Former Roots Party deputy leader Justina Wamae has criticized the uprising tutam and wantam chants by Kenyans and a section of politicians while stating the sentiments are set to divide the people.
The former deputy presidential running mate took to her official X account on Monday, September 22, 2025, where she called out the hyped chants.
On her part. Wamae said that the wantam and tutam shenanigans have been hyped and amplified, making them the leading dead horses, while also adding that both chants don’t mean that the two sides of the divide are right for the country.
“The trouble with Kenya Just wantam and tutam shenanigans have been hyped and amplified, making them the ‘leading’ dead horses. It doesn’t mean that the two sides of the divide are right for the country,” Wamae said.
Wamae, while highly criticizing the agenda, further added that the leaders should instead focus on creating wealth for the citizens through innovative, progressive, and linkedpolicy and legislative proposals.
“Creating wealth for the nation, Kenya, and her citizens through innovative, progressive, and linked policy and legislative proposals is the ONLY agenda because every citizen MUST have something to LOSE,” Wamae wrote.
Statehouse tutam chants
Justina Wamae’s remarks follow recent State House visit by Teachers where Teachers repeatedly chanted “tutam” in unison during their meeting with President William Ruto at State House on Saturday, September 13, 2025, as they welcomed his pledge to allocate them a share of the government’s Affordable Housing Programme.
At the time, the chants followed after they were greeted with the call ‘Harambee’, with the teachers responding loudly and with zeal to show their approval.
A Facebook livestream by President William Ruto captured the educators, drawn from different unions, waving their hands as they joined in the tutam chants while the State House event gathered momentum.
The chants followed just minutes after the head of state said he would sign an MoU that will ensure teachers receive 20 per cent of the Affordable Housing Project.
“Today we are going to sign an MoU so that teachers can get 20 per cent of all the housing we are constructing,” Ruto said.
