Ruto breaks silence on Gen Z protests
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President Ruto has broken his silence over the ongoing protests by Kenyan youth Gen Z over the Finance Bill 2024
President Ruto has broken his silence over the ongoing protests by Kenyan youth Gen Z over the Finance Bill 2024.
Speaking in Nyahururu on Sunday, Ruto said that he is proud the young people have stepped forward tribeless and peacefully to be counted.
He said what they have done is their democratic duty and his administration will engage them on their concerns.
The President insisted that together with young people, his government will work with them to build a better country.
“Our young people have stepped forward to engage in the affairs of their country. They have done a democratic duty to stand and be recognized and I want to tell you that we are going to have a conversation with you so that we can identify your issues and we can work together as a nation and streamline your issues.
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“I am very proud of our young people. They have stepped forward tribeless, they have stepped forward peacefully and I want to tell them we are going to engage so that together we can build a better nation,” Ruto said.
“What I want to encourage them is that we are concerned about their issues.”
He added that in the coming Financial year, they have set aside funds to create employment opportunities for the youth and to also enable them have access to TVET and university education.
His remarks come after Kenyan Gen Z staged countrywide demonstrations over the ‘punitive’ Finance Bill, 2024.
The President and his deputy Rigathi Gachagua were at the Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) Diocese of Nyahururu for a church service and the Consecration and Enthronement of Rev. Maj. Samson Mburu Gachathi as the 3rd Bishop of the Diocese.
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