Engage Gen Zs, show them you care – Babu Owino tells Ruto

Babu Owino said he is appealing to the President after receiving calls and messages from Kenyans.

In Summary
  • He said Gen Zs are asking Ruto to show them reforms he is undertaking to make the government responsive in service delivery and development.
  • Babu Owino said Kenyans feel the political class has abandoned them after the recent constitution of a new cabinet by President William Ruto.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino addressing the media on August 16, 2024.
Embakasi East MP Babu Owino addressing the media on August 16, 2024.
Image: BABU OWINO / FACEBOOK

Embakasi East MP Babu Owino has called on President William Ruto to engage the youths in the country.

Babu Owino said the President should take practical steps to demonstrate his interest in the youth.

In a statement on Facebook, Babu Owino said Gen Zs are asking Ruto to show them reforms he is undertaking to make the government responsive in service delivery and development.

"As a youthful leader in this country, I want to appeal to you in a special way that you take your time off the top of your vehicles and sit down with your top advisors including your new cabinet and review and change policies that your administration unleashed on Kenyans for the last two financial years," Babu Owino said in a statement.

"Kindly consider the welfare of the children of this country. Please engage the youths of this country and show them that you care for them."

According to Babu Owino, youths want the President to show them practical steps he is taking to create jobs in Kenya to pull them out of unemployment.

"Mr President it is a matter of just a few months and another Finance Bill 2025 will face Kenyans again," he said.

"The young people of Kenya are worried that March 2025 will find them with no change at all, and they will be forced back to the streets to protest poor governance and poor policies and to reject the Finance Bill 2025."

Babu Owino said he is appealing to the President after receiving calls and messages from Kenyans.

"I want to send a message to President Ruto in very simple but clear terms as the Gen Zs and Millennials of Kenya have sent me," HE SAID.

Babu Owino said Kenyans feel the political class has abandoned them after the recent constitution of a new cabinet by President William Ruto.

"Mr President walk the talk. As a Christian say what you do and do what you say."

The legislator said that during the two months of protests, the Gen Zs and Millenials outlined the issues they wanted the President to address to reduce their suffering and to create opportunities for them.

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