{"id":127417,"date":"2025-12-26T12:06:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/skip-the-meat-eat-like-a-chimpanzee-this-festive-season-nelson-havi-to-kenyans\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T12:06:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T12:06:09","slug":"skip-the-meat-eat-like-a-chimpanzee-this-festive-season-nelson-havi-to-kenyans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/skip-the-meat-eat-like-a-chimpanzee-this-festive-season-nelson-havi-to-kenyans\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip the Meat, Eat Like a Chimpanzee This Festive Season : Nelson Havi To Kenyans"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI,Kenya Dec 26 \u2013 Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president and senior counsel Nelson Havi has ignited a social media discussion over holiday eating habits, encouraging Kenyans to rethink their festive menus.<\/p>\n<p>Havi, known for his witty social commentary, shared that his preference for fruits and vegetables keeps him trim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop overindulging on carcasses this festive season and asking why I don\u2019t have a public opinion (toad tummy),\u201d he wrote on his social platforms.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever seen an obese chimpanzee? We just eat fruits and vegetables,\u201dhe added.<\/p>\n<p>The post included a photo of Havi seated outdoors with a table in front of him that was laden with fresh produce: grapes, dragon fruit, pineapple slices, apples, strawberries, and a glass of juice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/12\/G9E-TseWQAA0x6u.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The message quickly went viral, attracting thousands of likes, shares, and comments. Social media users were divided, with some applauding Havi\u2019s advice as a humorous reminder to eat healthily, while others questioned his stance on meat consumption.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHave you ever seen an obese lion, cheetah, or hyena? They are all lean and muscular! Meat is good for you,\u201d one commenter argued.<\/p>\n<p>Others pointed to economic realities, noting that for many Kenyans, Christmas is a rare opportunity to enjoy meat.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/12\/G9E-TsVWYAAu-dN.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0\u201cIf you have money, eating vegetables is easy. For those with less, meat is the festive treat,\u201d another user wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The discussion also inspired humorous takes. One user joked, \u201cOvereating on fruits is the new flex,\u201d while another countered Havi\u2019s analogy: \u201cBut elephants get fat eating just fruits and vegetables.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitalfm.co.ke\/news\/files\/2025\/12\/G9E-TsTXQAAWM2l.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NAIROBI,Kenya Dec 26 \u2013 Former Law Society of Kenya (LSK) president and senior counsel Nelson Havi has ignited a social media discussion over holiday eating habits, encouraging Kenyans to rethink their festive menus. Havi, known for his witty social commentary, shared that his preference for fruits and vegetables keeps him trim. \u201cStop overindulging on carcasses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127417","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=127417"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127417\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=127417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=127417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chezaspin.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=127417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}