Online users have opposed the government’s plan to deport a racist Chinese national caught on camera insulting President Uhuru and Kenyans.
In a video widely shared on social media on Wednesday, the young Chinese man is heard calling the President and Kenyans ‘monkeys’. He also says he hates black people because they smell bad, are foolish and poor.
In a statement on its Twitter handle on Thursday morning, the Department of Immigration announced the foreigner has been arrested and was being processed for deportation on grounds of racism.
“Chinese National by the Name Liu Jiaqi who was captured on video yesterday (Wednesday) using abusive words has been arrested. His work permit has been canceled,” the department said on Twitter.
A section of Kenyans on Twitter however say the deportation of the Chinese man is not sufficient and want him jailed. They argue that insulting the President is not a mere offence.
Kenyan lawyer and former presidential aspirant Ekuru Aukot said on Twitter: “I disagree. He must first be jailed and then deported later after jail time and his company be blacklisted in Kenya.”
He added: “This racist Chinese, Liu Jiaqi, must first feel the weight of Kenyan law before he is deported. He must be sent to Kamiti maximum prison first. Deporting him first before jail weakens our own law and amounts to a big treat to him,” Aukot added.
Erica Clement noted: “If a Kenyan abuses Uhuru Kenyatta he would be jailed. Why should a Chinese man abuse our president and he is flown comfortably home? Fred Matiang’i This is the attitude of most Chinese. We must grow our economy and shield it from neocolonialists. We are not respected coz we beg.”
Mary Jabulana posed: “Matiang’i, how do such even get visas. We are sacrificing our dignity for loans. He should meet the same fate as a Kenyan who would utter the same froth in China.”
Micah Nyabiba said: “If it is in our laws that when a foreigner commits a crime he is deported, then our legal system is crooked. And who pays for the cost of deportation? This guy deserves kamiti atutengenezee viti.”
You know a shit hole country…
You know a shit hole country by the way it treats Chinese who disrespect kenyans. The man should be jailed not sent back to China. He’ll be back again with the same attitude.
Look! Uhuru mwenyewe (na…
Look! Uhuru mwenyewe (na Wafasi wake kama Moses Kuria) ni Mtu wa Matusi; and KARMA (mavuno) has just Caught Up with him. So let CHINKYman go to CHINKYland (in Peace and 1 Piece). Lucky him.
Prior to deportation, he…
Prior to deportation, he should be caged with a few monkeys at the Nairobi National park. This will help him recognize black people are not monkeys.
I think this guy’s words…
I think this guy’s words should be played over and over in the statehouse everyday to remind our leader to stop selling us off to the Chinese. His words should be played in parliament, Senate and in county levels especially in those useless govenors ears. His words should be taught in all schools along with all other racist words, studied and explained so that the aping of white people and light colour people cultures stops immediately. This guy spoke out loud what they all think about us. I would thank him and push for him to sit down have lunch with Uhunye, repeat same words so he can get some common sense. Chinese are beating Kenyans at SGR NOTHING has happened. Now that our leader has been called an ape now Matiangi is reacting. Bure kabisa!!!!!
This Mongloid needs to be…
This Mongloid needs to be shipped back to China akakule scavengers.
Remember? They can’t jail…
Remember? They can’t jail him as long they are begging for money from the Chinese Government.
Correct; Exactly.
Correct; Exactly.
Freedom of expression is not…
Freedom of expression is not a preserve of Kenyans only.Liu is right when linking Kenyans to monkeys which are always begging for food from humans.Kenyans are worse because their loans are stolen by senior monkeys, kina Uhuru, Raila, Wanjigi & Co.
Doing something offending to…
Doing something offending to the sensibilities of Kenyans is not necessarily against the law.
As offensive as the chinese is Iwould like to know what law he has broken.And if he has broken any laws let him face out court system.
