- A video from the 2022 election of President Ruto emphasizing that the power to hire and fire governments lies with the people has resurfaced
- This comes as thousands of Kenyans prepare to protest the passing of the finance bill in Nairobi today, and his past remarks have taken on new significance
- The Kenyan youth are now using his own words to demand his resignation and reject the finance bill, seeing this as a moment of reckoning
Even as thousands of Kenyans prepare to take to the streets of Nairobi today to protest the passing of the finance bill, a past video of President Uhuru Kenyatta suggesting that Kenyans would overthrow the government on a Tuesday has resurfaced.
The video, from the 2022 general election, captures Ruto in his true political element, making promises to jubilant Kenyans.
In the video, Ruto is heard telling the crowd that the government often lacks the power to effect change, as it is ultimately the people who have the power and the right to hire and fire those in leadership, sparking a wave of jubilation from the rally attendees.
Ruto was referring to the upcoming general election, urging Kenyans to withdraw their support for the Uhuru Kenyatta regime, which had Azimio la Umoja’s Raila Odinga as its flagbearer.
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However, his remarks have been interpreted by Generation Z and Kenyan netizens as a prediction of today’s events, Tuesday, June 25, when millions of Kenyans plan to bring the country to a standstill by protesting in the streets.
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In the video, President Ruto emphasizes that the people hold the power to dismiss a government, and today, the Kenyan youth, in unprecedented numbers, are calling for his resignation and the outright rejection of the finance bill.
Kenyans reacted to the video by noting the irony of Ruto’s words, which he had used to win support for himself, now being turned against him. Some remarked that his reckoning day had arrived.
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“It is the people who hire and fire governments, and we will prove on Tuesday that it is the people of Kenya who will make the decision to take Kenya forward. The choice is as clear as day from night,” Ruto said in the past clip.
Here are some comments:
ja_an4121 said: When your own words are used against you weh 😂😂😂
muthonidefrancis said: Aki wer the government
mtaratibu_official said: Karma has never been this fast 😂
starbizzarch_techs said: Tuesday Tuesday are you ready
