Renowned Conservationist Richard Leakey and wife chased out like dogs at Popular restaurant. Before they had been asked to drink toilet water

Before you even embark on reading this, can Caucasian exhibit racism towards a fellow Caucasian? That’s the dilemma I have been struggling with in the last half hour.

Anyway, we’re all very familiar with Richard Leakey the Conservationist who has gone against all odds to protect wildlife in this country even losing his legs in the process. In turn his great work has paid off with organizations like Wildlife Direct which he started making major strides in reducing poaching.

The man is currently making rounds not twitter, not because he won some other global award but because of the racism (I personally see it as mistreatment and bullying) he underwent at a popular Italian restaurant Lacascina in Karen.

Apparently he and his wife Meave made way to the restaurant and ordered pizza which they intended on sharing. In the process, they also asked for tap water as they were not very keen at having bottled water which is sold at an arm and a leg.

The waiter refused to serve them urging that they only serve tap water. Richard Leakey seeing the resistance requested on speaking to management and that’s when the proprietor an Italian came to their table. He also clarified that indeed they don’t serve tap water as they don’t consider it safe.

Richard Leakey stood his ground and insisted that being served water was their constitutional right and that’s when the proprietor walked away coming back a few minutes with two plastic cups. He asked Richard and wife to go and fetch water from the toilet if it’s tap water they needed that badly.

Again Richard remonstrated and that’s when the owner took away their unfinished lunch and called security to kick them out. What a douche!

Here is the message he sent to COFEK to protest his mistreatment: