No violence was seen in Uhuru park, Gen Zs should not be blamed for violent protests - MP Makali Mulu

Youths assembled at the public grounds to honour those who were killed during the anti-government protests.

Speaking on Monday MP Mulu stated that youths exhibited orderly conduct and met for a noble cause.

“There was no violence, you could see they were armed with their mobile phones water bottles, and some with masks,” said Mulu.

“They conducted themselves in a way that at the end of the day they went home, nobody was hurt no stone was thrown no shop was broken into.”

“All we have been seeing last week was other people who came and pretended to be part of GenZ. When they came to the streets without anyone else interfering with their arrangements they were very peaceful,” he said.

The legislator also called on all parties involved in ironing out the demands made by the youth to find a proper way of ensuring that they are heard.

“We would imagine the ways we have been doing things you go throwing teargas, police are there it is outdated. We need to think of a new way of engaging these young people so that we understand them,” he said.

 “I think this new idea of talking to them and trying to understand them is very critical if we have to move forward as a country.”

The MP stated that it is time for the country to take a reset despite the various political stances people may have.

This was also followed by demands made by the youth calling for austerity measures and accountability by the government which forced President Ruto to announce a raft of austerity measures across various government agencies.

Addressing the nation from State House in Nairobi on Friday afternoon, Ruto announced that at least 47 government bodies with almost similar mandates will now be dissolved and their staff absorbed into parent ministries.

He also suspended the decision to fill the position of Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) and that the number of advisers attached to the Executive will be slashed by 50 per cent.

Calls for the ousting of President Ruto are still gaining prominence as many are asking him to hold authorities accountable for the deaths recorded during the protests.

The state claims that 25 people have been killed and 400 have been injured but the Kenya Human Rights Commission (KHRC) says that at least 43 people were killed and over 600 were injured in varying degrees.