By Abu Islam | Wajir Today | Friday, 26 December 2025
The recent videos involving controversial TikTok creator Bintu from Wajir County are not just embarrassing, they are alarming.
A young woman carried aloft by a man tramples on the cultural and Islamic values that define Wajir society. This is not entertainment. It is provocation dressed as content.
This behaviour did not emerge in a vacuum. It reflects a failure at home. Parenting in Islam is a duty, not a suggestion. When children grow up without firm guidance on modesty, discipline and self-respect, social media quickly fills the gap.
TikTok becomes the teacher, while likes replace values.
Bintu’s content points to what happens when parents disengage. Islamic etiquette is meant to be instilled early, long before a child holds a smartphone.
When that foundation is weak, young people chase attention without understanding consequences. What we see online is often the product of what was missing offline.
Wajir is a community built on faith, restraint and respect. Content that openly mocks or ignores these norms is not modern, it is reckless. Normalising such behaviour erodes the moral line that holds society together.
Today it is one video. Tomorrow it becomes a trend. That is how decay spreads.
Even more dangerous is the ripple effect on young viewers. Children watch. They imitate. When controversial content goes unchallenged, it sends a loud message.
This is the second time TikTokers from Wajir have crossed this line. That alone should worry us. It shows a pattern of missing the point of content creation. Creativity does not require cultural vandalism. Influence should come with responsibility.
Religious leaders were right to condemn these acts. Silence would have been surrender. But sermons alone cannot fix what is breaking inside homes.
Parents must step up. Limiting TikTok access for underage children is not backward, it is necessary. Unchecked access is a gateway to moral traps set by irresponsible influencers. Parents must also talk to their children and explain why Islamic Sharia is a protection.
If we keep excusing such behaviour, we will wake up to a society that no longer recognises itself. Culture does not disappear overnight, it fades when people stop defending it.
Wajir must choose. Either we raise children with values, or social media will raise them for us. And TikTok has no morals, no mercy, and no respect for who we are.
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