Earlier this year, TikToker Azziad Nasenya was appointed to the creative Technical Committee by Youth Affairs, Sports and Arts Cabinet Secretary Ababu Namwamba.
The CS formed the co mmittee on February 11 and the members appointed are to serve for a period of three years.
The committee’s mandate includes considering and proposing legislative and policy measures for the growth of sports, supporting the Kenya Academy of Sport (KAS) in running a nationwide program for identifying, developing and marketing Kenya’s best sporting and creative talent.
The committee will also deploy the digital space in talent search, identification, nurturing and exposure and manage the annual bottom-up football tournament for grassroots teams.
Other roles of the committee include aiding the process of Kenya bidding to host top regional, continental and global sports events, advice on the master plan for upgrading sporting facilities and infrastructure countrywide to international standards.
And developing a framework to establish Kenya as a destination of choice for sports tourism under Ministry’s flagship ‘Sports Safari initiative’.
Azziad’s appointment faces backlash
The appointment of Azziad faced backlash after Kenyans on Twitter questioned her competency.
Kileleshwa Member of County Assembly Robert Alai expressed his doubts about her qualification.
According to him, he was not aware of any serious knowledge that the radio host has as far as creative economy and identifying talents are concerned.
“I love and respect Azziad. However, I don’t know her competence. Beyond TikTok dancing, I don’t understand what serious thing she knows about creative economy or even identifying talent,” wrote.
“We have enough Kenyans who know much more about this. I can share some names.,” Alai tweeted.
Since then, KOT have questioned Azziad’s relationship with the CS, with a section claiming the two might be an item and this influenced the appointment.
None of them have refuted nor confirmed the claims.
However, latest photos showing the two wearing matching shoes on separate occasions could be pointing at ‘something’.
Or is it just a coincidence? Kenyans on Twitter think otherwise.
Have a look at the photos below and be the judge:
Ababu Namwamba wamefika stage ya kushare viatu na Azziad!! pic.twitter.com/Yx0NYrBxxV
— The Only Joe (@MjengoKE) June 8, 2023
Azziad is currently eating life with a big spoon and Kenyans online can’t keep calm.
Here are some of the reactions on Twitter:
@foey_ke: Ababu Namwamba wanashare viatu na Azziad waus love is a beautiful thing
@Arap_Nyasikera: Aside from Azziad, William Ruto picked Ababu Namwamba as sports CS because he is a great player
@muli_brian_: Ababu Namwamba na Azziad wanshare mpaka viatu😂😂 love is a beautiful thing my guy
@mwabilimwagodi: I Stan and Respect Azziad’s territory marking skills though. She must have brought him those shoes from her Dubai trip and waited patiently for you social media people to do one plus one. She is dangerous.
@isaac_otwoma: Chill am I seeing Azziad shoes looking together with that of Mheshimiwa Ababu Namwamba? I think it’s time for Ruto to bring those electric spectacles kwasababu sina uweso😂😂😂
@geemogambi: I thought hizo picha za Azziad na Ababu Namwamba ni photoshop kumbe its real they even posting matching shoes pale IG? Sehemu telezi can really make you dine with kings
