Khalif Kairo advises youths not to protest today.

Businessman Khalif Kairo has taken the initiative to advise the youth against going to the streets today.

In a video shared on his social media, Kairo argues that President William Ruto and his Kenyan Kwanza regime have met most of the demands made by the Gen Zs.

However, the video has sparked trouble with some of his followers.

Many have reminded him that he had vowed not to comment on the ongoing protests.

Others have asked him to refrain from commenting because they believe he no longer supports what the youth are fighting for.

“I’m going to give you three reasons as to why you should not go to the streets today.

Most of the objectives that we were fighting for have been met. The key was the finance bill and they have already withdrawn it. The whole Cabinet has gone home, IG Koome has resigned and now the president is saying Kazi Mtaani is coming back. So I’m going to appeal that we give it other different approaches and see if they will work,” Kairo said.

In his second point, Kairo argues that not everybody taking part in the protest is genuine.

“Please think about people who have business in Nairobi CBD and they cannot be protected by the police. And police have also proven they can’t fully control this thing.

So the moment we go to the streets, there are people who are going to loot, and in the process, others might die. So I will appeal to you if you listen to me, give a thought to those people,” Kairo continued.

He went on to state that calls for President Ruto to leave office were not going to solve anything.

“The problems that Kenyans have, even if Ruto resigns today and Gachagua takes over or even Wetangula. They are not saints. So this is the thing that needs a very clear plan and that will only work if we start recalling MPs or wait for elections and send everyone one. So for now we are just putting the country at risk and also putting the economy under a lot of stress. I’m not telling you this as your leader but rather as a young person who has considered several risks. So don’t go to the streets, it’s not worth it,” he added.

On the other hand, human activist Boniface Mwangi stated that the purpose of today’s protests is to increase pressure on the government to take accountability for the lives lost in previous protests. He confirmed that the peaceful protests will proceed as planned until the government accepts responsibility for the deceased protesters.

“So let’s not think we have won anything yet because we don’t have anything tangible we can say we have won. Why can’t the President call the families of those who died and apologize because he hasn’t done any of that,” Mwangi said.

The government has acknowledged that at least 25 protesters died during the protests although the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) put the death toll at 41 and 360 injuries.

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