Speaking on Saturday during the burial of the son of Dagoretti North MP Beatrice Elachi in Kajiado county, Sakaja said the anger is a cry that needs to be answered by the country's political elite.
"Our young people and what is happening - what you see as bitterness and anger is a cry. The problem is not our young people. The problem is us, the political class," he said.
Sakaja emphasised the need for politicians to humble themselves, listen and take the concerns raised by the youth seriously.
"Our young people are not crazy. They are our children so let us listen to them," he added.
Sakaja discouraged arrogance and threatening responses towards grievances raised by the youth, adding that riling them only worsens things.
"It is time we have self-introspection as leaders. Where we went wrong, let us correct ourselves," he said.
Sakaja was echoeing sentiments made by Suba North MP Millie Odhiambo at the same burial event during her address to mourners who attended Elvis Namenya's burial in Nalepo.
Millie had rallied the political class and the country as a whole to do some self retrospection, saying some had stopped being humane.
"As a country, we need to do some soul searching. We have very angry youth. I don't know what is going on in this country, but we need serious soul searching, " she said.
Millie said it is time that Kenyans learnt to talk to each other rather than at one another.
"We need a moment to heal the nation because if we don't, we will be tearing this country. This is a country for all generations, whether you are a Boomer, Gen X or Gen Z, we all need each other," she said.
Millie urged the Parliament to prioritise talks about why Kenya is losing her soul.
"We should prioritise, as Parliament to talk about why we have so many bitter and angry people in this country, especially young people, there is a problem," she said.
Kenyan youth made known their level of anger in June 2024, when they staged a series of anti-government protests sparked by MPs' decision to pass unpopular tax bill.
Tuesday, June 25, 2024, marked the epitome of their frustrations when despite protesting on the streets all day, MPs passed the controversial Finance Bill, 2024, sparking outarage among the young people who made real their threats and stormed Parliament, setting a section of it ablaze.
In response, President William Ruto rejected the Bill on June 28 and instead signed into law the "Appropriations Bill 2024" to address the budget shortfall caused by the rejection.
Since then, the Gen Z movement has been going on on X with several young leaders speaking on behalf of the “leaderless” lot.
