LET'S GIVE ROOM FOR DIALOGUE.



The Swahili people say 'Ngoma ikilia sana, hupasuka' and that's what I think with this Gen Z uprising that is happening now in Kenya.

They got their 15 minutes of fame like Githeri man and now they should utilize it wisely. We cannot continue to praise anarchist who have lost control and do not understand what they want.

They demanded that the Finance Bill of 2024 be dropped and the President did so by rejecting it.

They asked the president to fire the police boss Japheth Koome, and he did so though Koome lied about resigning but we all know what happens in Kenya.

They also asked the president to abolish the office of the spouse of the First lady, second lady and that of wife to Mudavadi, he did what the youths asked to.

And as if that was not not enough, he even dissolved his cabinet and reduced state House budget.

We should also give him  time to reconstitute his government instead of calling him to resign. 

Our constitution is very clear on how a sitting president can be removed from the office and protests is not one of them. The constitution provides lawful channels to follow.

Frequent demonstrations have now lost meaning and now what we are seeing is not anti government but rather economic war. Business has not been usual for the past one month as properties are being destroyed.

We lie to ourselves that we are fighting for a better Kenya while the first thing we do when our colleague is injured is by taking their photos instead of administering first aid.

If we are not careful, Kenya will become like Brazil or Sudan. We want Ruto to go but we do not have an alternative replacement. We are all afraid of Gachagua assuming office.

So as we connect to use the constitution in this war, let's also not forget that the same constitution can be used  against us if the president decides.

Let's give room for dialogue.

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