Lupita Nyong’o Claps Back at Kenya Official Who Said Star Was ‘Inaccessible’ for Tourism Ambassador Role
thewrap.comBacklash mounted online last week when Kenyan tourism minister Najib Balala picked British model Naomi Campbell as ambassador, representing the “Magical Kenya” brand.In response, many people asked why someone like Nyong’o, a native Kenyan since she was a toddler, could not have been selected instead.
Balala said at a public event this week that Nyong’o had been unreachable for the past five years and that they had failed to make contact with her.Also Read: Lupita Nyong'o Calls Chadwick Boseman 'Ageless' and a 'Powerful Presence' in TributeNyong’o on Friday literally laughed at that idea.“Me when I hear the Kenyan Ministry of Tourism has been looking for me for fives years,” the “Black Panther” star posted alongside a cheery image of herself.
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