• Mwaura said that while there are genuine concerns being raised, there could be other political motives behind the protests.
• Mwaura explained that President William Ruto has been firm on his international engagements and could have made statements that other people are not happy about.
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Government spokesman, Isaac Mwaura now alleges that foreign powers could be behind the Finance Bill protests by Kenyan youths.
In a briefing on Saturday night, Mwaura said that while there are genuine concerns being raised, there could be other political motives behind the protests.
"Gen Zs please listen to me, I have listened and there are people who are genuine and they are the majority but there is a group within that when I look at from afar, there could be a foreign hand in this whole issue," he said.
Mwaura explained that President William Ruto has been firm on his international engagements and could have made statements that other people are not happy about.
He noted that some of these issues include his recent remarks at the Ukraine Peace Summit in Switzerland where he called on Russia to stop its aggression against Ukraine.
Mwaura said Ruto persistent call for change in the world's financial architecture to accommodate the needs of Africa, might also be an issue that most people do not like.
"Our president has said a lot of things on the international front including climate change. He has rallied the whole of Africa to come together and maybe some people are not happy.
"The other day he talked about the Russian invasion and how it has disrupted Kenya's access to grains and wheat, some people are not happy with that. He has been calling for a change in the financial architecture they don’t want us to get out of that slavery," Mwaura said.
The Government spokesman called on Kenyan youths to be careful with the actions they take.
He insisted that they want to have a strong country and that this can only be achieved by engaging with the government.
"We want a strong country and we cannot destabilise this country like in Libya and Arab Spring in Egypt. Let us not go in that direction because we cannot engage. If truly we want to engage, let’s sit down and talk."
Last week, Gen Zs in Kenya staged countrywide protests over the Finance Bill, 2024 calling for its rejection, over punitive taxes.
The protests began in Nairobi on Tuesday and in Mombasa on Wednesday. On Thursday, various other parts of the country joined the protests including Kisii, Kisumu, Nakuru, Nyeri, Nanyuki, among others.