‘I will not mobilize my tribe against Ruto’ – Morara Kebaso

Political activist Morara Kebaso has vowed to steer away from tribal politics in his endeavours to unseat President William Ruto in 2027.

In a statement on Thursday, December 19, 2024, Kebaso urged Kenyans to unite and demand better governance instead of regrouping in their tribal cocoons in opposition to Ruto’s regime.

Kebaso, who shot into fame following the anti-government protests in June spearheaded by Generation Z, has vowed to mobilise the youth against the current regime.

“The danger of tribal politics is that it’s controlled by kingpins and money. No one can beat Ruto in the game of buying kingpins of tribes. The only way to win against him is to unite as Kenyans demanding for better governance and justice. I will not mobilize my tribe against Ruto but I will mobilize the youth of Kenya against Ruto,” he stated.

Kebaso has also insinuated that X (formerly Twitter) is full of toxicity and cancel culture, mooting going back to TikTok where he started his anti-government campaigns.

“For the record I am not bothered by how much hate or cancelling I get on X, I know that I was born on TikTok. I can always go back home and home is more powerful because it can reach villagers,” he added.

Kebaso warns Kenyans

This comes days after warned Kenyans against engaging in social media wars, especially against young and upcoming leaders.

In a statement on Sunday, December 15, 2024, Keaso termed the habit as self-destructive, urging Kenyans to let young leaders emerge, grow and learn through their mistakes.

“The best way to kill a movement is to make the movement kill itself. Reduce and vilify the main characters. Make the public to doubt them so that there is no leadership or structure. That way you will only have noise but it will not be actionable noise,” Morara Quoted the Tyrant’s Book.

The young politician says the habit could be acting as a diversion, allowing the incumbent President William Ruto to continue staying in power.

“Listen Kenyans, you might be helping Ruto to stay in power by attacking each other on social media. You are self-destructing. Stop this cancel culture. Allow young leaders to emerge and learn from their mistakes,” he added.

This comes after the activist received a backlash after revealing that the vehicle he uses to traverse the country got spoilt and required Ksh150,000 for repairs.

“Hello Kenyans, your vehicle has a brakes problem we are being charged more than Ksh 150k for the actuator kindly help me get a better price. We have called 5 shops so far the cost is quite high. If we can get the motor part alone i will be grateful,” he stated.

However, after the post, Kenyans started criticising him terming him a beggar. In response, the young activist promised to end the begging culture once he is elected the president.