‘Work hard’: Sparky Kenya sends advice to people trolling Raila Junior over Kilgoris fence clip
By Steve Ireri, August 12, 2026Popular city cosmetologist Sparky Kenya has urged Kenyans to focus on building their own wealth instead of mocking Raila Odinga Junior over a viral video showing him speaking to locals from behind a wire fence in Kilgoris, Narok County.
Speaking in an Instagram video on Tuesday July 11, 2026, Sparky argued that Raila Junior’s privileged lifestyle should not simply be viewed as something to mock, noting that his later father, veteran politician Raila Odinga, had worked to build a life that could benefit his children.
He challenged Kenyans to similarly think about what they are doing today to ensure that their own children enjoy better lives in the future.
“Right now, you have all been reading meanings into the video of Raila Junior, and you are telling him off for speaking to locals over the fence. Yes, it is like that. His father, Raila Odinga, worked hard, and that is why he has that good life,” he said.
The cosmetologist urged Kenyans to wake up with the determination to pursue constructive activities, particularly business and other income-generating ventures, rather than spending their time creating or sharing memes about wealthy personalities.
He pointed to Kenyan entrepreneurs and social media personalities such as Nora Muendo and Shiquo Wa Hiistyles as examples of people whose content and activities are centred on business and building their brands.
According to Sparky Kenya, Kenyans who spend their time mocking people such as Raila Junior could instead use the same energy to pursue opportunities that could improve their own financial circumstances.
“Even now, if you work hard, your children will live a good life. When you wake up, you should start posting about business and doing constructive things, like Nora Muendi and Shiquo. But what you do is start sharing memes about people like Raila Junior,” he said.
His remarks came as Raila Junior’s fence encounter continued to generate conversation online, with the imagery becoming a subject of jokes and criticism across social media.
Sparky Kenya also linked the discussion to a separate trend he had observed on TikTok, where people had begun appealing for financial assistance after welcoming a newborn.
He questioned why some people wait until a major life event, such as the birth of a child, before turning to social media to ask strangers for financial help.
“If you do not work hard, it will be the same, and your children will also be seeing well-off people from behind fences. It is like some other people I have seen on TikTok who recently welcomed a baby,” he lamented.
The content creator argued that prospective parents have months to prepare for the arrival of a child and should use that period to make constructive plans and improve their financial position.
He warned that children could eventually grow up being exposed to the same cycle of financial hardship if their parents do not take deliberate steps to change their circumstances.
“They are now all over TikTok begging and saying they have a baby. Imagine, for nine months, that man could not do something constructive, only to wait for his wife to give birth so that they could start begging. That is the same case, and that baby will grow up knowing that poverty exists,” he said.