Activists Morara Kebaso, Kasmuel McOure clash on live TV over political ideologies

Political activists Kasmuel McOure and Morara Kebaso clashed in a heated debate over their approach to politics following the anti-government protests that rocked the nation in mid-2024.

The two activists, who rose to the limelight due to the Gen Z-led demonstrations, gave differing opinions on their approach to the political arena.

Kasmuel accused Morara of staging stunts to invoke emotions from the public and subsequently gain political mileage.

He claimed that Morara's political party, INJECT, only sought to serve his interests of vying for the presidency.

"INJECT came a time when we had agreed to keep this as a movement but he comes along, works up the public's emotions, sources for funds, some from dubious sources, culminates into a party," Kasmuel stated on Citizen TV's Daybreak. 

"A party that lacks ideologies, which founding members have come out to say the leader is serving self-interests. This is something we had seen prior."

In response, Morara faulted Kasmuel's decision to join the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, citing that the political outfit’s leader Raila Odinga served his interests by acquiring positions in government at the expense of the Gen Z movement. 

"I am blaming Raila Odinga for taking advantage of the Gen Z demonstration and riding on the blood of the youth who have died to benefit himself economically and have positions in the government," he retorted. 

Not taking kindly to the comments, Kasmuel questioned the values that Morara's party is based on and whether he had a pure motive to serve the public. 

"Your approach seems focused on legitimizing your part of the struggle through confrontation, going against the prevailing sentiment. If you truly want to transform this country, honesty and integrity are key - pulling stunts to incite emotions won’t help," Kasmuel added.

Despite the back and forth, both activists agreed that youths needed to join the political space to transform the status quo and bring the necessary change. 

"While I might find fault with all these political parties, we know that if we need to have a conversation with President Ruto because he refuses to listen to us, he will listen to these youth leaders. We must continue to find sustainable ways to do this," Kasmuel emphasised. 

"We cannot continue to donate bodies to the streets so that people come and capture harvest," he added.

Kebaso: I am blaming Raila Odinga for taking advantage of the Gen-Z demonstration and riding on the blood of the youth who have died to benefit himself economically and have positions in the government

Kasmuel: Your approach seems focused on legitimizing your part of the… pic.twitter.com/rSwXNsTVZY— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) December 13, 2024