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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Was Sauti Sol’s Bien Aime Disrespectful to U.S President Barack Obama? Here are the Details.

Typical of Kenyans on social media, they will always find a negative aspect to everything. Top pop band Sauti Sol did Kenya proud recently when they got President Obama to bust a move during a state dinner.
Following the amazing performance that caught the eye of international media, the lads posed for photos with the heads of state. One of the photos shows the band’s towering member, Bien Aime draping his hands over Obama and Uhuru’s shoulders.
That caught the attention of one social media who termed the move as disrespectful, boorish and insolent. The post went viral yesterday attracting traction from sections of social media.
This was the post
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Here is the full photo
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There is some truth in the post as Obama clearly looks uncomfortable. It also belittles POTUS and one thing we know about the American government is that they take seriously the image of the leader of the free world.
As for Uhuru Kenyatta, he couldn’t care less, we know him as an easy going, laid back kind of president.
Here are some more reactions,
@fatmashiroh:  Obama looking visibly uncomfortable. You dont just hold mr. President like a bro like that
@alexanderlucas03: There is some class you have to uphold. Even though you think the Potus was ok with the hug, (clearly he was very uncomfortable with it…his facial expression says it all) you do not just do that like you were classmates or something. Have some respect and keep your excitement to yourself.
Not everyone was reading from that script. Comedian and radio presenter Obinna had this to say in a lenghthy post,
http://nairobiwire.com/2015/07/was-sauti-sols-bien-aime-disrespectful-to-u-s-president-barack-obama-here-are-the-details.html

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