On Sunday, President William Ruto stated that he will “protect the nation” moving forward, asserting that he has already provided ample opportunities for public feedback. Speaking in Bomet County after a church service, Ruto told the Generation Zoomers (Gen Z) that “enough is enough.” He highlighted that despite making significant concessions, such as rejecting the Finance Bill 2024, the protests persist.
“I dropped the Finance Bill, I called them to come to the table and talk to me, they refused and asked me to go to X, I went there but they ran away,” Ruto said.
“I have called them for talks but they have refused saying they are faceless and formless.”
President Ruto had invited young people to nominate 50 representatives for a multi-sectoral forum intended to address the issues raised by the protesters and other national concerns. However, the six-day forum, which was scheduled to start last Monday, did not commence as planned due to the alleged failure of various sectors to submit their nominees.
The President warned the Generation Zoomers (Gen Z) that moving forward, the approach would not be “business as usual.”
“I have told them, my friends, It must now come to an end, I have given a chance to everybody to say whatever they want, it can’t continue like this, the country is more important than any group of people, we must stand together as a nation and protect our nation,” he said.
“Going forward we will protect the nation, we will protect lives, we will protect property, stop the looters, stop the killers, stop mayhem because Kenya is a democracy and we want a stable nation,” he said.
The president said that the protesters and their leaders have failed to tell the country their end game after the destruction of property and death of lives.
“I want to promise you that it is going to stop, enough is enough,” the president told the public outside the church.
This is the president’s most tough warning to the protesters since the demonstrations started in June.
