Former President Uhuru Kenyatta urges Kenyan youth to fight for democracy, rights

Former President Uhuru Kenyatta told Kenyan youths to continue fighting for democracy and better governance. Kenyatta wondered why younger Kenyans fear addressing defending their rights. The former president spoke at the memorial service for his cousin Kibathi Muigai at Nairobi Chapel on Friday, January 17, 2025. Kenyatta said it was wrong wrong for Kenyans to remain silent when their resources are mismanaged by bad bad leaders. He went on to urge his young family members to also join the Gen Z uprising as the only sure way of standing for their beliefs and ensuring the country does not go to the dogs. “The problem with people nowadays is that everybody is scared; sijui mmeogopeshwa, even you Ngina rudi uingie hii. Gen Zs, you are the story of the future,” he said. Ngina is Uhuru Kenyatta's daughter. “Fight for your rights, sio kukaa hapo mali yenu ichukuliwe na nyinyi mmeitolea jasho! Msikubali, pambaneni muhakikishe mmepata haki yenu, mnaskia? Sio kukaakaa hapo tu. Hakuna kitu kinadumu,” Kenyatta said. “Everything is worth a fight for, if you don’t fight for it, ikienda mtu asilie. Stand up and fight for your rights and you still have these youngsters who are ready to fight for their rights. You can’t just stand there and let people take your hard-earned sweat, that is not how the world goes. “You should be people who live courageously like my friend; he was detained, got out and continued with his life. In the same way, fight for your rights. Don’t just live in fear…kuogopa ni sisi, nyinyi mko na nguvu ya kupambana na hawa watu. We are behind you, continue like that.”