Comedian and digital content creator Jaymo Ule Msee has finally broken his silence after being on the receiving end of intense backlash from Gen Z following remarks he had made regarding the recent wave of youth-led protests.
Speaking to YouTuber Kogi’s Corner on the night of Tuesday, July 1, 2025, Jaymo admitted that he was called all sorts of names by angry youth online, many of whom accused him of being a sellout.
His critics had taken issue with his earlier position in which he described the protests as “fake” and “tribal,” sparking a heated reaction from a generation that had seen itself as united in pursuit of social change.
“Yes, I was called names, and some were very bad,” Jaymo said, adding that the experience had opened his eyes to the level of intolerance that, in his view, now plagues Kenyan civic space.
He argued that while Kenya is ahead of countries like Uganda and Tanzania in terms of democratic progress, emotional maturity remains a key issue holding the country back.
“Imagine, we are more democratically developed than other countries like Uganda and Tanzania, but what we have here are intolerant people. But the biggest problem disturbing us Kenyans is emotional intelligence.”
He likened the current climate to a family gathering where differing opinions are dismissed with hostility rather than respected.
According to him, many Kenyans fail to appreciate that, just like in a family setting where siblings may hold contrasting views without animosity, the political space should allow for differing opinions on government without breeding hostility or condemnation.
“When you are at home and you have family meetings and your brother has a different opinion, you do not tell him off. But now when people see me saying something they do not support, they call me a sellout,” he explained.
Jaymo insisted that his earlier statements were misunderstood, stating that he was urging Kenyans to align their emotions with logic, especially in matters of politics.
He gave an example drawn from his own Mt Kenya community, which he described as having developed a strong tradition of opposing the government.
According to him, this trend has created a perception that anyone who supports government programmes is betraying the people.
“That is why I said my race—my people—are being driven to bad places by emotions. We need to align our emotions. For instance, in our Kikuyu community, it has become fashionable to oppose the government. People now assume that if you oppose the government, you are patriotic.
“But for me, I feel I am the one who is patriotic because I support the government, and I want it to succeed in its plans. We should call out this thing where someone who once supported the government begins to oppose it, and then if their friend is approached by the government for a project, they are told to reject it—that is foolishness,” Jaymo narrated.
Jaymo also took issue with what he called emotional decision-making among voters, warning that political strategy for regions like Mount Kenya cannot be driven by anger and tribal numbers alone.
He called for a shift towards political assimilation, emotional maturity, and creativity in navigating the national space.
“Mount Kenya cannot succeed on tribalism alone. The region’s political strategy cannot be guided by anger and numbers. It must be built on political assimilation and creative, inclusive politics.”
He concluded by calling out what he described as hypocrisy, where people reject others simply for engaging with the same government they once supported.
He lamented that Mount Kenya is now behaving as though it has been wronged by the government in ways no other region has experienced, yet, in his view, there has been no such injustice.
“Now we are acting as if we have been wronged by the government like no one ever has,” he said, calling for reflection and more intelligent political discourse in the country.
