Uasin Gishu County officials were forced to remove the poorly done statue of Faith Kipyegon from Eldoret town after public uproar and condemnation after the statues went viral.
According to reports, the statues were supposed to be launched today by President William Ruto as he planned to elevate Eldoret Town to City status and of the scenes he was supposed to tour were the statues.
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However, as soon as they put up the statue of famous marathoners including Faith Kipyegon in Eldoret town center, kenyans took pictures and shared online to what was termed as shoddy work.
“Ignoring that the statue is very inaccurate, why is she holding a kitchen knife? But najua Engineer alisema hiyo statue ikikauka itakaa real, let’s give it time,”one kenyan noted.
The county officials were forced to head back to the town and uproot the statues that had been elevated hours before after facing backlash from kenyans who claimed the statues were a shame.
Kenyans described the sculpture as “horrendous, shameful and disrespectful” to Kipyegon with one suggesting that “she should sue the county government of Uasin Gishu”.
Despite the removal of the statue, President William Ruto is expected to grace the elevation of Eldoret town to a city today even without the statues as they were just a decoration meant to appreciate athletes.
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County officials however declined to comment on the issue stating that it was an error being sorted and the statues will be back after the error has been corrected. The governor is also yet to make a statement.