Wiper leader Kalonzo Musyoka is the latest Opposition leader to commend the efforts of the youth, in standing up against the Finance Bill, 2024.
In a statement on Thursday, Kalonzo said he stands in solidarity with them.
The former Vice president said their voices are being heard across the country.
"I salute Kenya's Gen Z and I stand in solidarity with you. Your voices are being heard loudly and clearly throughout the country. National Assembly, are you listening and will you heed your constituent's demands to #RejectFinanceBill2024?," Kalonzo wrote on X.
His remarks follow the wave of protests that has been brought about by Kenya's Gen Z youths.
The protests began on Tuesday in Nairobi and on Wednesday in Mombasa.
As of Thursday, the protests spread across various regions including Nakuru, Kisumu, Kisii, Eldoret and Nanyuki among others.
Youthful Kenyans took charge of the Occupy Parliament protests to demonstrate against ‘punitive’ tax proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024.
Armed with nothing but phones and sheer determination to be heard, the Gen Z’s engaged police in running battles as they sought to make their way to Parliament Buildings ahead of the tabling of the report on the Bill by the Finance Committee.
Days before Tuesday’s protests, youths made a rallying call on social media using the hashtag #OccupyParliament urging Kenyans to turn up in numbers for the protests.
News that the government had made concessions and dropped some of the contentious clauses in the Bill did little to dampen their spirits as some termed the move a smoke screen.
They said the removal of the proposed 16 per cent VAT on things like bread while increasing taxes on other equally basic imported commodities was typical of a government that wants to give with one hand and take with the other.
