So this happened.
A Kenyan senator who, like most people in the world, mourned the death of South African civil rights leader Nelson Mandela, decided to post a tribute picture on his Facebook.
Except the picture was a fake.
The image was posted on Mike Sonko‘s Facebook page last Friday along with the caption: “A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.”
The original picture however is Mandela smiling with the boxer Muhammad Ali. The photoshopped image features Mike Sonko wearing a pair of sunglasses, looking toward the camera.
The photo has also been edited to feature an outdoor background.
He tagged 10 other people in the image, which has been shared almost 700 times on Facebook.
Leave it to the internet to put him on blast.
Members of the public mocked the photo in the comments. They pointed out that when the photo was taken, Mr Sonko would have been just a young boy.
Most of the comments thought the image was funny, which has been ‘liked’ more than 5,000 times.
Sam Muthwike commented below: “We have very true leaders… a talent for sure!”
Other users pointed out that Mr Sonko was not as tall as the image suggested.
Sonko was elected as an MP for Nairobi in 2010. He was later kicked out after refusing to take off his earrings and sunglasses in parliament. He was elected as a senator for Nairobi earlier this year.
He has yet to comment on the embarrassing photo-gate.
SOURCE: Telegraph | PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook
