President William Ruto Set To Host Gen Zs On X Space This Friday

President William Ruto, amidst mounting anti-government protests, will directly address Kenyans this Friday on social media platform X. In a bold move, the Head of State announced the interactive session via a striking poster on X Space, inviting citizens to join from 2pm to 5pm, promising a crucial dialogue on pressing national issues.

Ruto is expected to engage the Kenyan youth on the platform in line with his promise during a roundtable interview with digital media journalists held at State House, Nairobi, on Sunday.

In the interview, the President was asked if he would join X Spaces to engage the disgruntled youth, the majority of who are Generation Z and he responded in the affirmative.

“In the next one week, we must have this conversation in the space where you want. I am sending you guys, one of you to set up the space this week, maybe Thursday or Friday, why not? I will be there,” Ruto said.

He further said the youth can choose the option of identifying a leader among them who will represent them in talks with the government, or decide how they want to engage him if they choose to be leaderless.

“When I suggested the multi-sectoral approach, I thought we were going to organise ourselves and this is how we are going to participate. And by the way, I wanted the whole of that set up to be about by young people; civil society, young people; religious organisations, young people; professional bodies, young people,” Ruto added.

He, however, stated that it has been very difficult for him to connect with the disgruntled youth because he doesn’t know who to deal with. 

“Whether it is Thursday, Friday… mkipangana mimi niko,” Ruto asserted then.

The President has called for dialogue with the protesting youth to discuss pressing national matters, among them unemployment and the high cost of living.

A section of the youth on the X platform have however vowed to boycott the conversation with the Head of State, retorting that they have already made their issues known to him over the course of the protests.