Nairobi, June 26- Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has criticised the June 25 protests, describing them as disorganised, violent, and lacking clear purpose. In a strongly worded statement, Nyamu said she initially believed the demonstrations were meant to peacefully honour those who lost their lives during last year\u2019s protests on the same date\u2014but was disappointed by how events unfolded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI thought it was a memorial to remember those who were killed last year,\u201d she wrote. \u201cBut it turned into violence, threats, and mob tension. Why? What did you want to achieve?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nyamu questioned the intention behind the protests, suggesting they lacked the clarity and focus seen during the 2024 demonstrations. \u201cLast year, the cause was loud and clear. This time, it was the first protest I\u2019ve seen without a cause,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also raised concerns about the authenticity of the protestors, wondering if they were acting on their own or being influenced by hidden agendas. Nyamu lamented the destruction of businesses\u2014many of which, she noted, are owned by hardworking members of the Kikuyu community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Without naming him directly, Nyamu appeared to take a jab at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, often seen as a spokesperson for the Mt Kenya region. \u201cWhere is the self-appointed Kikuyu spokesperson to condemn the destruction?\u201d she posed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Warning against following leaders \u201cwho have nothing left to lose,\u201d Nyamu likened their influence to that of someone who would rather destroy everything than let others lead. \u201cThe devil will be defeated completely,\u201d she concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Nairobi, June 26- Nominated Senator Karen Nyamu has criticised the June 25 protests, describing them as disorganised, violent, and lacking clear purpose. In a strongly worded statement, Nyamu said she initially believed the demonstrations were meant to peacefully honour those who lost their lives during last year\u2019s protests on the same date\u2014but was disappointed by how events unfolded. \u201cI thought it was a memorial to remember those who were killed last year,\u201d she wrote. \u201cBut it turned into violence, threats, and mob tension. Why? What did you want to achieve?\u201d Nyamu questioned the intention behind the protests, suggesting they lacked the clarity and focus seen during the 2024 demonstrations. \u201cLast year, the cause was loud and clear. This time, it was the first protest I\u2019ve seen without a cause,\u201d she added. She also raised concerns about the authenticity of the protestors, wondering if they were acting on their own or being influenced by hidden agendas. Nyamu lamented the destruction of businesses\u2014many of which, she noted, are owned by hardworking members of the Kikuyu community. Without naming him directly, Nyamu appeared to take a jab at former Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua, often seen as a spokesperson for the Mt Kenya region. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3109,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3108","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3108"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3110,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3108\/revisions\/3110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3109"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3108"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3108"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.moradiofm.co.ke\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3108"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}