I think I should take this opportunity to remind Larry that "Samantha" the doll was banned in Kenya by KFCB chair Ezekiel Mutua. He therefore shouldn't take chances by bringing any human-like machine here. What am I fussing about? Well, here are the details.
BBC journalist Larry Madowo is currently in Barcelona, Spain for the Global Mobile Awards and the Mobile World Congress where he is a host. The event, which is all about appreciating technology, saw Larry take a photo with a sophisticated robot, Sophia, which caused funny reactions from tweeps.
Many Kenyans obviously likened it to the infamous sexbot "Samantha". Sophia was "activated" in 2016 by a Hong Kong company and it quickly gained popularity because of its features. It became the first robot to receive citizenship of any country, has appeared on Elle magazine and is a United Nations Development Programme Innovation Champion. Wooaah, okay.
Check out Larry's tweet:
https://twitter.com/LarryMadowo/status/1100046581691285504?s=19
You can clearly tell that is a special robot so guys, this ain't Samantha. Here are some of the reactions from Kenyans.
https://twitter.com/Ibrahim_Muhoro_/status/1100049353425764352?s=19
https://twitter.com/Philosopher254/status/1100052738241634305?s=19
https://twitter.com/otindede/status/1100047259176189955?s=19
https://twitter.com/jonteymwaniki/status/1100072936332017664?s=19
https://twitter.com/Jhoki_Ke/status/1100116803248947204?s=19
https://twitter.com/moureen_owino/status/1100091487197544448?s=19
https://twitter.com/Dj_Ganton/status/1100076597074378753?s=19
https://twitter.com/_gathenga/status/1100062855754366979?s=19