‘You Know We’re Winning’: Kenyans and South Africans Roast Each Other in X

Image showing part of the roasting between Kenyans and South Africans. Photo/ File

Kenyans and South Africans have turned X, into a battleground of memes, jokes and savage replies as the users from the two countries continue to gain attention from the ongoing online war.

The online clash has seen “South Africans” trend in Kenya while “Kenyans” trended in South Africa, for the last few days highlighting the scale of the conversation on the platform.

What began as an argument has since evolved into what users have dubbed an X “war” or “Twar”, with memes becoming a major part of the back-and-forth.

How the Kenya-South Africans X war started

The online confrontation reportedly grew from an earlier debate involving Kenyan and Zimbabwean users following the death of businessman Wicknell Chivayo, particularly around his wealth, political connections and relationship with President William Ruto.

However, South African users later joined the conversation, even though the initial debate did not centre on them.

As a result, some Kenyans felt that South Africans had entered an argument that did not concern them, and the discussion quickly shifted from Chivayo to a wider Kenya-South Africa exchange.

The conversation soon moved beyond the original subject, with users from both sides comparing their countries and defending their national pride.

Their arguments ranged across economic ownership, infrastructure, culture, sport and international influence.

Kenyan users pointed to issues including local ownership of businesses and institutions, while some posts also raised questions about South Africa’s history of racial and economic inequality.

Some South Africans highlighted their country’s larger economy, infrastructure and international profile while firing back with their own jokes and comparisons.

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Kenyans and South Africans Exchange Savage Replies

One of the posts that captured the tone of the exchange came from South African X user Deezy Phanda, who questioned why Kenyans believed they were winning the online battle.

“You know why Kenyans think they’re winning? It’s because we don’t know anything about them because they’re irrelevant,” Phanda wrote.

Image showing part of the roasting between Kenyans and South Africans. Photo/ File

The post went on to refer to images of starving children that had previously appeared in television advertisements about Africa.

However, a Kenyan, DonKeish, responded to the post, insisting that Kenyans did not merely think they were winning.

“We don’t think we’re winning, we know we are,” he said.

He argued that the reaction from South Africans to the memes demonstrated that Kenya was, in fact, relevant to the conversation.

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Following the ongoing X war, the two sides also brought economic and geographical comparisons into the conversation.

One post directed at South Africans claimed that the country lacked rich agricultural land, with the user suggesting that its population was its main advantage.

South Africans similarly defended their country, with one X user, certified chipi, declaring that criticism from other African countries would not change their love for South Africa.