In a statement shared on X, the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader questioned the President’s moral standing to speak on behalf of young Kenyans, citing deaths and disappearances linked to anti-government protests over the last two years.
Former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has accused President William Ruto of hypocrisy following the Head of State’s reported remarks that young leaders are being denied a chance to lead.
In a statement shared on X, the Democracy for Citizens Party (DCP) leader questioned the President’s moral standing to speak on behalf of young Kenyans, citing deaths and disappearances linked to anti-government protests over the last two years.
“Is that really you talking about young Kenyans?” Gachagua posed, before reeling off the names of young people who died during or after their encounters with police.
“Where is Rex Masai? Where is Kennedy Onyango? Where is Albert Ojwang? Where is Erick Mutisia? Where is Ibrahim Kamau? Where is Boniface Kariuki?” the statement read.
Gachagua further claimed that more than 200 young people were killed during the 2024 Gen Z protests and the 2025 Saba Saba demonstrations, asking whether the victims were “still the leaders of 2032.”
Opening his statement with the moniker “Mr. Taxes,” the former DP accused the President of neglecting Kenyans and squandering their taxes over the last four years.
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