South Mugirango MP Sylvanus Osoro has chided the country’s Gen Zs over their participation in the demonstrations marking the first anniversary of the June 25 Anti-Finance Bill protest of 2024.
The United Democratic Alliance legislators particularly took a swipe at the demonstrators’ futile aim of unseating the sitting president, William Ruto.
Speaking on Wednesday, June 2, 2025, during an empowerment drive in Hola, Tana River County, the MP termed them as an outdated means of effective leadership change.
What was the point?
“There were those protests on Wednesday, and shops and many businesses were destroyed. The evening came, and we woke up with Ruto still as president. So what was the point of getting oneself worked up and getting injured on issues that the law doesn’t allow for?” He posed.
He further urged the youths to shun the destructive tendencies and adopt lawful means of effecting change of leadership in the country.
“Let us not accept violence. If Kenya goes down to violence, we won’t have another country. If you want to get the president out, you have to wait for five years and get to vote for a leader of your choice,” he cautioned.
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The MP’s remarks come after President Ruto also spoke on the mounting calls to get him out of power, which have formed a key facet of the Gen Z protest.
Speaking on Friday, June 27, 2025, Ruto dismissed calls for clamouring his ouster, stating that those demanding he vacate office have no plan at all to address the country’s challenges.
Get a better plan
“We have a constitution in place. If you want Ruto to go, please my simple advice to you is to look for a better plan. Violence and anarchy will not sort out our problems.”
Reacting to the demonstrations on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, the head of state observed that there was no success in the matter, stating that many businesses were destroyed, people killed, and many others injured.
He challenged the plotters of the protests to come up with solutions better than his, stating that change in power of only be done at the ballot.
“For those who want power, the constitution is clear: elections will come. Formulate a better plan, convince the people of Kenya, and win fairly. That is how change happens in a democracy,” Ruto remarked.
“Replacing a working plan that you may not like with no plan or with hate and violence will only make things worse, not better.”
