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Crackdown on 'sponsors' of Gen Z protests, West Pokot leaders tell Ruto

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Protestors carried coffins to Nairobi's CBD via Moi Avenue on June 02, 2024, when they mounted a demonstration calling on President William Ruto to resign over the punitive taxes contained in the Finance Bill 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

North Rift leaders want President William Ruto to stamp his authority and bring to book those who they say are out to sabotage his administration.

Following nationwide anti-government demonstrations by the youth with the support of some opposition leaders, politicians allied with President Ruto said the government should arrest those behind the unrest.

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