Nairobi gubernatorial aspirant Tony Gachoka has accused the government of lacking moral authority over its response to recent anti-government protests.
Speaking on Spice FM on Tuesday, July 15, Gachoka condemned the state’s handling of demonstrations, citing escalating police brutality and the violent suppression of dissent.
“We are in a dangerous situation because we are in a government that has lost moral authority. We are in a government that is a criminal enterprise, a criminal enterprise because there is no constitutional mandate or authority to kill people for absolutely no reason in order to perpetuate political powers,” he said.
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According to Gachoka, there are deliberate efforts by top government officials to justify excessive police force by vilifying protestors.
“If you were to listen to President William Ruto and Oscar Sudi and Kipchumba Murkomen, you would think that this country is full of gangs of goons who are walking around ambling machetes and batons, going around breaking people’s homes and shops.
“And therefore, their argument is you arm the police to the teeth and shoot to kill or shoot their leg,” he said.
Gachoka also warned ODM leader Raila Odinga against involving himself in the proposed intergenerational dialogue, cautioning that public anger could soon shift toward him—if the dialogue proceeds.
“I want to tell Baba, this issue of the conclave, if you continue to meddle and you start going around this country purporting to sell this agenda of discussion and whatever to the public, they are going to start saying Raila must go. The time is coming when the country’s wrath on William Ruto will also extend to you, Raila,” he warned.
He dismissed some mainstream political analysis and media narratives as out of touch, insisting the real pulse of the Gen Z revolution lies far from TV studios and political commentary.
“There is a lot of analysis and a lot of interviews being done on us leaders and the people that people think are the leaders of this thing. The people who really matter are not on TV, are not on the radio, those guys work on smartphones, they work on posters, they work with a communication only they understand. They are laser-focused. They are going to pronounce themselves in the next election,” he said.
His remarks come in the wake of growing criticism of the government’s handling of the Gen Z-led protests, with various leaders and civil society groups calling for accountability and restraint.
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