• "Social media has a good potential, it was supposed to encourage personal development, but not for Kenyans to send us obscene images, which is what is happening. We are going to change the law."

Beatrice Elachi, the Kenyan Member of Parliament (MP) for Dagoretti North, has expressed discontent with people who use social media to share sexual content.

In a conversation on Citizen TV on May 29, 2025, the MP said social media has become the "channels of online abuse, of sexual abuse of children, pornography and gambling."

Elachi said, "Social media has a good potential, it was supposed to encourage personal development, but not for Kenyans to send us obscene images, which is what is happening. We are going to change the law."

She continued, "As women members of parliament, at one time we will show you our phones. We are going to change the law that makes this right."

Elachi also pointed out that social media is being used by young people to bully politicians and their peers. She called this a violation of their right to free expression.

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At the National Prayer Breakfast on May 28,2025 Parliamentarians from diverse political backgrounds came together to pray for peace and unity at the national and regional levels, asking God to intervene and end online bullying.

Described as a time of genuine prayer and reverence, Kenyan MPs attending the National Prayer Breakfast at Safari Park publicly prayed for the forbearance of those spreading hate and division on social media.

The session was attended by MPs from different political backgrounds, including some from the opposition.

National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetang'ula introduced the theme for the day. "The National Prayer Breakfast has become more than an annual event," he said. "The theme for this year's breakfast is to 'Rise and Rebuild,' calling on all of us, as leaders and citizens, to arise."

Elachi, while speaking to the MPs, prayed directly and asked God to remove the spirit that was driving the misuse of social media.

"Our youth are suffering, and we pray that the spirit of the negative use of social media that is pervasive in our country goes away. We should embrace what is best for our country and generations to come," Elachi said.

"We recognize, as lawmakers, that we must indeed do something about this. And we shall not be afraid to take a position based on what we think is good for our country. Father, we ask for your forgiveness."