Some leaders have criticized the recent deployment of Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) against peaceful protesters in Nairobi last week. Kitui Senator Enock Wambua condemned the move, arguing that KDF personnel should protect Kenyan borders from external threats, not suppress internal protests.
Wambua expressed sadness over the use of defense forces against protesters armed only with placards and twigs. He urged President Ruto to keep the military in the barracks and initiate a dialogue to address the underlying issues.
“Kenya as a country is at a crossroads and this has been brought by the bad leadership of the Kenya Kwanza government. As Azimio, we warned him on the way to run the government and he ignored us,” Wambua said on Saturday.
“Religious leaders, professional bodies and ambassadors talked to Ruto he gave a deaf ear and now he has met with youth who don’t care about tribalism, political parties, or religious divisions.”
Sonko criticized those advising President Ruto, accusing them of misleading him into introducing punitive taxes that further burden the Kenyan population. He warned that Generation Z would end conmanship in Kenya and strongly condemned the killing of demonstrators, cautioning police officers responsible for the violence of potential charges at the International Criminal Court.
Sonko and other leaders made these remarks during the Kamba customary wedding of Wiper Party leader Kalonzo Musyoka’s daughter, Saada Kalonzo, in Yatta, Machakos County.
