'Express your feelings without insulting someone,' President Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet tells Finance Bill opponents

President William Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet has chided the Generation Z protesters over their conduct in rejecting the controversial Finance Bill 2024.

Speaking on Saturday, Kibet urged the youth protesters to exercise restraint while addressing leaders and voicing their concerns against the Bill.

Kibet who revealed that he was not an average social media user said he was concerned about the foul language and insults recently directed at Members of Parliament and the president as Kenyans expressed resentment for the proposals in the Bill.

“In my life, I have never used Twitter or FaceBook, my phone has no such things. I want the young people to take this opportunity to focus on their studies and refrain from using foul language,” he said.

“You can express yourself without abusing your neighbour, it is possible. We don’t want people who take pictures and write things claiming you are the one who wrote them.”

The president’s aide defended his boss over the push of the Bill saying that Ruto had good intentions for Kenyans and that the Finance Act would mean well for the people and the nation.

According to him, the MPs who are currently facing criticism for voting in support of the Bill are also considerate of the plight of Kenyans and have the public's interests at heart.

“Ruto cares about Kenyans' welfare. He can't approve a bill that hurts Kenyans. If you stand as a leader, be caring about other people. Our president cares about Kenyans' welfare, he is not the kind of person who passes Bills to hurt Kenyans,” he said.

“So I want to tell those Kenyans, no Kenyan who wishes ill on other Kenyans. The president is leading a country where we found a huge debt left by the former regime, which we don’t know how it will be paid. If it is not paid, our country will be auctioned like Ethiopia.”

Mr Kibet consequently advised the youth to instead focus their energy on education and entrust President Ruto and their elected leaders to shape the future of the country.

Kibet argued that the current regime found a nation that was suffering from debt and thus it would take time to implement changes.

"No Kenyan who wishes ill on other Kenyans. The president is leading a country where we found a huge debt left by the former regime, which we don’t know how it will be paid. If it is not paid, our country will be auctioned like Ethiopia."

"Because the president wants a united nation, he has given Kenyans a chance to give their views on the Bill and I want to thank MPs because no MP can pass a bill to harm Kenyans," he said.