I have beeb consistent on this matter.I have defended the rights of wananchi to insult the president under the freefom of speech clause.But uf you insult the president it tell me of how disrespectful you are,and you should go back and learn some manners.Unless its against the law,insulting speech is protected by democratic laws.Obviously a speech to incite the masses into violence is a crime. The chinese is very disrespectful.let laws that govern disrespectfulness reign.And yes Iam insulted with what the chinois said.But let the applicable be used if there is any.
Could our learned comrades tell us what law the chinese violated?.Respecfully i ask.
Jameni: Mchina huyu…
Jameni: Mchina huyu anafuata nyayo za Ndugu Uhuru. Uhuru alipotoa matusi hadharani mwaka uliopita, je, alikamatwa na Matiang’i na kufukuzwa kutoka Kenya?
Ndugu Liu ametulinganisha na tumbili ambao huomba omba kila wakati. jameni, nawaomba viongozi wetu watache kuomba omba na kutanga tanga kila mahali wakiomba misaada ambayo inawafaidi raia wachache sana katika nchi ya Kenya.
@Mugukuyu, nakubaliana nawe kabisa kuhusu jinsi matamshi ya Mchina huyu yanavyoweza kuwaelemisha viongozi wetu waliolala na kutojali maisha ya wananchi:
” Mugikuyu
Thu, 09/06/2018 @ 11:48am In reply to Prior to deportation, he… by Sokwe
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I think this guy’s words should be played over and over in the statehouse everyday to remind our leader to stop selling us off to the Chinese. His words should be played in parliament, Senate and in county levels especially in those useless govenors ears. His words should be taught in all schools along with all other racist words, studied and explained so that the aping of white people and light colour people cultures stops immediately. This guy spoke out loud what they all think about us. I would thank him and push for him to sit down have lunch with Uhunye, repeat same words so he can get some common sense. Chinese are beating Kenyans at SGR NOTHING has happened. Now that our leader has been called an ape now Matiangi is reacting. Bure kabisa!!!!!”
Maana ya “UHUNYE” ni nini?
@Kenya: Naomba uwache…
@Kenya: Naomba uwache matusi yako kwa Wachina. Sura ya Wachina walipewa na “MWUMBAJI.” Ni lazima tumheshimu MWUMBAJI na kila kitu alichoumba. Makosa ya Ndugu Liu Jiaqi ni kumtukana MWUMBAJI kwa kutuita “tumbili – monkey.”
The boy is vulgar, reckless…
The boy is vulgar, reckless and irresponsible but may be protected by the freedom of speech. Immoral, certainly, criminal, maybe not. When Bob Owino called President Uhuru a dog, he served no jail or prison time; unless one can argue that being called a dog is somehow ok while a monkey is unacceptable and illegal.
Being looked down upon is not something unique to us Kenyans. For more than 100 years, Indians have lived among us with zero or little respect for Kenyans. They squeeze every labour from us, pay peanuts, call us names, don’t care about safety at work; if we’re hurt at work is our fault because we’re stupid, and they avoid paying taxes at all costs. They take their money abroad; to USA, UK. Canada and Australia to educate their children whom they have trained to look down upon us. They have lived among us for more than 100 years yet there is almost zero inter-marriages between blacks and Indians. They, (Indians) argue that they like to stay with their culture and traditions. That’s not true because they will jump any handles for a chance to marry with white people. Today we’ve a lot more blacks married to whites than Indians in Kenya. The point is; racism is a huge baggage that blacks are made to carry as they navigate everywhere in the world. Our only rescue is joining together,as blacks,all over the world and turning this disadvantage, blackness, into an advantage as we pull all our God given resources together, harness the same and build another, a new reality where other nationalities will have no choice but to respect us and interact with us on equal footing. We cannot force them to respect us and we cannot live forever as their door Marts.
Why did he first come to a…
Why did he first come to a black people smelling country?. He is more than sick and stupidity. Let him be deported to where he belongs.
It is impossible to put…
It is impossible to put someone in jail- human rights and freedom of speech. God help Kenya!!
I agree, he should jailed…
I agree, he should jailed first before deportation otherwise, he will just go to china and come back to Kenya with a different name.you have prooved to him that Kenya there is no law.