National Police Service Commission chairperson Eliud Kinuthia has appealed to Gen Z to shelve their demonstrations and give the government a chance to implement their concerns.
Speaking during the funeral of a son to his Personal Assistant in Mpeketoni, Lamu county, Kinuthia said President William Ruto has listened to the demands raised from the subsequent demonstrations and is in the process of reorganising and instituting changes in government.
He said the demonstrations not only pose a risk to an already ailing economy, but further lead to loss of life and property.
“Give the President a chance to implement your demands. He has heard,” he said.
The police boss noted that over 60 people have so far lost their lives and 486 civilians and 383 police officers injured as a result of the demonstrations.
The Commission CEO, Peter Leley, echoed Kinuthia's sentiments adding that the recent reorganisation of the top command in the National Police Service is a clear indication that the President is committed to meeting the demands raised by the aggrieved citizens.
The protests have persisted for a month now amid fears of collapsing the economy.
They started on June 18 sparked by planned introduction of unpopular taxes via the impugned Finance Bill, 2024.
Ruto declined to sign the Bill into law and sent it back to Parliament asking the MPs to delete all clauses.
The protesters have, however, sustained the street protests demanding for among other issues accountability for the protesters killed during the Occupy Parliament protests.
