We Will Not Burn Our County, Tharaka Nithi Youths Tell Off Rogue Politicians
Tharaka-Nithi County youth leaders address media in Chuka town. They have faulted rogue politicians inciting youths to burn county government offices. Photo/Mwenda Njeru
By Mwenda Njeru
Tharaka Nithi County youth leadership led by their chairperson and National Youth Council representative, Mr Eric Mwenda has faulted a plot to burn county government headquarters in Kathwana yesterday.
Addressing journalists in Chuka town, the youth leaders said Gen-Z’s genuine protests over the dropped Finance Bill,2024 had been hijacked by rogue politicians with evil plans.
Mr Mwenda said a few politicians have been mobilizing youths on social media and holding physical meetings inciting youths to burn county government offices on Wednesday because of their differences with the county’s top leadership.
“Our attention has been drawn by the ongoing mobilization by a few county politicians inciting youths to destroy county government offices. We, the Gen-Zs disassociate ourselves with the planned demonstrations and appeal to youths to keep off,” said Mr Mwenda.
He said the controversial Finance Bill is not discussed at the county level and it is not right to direct anger to the wrong institutions or individuals just for political reasons.
He said if youths or any other county resident has concerns with the county government, they should use the right channels to address them, including through the county assembly where some of the rascal politicians sit.
Ms Betty Karimi, a youth leader from Mara constituency said county government buildings is a public property and destroying anything a direct loss to the people and not the leaders.
He said demonstrations cannot go on forever and if they are to continue they must be addressing genuine issues and not politically motivated.
“It is wrong to divert the poor youths from the right direction to the wrong course. We are not ready to be misused by the same politicians who have been taking advantage of our joblessness and poverty. They must keep off,” said Ms Karimi.
She noted that the Members of the County Assembly who are inciting the youths to cause chaos have never addressed the concerns on the floor of the assembly to hold the relevant department accountable.
Mr Francis Mukundi, another Tharaka constituency youth leader, wondered why the planned demonstrations targeted county government offices and not those of the MPs who voted in favor of the dropped Finance Bill.
“Youths should direct their anger to the three MPs who voted in favor of the dropped Finance Bill and not county government which is not involved at all,” said Mr Mukundi.
The Gen-Z demonstrations went on in Nairobi, Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru and several towns across the country and embassy offices in some countries including America.
The demonstrators were heard demanding the resignation of President William Ruto whom they are accusing of leading the country to a hard economic situation.
However, the government has blamed the demonstrations on a series of thuggery activities witnessed in the towns.
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