We cannot let Gen Z do what they please – Murkomen

Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen speaking at church service and celebration of the 8th anniversary of AIC Makueni, North Imenti in Meru county, March 30, 2025. /MINA

Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has called for greater control over the actions of young people in the country.

Speaking on Sunday, Murkomen stated that the younger generation cannot be allowed to "do what they want".

"Tumejiwachilia kusema Gen Z wanataka kuongea, wacha waseme na wafanye vile wanataka. Freedom without control is dangerous for our society and children," he said.

Murkomen urged parents to guide their children along Godly paths, emphasising the importance of parental responsibility in shaping the youth.

Speaking at church service and celebration of the 8th anniversary of AIC Makueni, North Imenti in Meru county, the CS said the young people should not be allowed to continue trolling leaders on social media.

In January, President William Ruto made a similar call to parents, urging them to instill good values in their children. 

He was speaking against the backdrop of a surge in online activism by the youth against the Kenya Kwanza administration.

Ruto called for a whole-of-society approach to monitor children and remedy what he termed as "social ills and moral decay".

“We must have a whole of society approach, making sure that the government and religious organisations contribute their part,” he said while commissioning the KMTC in Kerio Valley campus.

“Parents must be at the centre, making sure that not only are our children in class but also mentor them so that we can build good character and make sure that they don’t get into bad character with people who want to make our children, citizens that will not be good for our nation.”

Deputy President Kithure Kindiki has also in the past emphasised on the importance of youth having good morals and mentors in the society.

“Some of our young people are very gifted, talented and innovative but they don’t want to be mentored by anybody because they think they know it all and everybody else does not know anything,” he said.  

“You can’t tell them anything because they think they know everything and that is a dangerous approach. It doesn’t matter how gifted or talented you are, you must allow to be mentored; there is no shortcut. It is a principle of life, all religions, philosophies and cultures recognise the place of mentorship by other people.”