Kyarenga singer.
“Just confirming the fake news label. A little research would tell you who the key frontline players in Uganda are. Or is it just about pushing a certain agenda?” he said.
Just confirming the fake news label. A little research would tell you who the key frontline players in Uganda are. Or is it just about pushing a certain agenda? https://t.co/jMiqr9gBG1
— Don Wanyama (@nyamadon) April 23, 2020
Well a section of concerned Ugandans also wondered why medics at the frontline of the virus fight, including the Health Minister Dr Jane Ruth Aceng and Sevo who has been guiding the nation on the virus fight, were left out.
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