This the CS says that it was not true.
“Yes I have seen an email he sent to my office requesting for a meeting but he did not specify what the meeting was about. I receive hundreds of emails from people requesting to be Tourism Ambassadors,” said Balala.
Last month, the Tourism CS appointed British supermodel Naomi Campbell as the Magical Kenya International Tourism Ambassador.
Balala said Campbell’s appointment to promote Kenyan tourism abroad is meant to strengthen the domestic market and not take away anything from it.
The news of her appointment stirred controversy among Kenyans with many expressing their displeasure on social media.
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Mireri Junior |
January 23rd 2021 at 13:07:20 GMT +0300
Oscar award winner, Lupita Nyong o during a press conference in 2015 when she announced that she will be The Global Elephant Ambassador with the international conservation organisation WildAid. [File, Standard]
Kenyans on social media have defended award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o against the accusations that her response to Tourism CS Balala s claims that she was unreachable for a tourism ambassador job was disrespectful.
They took to various platforms on Saturday to accuse Kenya Film Classification Board boss Ezekiel Mutua of being unfair to Lupita.
According to them, it is CS Balala who should be called out for lying that he looked for Lupita for five years in vain before settling on UK supermodel Naomi Campbell as a tourism ambassador.
Ezekiel Mutua Dresses Down Lupita for Embarrassing Balala
Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chair Ezekiel Mutua and award-winning actress Lupita Nyong o
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Kenya Film Classification Board (KFCB) Chair Ezekiel Mutua on Friday evening, January 22, accused award-winning actress Lupita Nyong o of disrespecting Tourism CS Najib Balala.
In a statement, Mutua indicated that Lupita s remark was totally inappropriate and uncalled for. She should have picked her phone and just say Waziri, I am here. I am ready to serve my country. Being a global icon should come with some loyalty to your country and respect for elders!
Lupita appears on the cover of Vanity Fair Magazine, September 2019 issue.
Lupita laughs off CS Balala s claims she could not be reached in 5 years
Lupita, Balala and Campbell [Photo: Courtesy]
Oscar-winning Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o has laughed off claims that she was unreachable when the country was seeking Magical Kenya’s international brand ambassador. Yesterday, a local daily quoted Najib Balala, the Tourism Cabinet Secretary as saying that his ministry had tried to reach out to Lupita for five years to appoint her as Kenya s tourism ambassador but she could not be reached.
British supermodel Naomi Campbell was appointed to the role and a section of Kenyans was, with some suggesting that several Kenyan personalities, including Lupita, could have been given that task. Me when I hear the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism has been looking for me for five years. #Imrightherebaby #alternativefacts, she posted on her official Twitter handle, creating a fresh online debate on an issue online Kenyans had forgotten.