Lydia Wanjiru has criticised politicians, accusing them of turning public gatherings into opportunities to draw attention to themselves instead of focusing on the purpose of the events.
Wanjiru said some politicians now attend public events even when they are not part of the main agenda. She claimed that they can cause disruption and shift attention away from the issues that brought people together.
“This is what our politicians have become. They have become joy riders and social climbers,” Lydia Wanjiru said on Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
She explained that politicians can show up at events simply because they hear that there is a public gathering taking place. According to Wanjiru, some then fail to follow the agenda of the meeting or offer the help expected of them.
“Waskie tu uko na show kidogo and there will be a public gathering mahali, they will run there and cause chaos,” Wanjiru said.
The remarks came as Wanjiru questioned the attention given to Karen Nyamu instead of the issue of endometriosis. She said the focus of an event should remain on the reason people gathered.
“They won’t even stick to the agenda of the meeting; they won’t even help as they should, but they will just go there and even make the whole thing about themselves,” Wanjiru said.
She added that when politicians make an event about themselves, the original purpose of the gathering can be pushed aside. Wanjiru said this can leave the issue that people had gathered to discuss receiving less attention.
Focus should remain on the main issue
Wanjiru said the actions of politicians can change the direction of a public gathering. She argued that instead of helping with the intended cause, some politicians end up becoming the main subject of discussion.
She then questioned the attention surrounding Karen Nyamu and asked why the discussion had moved away from endometriosis. Wanjiru’s remarks centred on the need for public gatherings to remain focused on their intended purpose.
“Why are we now talking about Karen Nyamu and not endometriosis?” Wanjiru said.
Her comments followed a discussion around politicians attending public events and the attention they receive when they appear at such gatherings. Wanjiru maintained that politicians should not make themselves the centre of events meant to address other issues.
According to Wanjiru, the presence of politicians should not cause the original agenda of a meeting to be forgotten. She questioned the decision to shift attention from endometriosis to a politician attending an event.
