Boniface Mwangi urges Kenyans to protect Jamhuri legacy through informed voting
By Faith Lagat, December 12, 2025Activist Boniface Mwangi has urged Kenyans to honour the sacrifices of Mau Mau freedom fighters by becoming informed voters and breaking the cycle of electing leaders who plunder the nation.
In a shared X post dated December 12, 2025, accompanied by a historic photo of armed Mau Mau fighters, Mwangi highlighted the brutal repression faced by those who fought for independence.
“Our grandparents and great-grandparents fought and sacrificed their lives until the British colonialists relinquished power and granted us independence. Those captured were tortured, raped, sodomised, shot, buried alive, and hanged; others were jailed. They paid a heavy price for us to become an independent nation. Just like today’s Gen Z, the freedom fighters were young and knew that change had to come,” he wrote.
Call to civic engagement
With 606 days remaining until the 2027 General Election, Mwangi urged Kenyans to exercise their civic responsibility and demand change at the ballot box.
“Now, with 606 days until the next election, you, as a Kenyan voter, have a choice: to continue electing those who rob us, or to elect better leaders. So, as we celebrate Jamhuri Day, get busy and do your civic duty. Find out who is running for MCA, MP, and other offices in your county, and become invested in the process.”
He warned of the stakes, saying, “We are almost becoming a failed nation, and only informed voters can save Kenya. Elect better leaders and give them the mandate to fix this country.”
Mwangi added with a rallying call saying that the best way to honour those who fought and bled for Kenya is to liberate it from the thuggish leadership destroying our nation today. “Kenyans, we will get the future we fight for, nothing less, nothing more!”
Accountability and historical betrayal
Mwangi accused post-independence elites of hijacking the fruits of the struggle, leaving ordinary Kenyans dispossessed. “When freedom finally came, however, they got nothing in return. The collaborators took power, and most of the land the colonialists stole was never returned to its rightful owners.”
He further cited reformers who were assassinated for challenging the system: “Those who dared to ask questions, like General Baimungi, Pio Gama Pinto, and J.M. Kariuki, were murdered. Their killer died in office, and his son later rose to power to deceive an entire country (just like his father did), borrowing recklessly and using his position to increase the family’s obscene wealth.”
He also pointed to the consequences of poor governance today, noting that Kenya’s total public debt is around Ksh 12 trillion, meaning every Kenyan owes approximately Ksh 207,000 as their per capita share of the national debt.