“If you persuade us, I can also go and concentrate on farming and help in food security, if you have a better plan, but do not burn the country,”
“If it is Ruto must go, then tell me how you want me to go. What do you mean by Ruto must go? Look for a better plan and convince the people of Kenya. You cannot replace a plan you don’t like with no plan,”
Businesses in Ruins, Billions Lost
The President lamented the immense losses suffered by entrepreneurs and small-scale traders during the chaos. Many woke up to find their life’s work destroyed.
“The biggest victims of this week’s protests were hard-working traders and entrepreneurs. People who woke up early only to find their businesses reduced to ashes,”
Ruto noted that several buildings had been torched and investments worth billions lost in mere hours.
“The perpetrators of violence, looting, and destruction during the June 25 protests must be identified and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law, swiftly and decisively,”
You want change? Convince the people. Win at the ballot. But don’t set the country on fire.”
“I expect the Inspector General of Police and all relevant security agencies to conduct immediate, thorough, and speedy investigations into the violent protests on June 25,”
