Democratic Action Party of Kenya (DAP-K) leader Eugene Wamalwa has said the Gen Zs will find it hard to remove president William Ruto if they face him head-on in 2027 on their own.
Eugene emphasized that the youth should unite with the existing opposition ahead of the 2027 general elections to beat President William Ruto.
Speaking during an NTV interview on Monday, the opposition leader said while the GenZs presented a credible, powerful force that would sway the political direction the country will take during the next elections, their numbers may not be sufficient to take Ruto home.
He urged for a collective inter-generational united approach despite the trust deficit that exists between the veteran leaders and the youth.
“They (the young people) have every reason to be cynical about some of us who have been in politics for long. But they say it takes a village to raise a child. It will take the whole country and intergenerational kind of partnership for us to rid this country of this regime,” Eugene said.
He further warned against a scenario where the youth back their Presidential candidate, adding that a divided opposition would likely secure Ruto’s second term.
“If we are divided saying GenZ-s you have your candidate, you have civil societies sponsoring their own candidate, the minute we are divided it will be very easy for William Ruto to beat us,” he said.
He said there were efforts to get the youth on board as they were the untested factor in the 2027 election, which could determine the political fate of the country.
“We are talking about 6 million or so votes out there, an untested factor, and they say these young people don’t vote because they have nothing to vote for,” he said.
Last year, what started as a social media uproar by youth against proposed tax hikes escalated into a full-blown, breathtaking uprising that changed the country’s political landscape.
The group has since been deemed as a strong force that will change Kenya's political landscape.
