Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has recently encouraged Gen Z to continue fighting for their rights, barely two months after a symbolic ‘handshake’ with President William Ruto.
Speaking during the burial of his cousin, veteran rally driver Kibathi Muigai on Friday, Uhuru expressed his thoughts over the rising influence of Kenyan youth on political discourse.
“The problem of people nowadays is people are afraid. Gen Zs are the story of the future. Fight for your rights. Fight to ensure you are getting what is rightfully yours.Don\’t stand and watch as your wealth is taken from you. Everything is worth fighting for. If you do not fight for it, don\’t cry if it is taken away.”
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He moreover urged his daughter Ngina Kenyatta to join the fight, arguing it was time for him and his peers to rest and hand over the fight.
His comment comes as a surprise to many since he has always shied away from speaking on politics since he left office in 2022.
The call for youths to continue the fight came amid a spate of abductions targeting young people who have turned against the government online.
Notably, Uhuru’s message for the youth comes a month after he meets with Ruto at his Ichaweri home on December 9.
The meeting was interpreted as Ruto making inroads into Mt Kenya following the ouster of Rigathi Gachagua.
