ODM leader Raila Odinga has always stood out as the voice of common Kenyans in the face of oppressive governments. In June 2024, Gen Zs asked him to take a back seat to watch them take up his role, in holding the Kenya Kwanza government accountable.
In the quest, the country witnessed young souls killed and maimed by the police and Kenya Defense Forces (KDF), but the shocker was the signing of a Joint Framework by Odinga and President William Ruto, which was seen as the biggest betrayal of the Gen Zs efforts in fighting for good governance, seeing him as the betrayer of their dream for a new Kenya.
Taifa Leo: Plans and program of June25 are slowlt taking shape, with both human activists and opposition leaders declaring Wednesday a public holiday to mourn Gen Zs who died during the 2024 Anti-Finance Bill Protests. Leaders led by former CJ David Maraga, Wiper Party Leader Kalonzo Musyoka and DAP-K Eugene Wamalwa, asked the government to ensure protesters are protected on that day.
As political temperatures in the country continue to intensify, leaders from the Coast Region have called out former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, to stop interfering with Mombasa politics. Gachagua was in the region calling out leaders for abandoning their quest and becoming flower girls to the president.
Daily Nation: State House renovation gets a boost of KSh 890 million, the seat of Executive turned into a permanent construction site, from refurbishing to re-roofing, work that has been going on since Ruto took office in 2022, taking all millions from insufficient public funds.
Ge Z protests that changed the political scope of the country as also been given focus, as preparations continue to intensify by Kenyans and human rights activist. The protests forced the president to drop the controversial and contentious Finance Bill 2024.
In a twist of turn, former Othaya MP Mary Wambui will have to testify in a succession case of the late president Mwai Kibaki’s estate, in a case involving a man identified as Ocholla, who claims to be Kinaki’s son.
