Ruto hits out at Uhuru, tells political leaders to stop inciting young people
Former president had asked Gen Zs not to buy fear and instead sustain their fight against bad governance.

President William Ruto has called on leaders to stop inciting the youth to engage in violence and instead encouraging them to engage in meaningful activities.
In an apparent reference to his predecessor, Uhuru Kenyatta’s call to Gen Zs not to fear and fight for their rights on Friday, Ruto asked politicians not to pit the young people against each other.
”Our young people deserve the best from us. Let us not pit our children against each other. These young Kenyans do not need violence or confrontation,” said Ruto during an interdenominational prayer service at Cheptais High School in Bungoma County today.
”They want jobs and opportunities to engage in business and that is what we should be doing as leaders instead of inciting them to violence,” the president added.
On Friday, Uhuru, who was speaking during the burial of his cousin in Ichaweri, Gatundu South, asked Gen Zs not to buy fear and instead sustain their fight against bad governance.
“There are some people who are selling fear, do not buy it. Fight for your rights. Gen Zs, you are the story of the future. Do not accept to relax and allow people to take your wealth. Ensure you get what is rightfully yours. There is nothing that lasts forever. Everything is worth the fight and if you don’t fight for it and it is taken do not cry,” Uhuru said.
Uhuru called on the Gen Zs to stand firm and not allow anyone to take their hard-earned sweat
“Stand and fight for your rights. You can’t just stand there and let people take your hard-earned sweat. It does not go like that… Fight for your rights and be people who do not fear and you will go far,” he said.
His remarks follow a crackdown on government critics, including those posting negative things on Ruto or his administration on social media, since the Gen Z protests in June and July last year, which shook the government to the core.
The abduction and enforced disappearance of government critics has raised furore among Kenyans in recent weeks.