Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has condoled the parents whose children died during the Finance Bill 2024 protests.
Addressing the media, the DP said no parent should bury their child, especially in such circumstances.
"My children are of the same Gen Z. I cry for our children; I am unable to bear the pain of innocent young children whose only crime was to air their views in a democratic country," the DP said.
Speaking in Mombasa, Gachagua steered off politics and the controversial Finance Bill 2024 that led to nationwide chaos and deaths.
He asked the over 8,000 secondary school principals attending the 47th Kenya Secondary Schools Heads Association (Kessha) annual delegates conference at Sheikh Zayed Hall, Mombasa, to stand for a minute to honour those who died in the protests.
“Maybe before I give you my address, I request all of you to be upstanding in a minute silence in honour of our children and security officers, who lost their lives in yesterday’s protest and pandemonium across the country,” Gachagua told the principals.
t least 25 people have been reported dead following the clash between the police and protestors in all major towns of Kenya.
Nairobi had the biggest number of fatalities at least 20, after the majority were shot dead in a clash with police officers.
In Mombasa, three people have also been reported dead.
President William Ruto had on Tuesday evening sent a strong warning to the alleged planners of the chaos, saying he ensure a situation of this nature does not recur again.
Gachagua arrived in Mombasa just a day after the nationwide anti-finance bill protest.
