"It is sad to lose Charlton. We are in solidarity with other families who lost their loves ones in the melee," said Miana's cousin, describing him as a person who inspired love and peace.
The Gen Zs expressed resolute conviction that the spirit of their fallen colleagues will live to see a transformed Kenya.
"We want justice...we must stop brutality...they are killing our young people...justice for the people who have been killed," chanted one of the youths who stood amid the sermon.
Every speaker who took to the pulpit condemned the police for using excessive force to contain the protests.
"We empathise and condole with families who lost their lives and pray for the healing of those injured," said Evangelical Alliance General Secretary Nelson Makanda, lauding the youths who he said have achieved much in holding the government accountable.
The religious leaders waded into the issues raised by the Gen Zs to President Ruto, supporting their calls to have a complete overhaul of the Kenya Kwanza administration.
"Dissolve the cabinet the Gen Zs have said you have an incompetent cabinet....and many of the members are corrupt," said Chris Kinyanjui, General Secretary, National Council of Churches of Kenya.
The religious leaders also demanded for thorough investigations into the killings of all young people and the resignation of police Inspector General, Japhet Koome whom they accused of keeping silent amid the brutality by his officers.
"The situation in Kenya does not warrant deployment of the military to govern civilians. Withdraw the troops from the streets, Kenyans are not the enemy of state...we cannot police the civilians with the military," said Kinyanjui.
He asked Dr Ruto to ensure the reconstitution of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC).