Kenyans React To Controversial Post Labelling 30-Year-Olds Living At Home As Failures: "Pressure"

• A post that went viral on X (formerly Twitter) sparked a debate on when adults should exit their parents' homes
• The post flatly branded people aged 30 and above who still live under their parents' roofs as failures
• It further stated that those within the aforementioned ages and above should not be living in rental houses

A debate on when adults should exit their parent's homes has gripped Kenyans.

Moving out

In a controversial post on X, user @waruijohn stated that anyone who is 30 years old and still living in rental houses is a failure.

"If you're still living in a rented house in your 30s then you're a failure in this life! Failure! Failure!" he wrote.

In response to those still living in their parent's homes, he said:

"Amka uende kazi (Get up, go to work). Failure! Failure."

See the post below:

The post saw netizens flood the comments section with hilarious reactions:

@Ag24seven:

"Some of us tunakaa kwa girlfriends wetu." (Some of us stay at our girlfriend's places).

@KubassuKE:

"Wacha kupea vijana pressure, (Stop pressuring the young),"

@Gachiie_:

"I live in such but got my rentals, bro, everyone got their own plans and living in your place doesn't necessarily mean you're successful."

@Gideon_Kitheka:

"Maisha yetu wachana nayo (Let us be)."

Sleeping on the floor at parent's home

In May, a young Nigerian man stirred emotional comments on TikTok after sharing a post on how he lives with his large family.

The heartbroken man shared a touching video of his siblings sleeping on the floor in a one-room apartment.

According to him, things have been bad for his family, and they have stayed in a small house despite their large number.

In the video shared via his TikTok account @nitalovehassankaskadu, he revealed that they are five siblings, all boys, living in only one room with their parents.

He said:

"I was born into this one single room. God lift me. I want to change my family's lifestyle. One family, a single room, five sons. Yah Allah Yah Allah."