Genz Protest was Mt Kenya vs Ruto, nothing else Jaymo Yule Msee

 When Gen Z Protest Lost Its National Soul

Let’s not pretend.

The June 25, 2025 protest was not national.
It was loud, it was fiery, it was painful—but it wasn’t everyone’s protest.

Unlike 2024, when Gen Z brought the country to a rare moment of unity—cutting across tribe, religion, class and region—this year’s version felt different.
It felt tribal.
And we need to say it out loud.

Look around: where were the slums that once lit up with resistance? Silent. Where was the Coast that once marched with fire? Absent. Where were the cries from Luo Nyanza, the passion from Western Kenya. 

Missing.

What we saw instead was a movement slowly being wrapped in the colours of Mount Kenya discontent—a protest with legitimate rage, yes, but increasingly shaped by regional frustrations, tribal undertones, and whispers of political betrayal.

Let’s be honest:

  • Some communities stayed away because it no longer felt like their fight.
  • Some youth said “sisi tuko kwa sirkal” because the script had changed.
  • Some leaders said it plainly: this isn’t about Gen Z anymore—this is Mt Kenya vs Ruto.

Hard truth? Yes. But necessary.


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