Kasmuel responds to claims of abandoning Gen Z movement amid his pro-govt stance
By Luke Oluoch, December 19, 2025Political activist and ODM youth leader Kasmuel McOure has hit back at suggestions that he abandoned and betrayed the Gen Z movement for the comforts of government.
Speaking during a live TV interview on Friday, December 19, 2025, McOure—who has recently softened his tone towards President William Ruto’s Kenya Kwanza administration- noted that the youth agenda had been hijacked by top politicians who have since taken the wind out of its sails.
He maintained that while finger-pointing remains an easy way to vent frustration, every youth should demonstrate what they have personally achieved or are doing instead of merely criticizing the actions or misactions of others.
Stuck on personalities
“People are still stuck in the politics of personalities in movements that were tribeless, faceless, and leaderless. At the moment, we are chasing narratives and hammering each other as young people instead of advocating for what young people should be clamoring for,” he stated.
“I have stated that I will not be used as a conduit by people who want me to steal the light from the Gen Zs, including those calling themselves as young leaders for my party, the ODM,” he added
The eloquent leader further defended his new pro-government stance and his decision to engage directly with the broad-based government on youth affairs, despite the backlash he has faced from some opposition politicians.
Commenting on Kasmuel’s newfound fraternisation with the ruling UDA party, DCP Youth Leader Wanjiku Nthiga and Christopher Mureithi accused him of mocking the people he once fought alongside after getting close to power.
“As the DCP, we are soon forming the government, and we will not take people like Kasmuels with us; people who, as soon as they came close to power, have turned back to mock the very people they struggled with,” Nthiga stated.
“It’s people like Kasmuel who have taken the wind out of the young people’s sails by betraying them through joining and now supporting the government—not the politicians he is accusing,” Mureithi stated.
The duo remarks came moments after Kasmuel alluded to Ruto’s securing a second term in office with much ease.
Kasmuel alluded to Ruto’s newfound confidence and trust among the masses, terming it a gradual regaining of the low public confidence and popularity levels he had lost in recent years.
“Remember, a while back, Ruto could not even go out to the public and hold rallies freely in certain areas. Yesterday, he mobilised a political rally at night in Nairobi. He has gone to Central [Kenya], where he would never have been welcomed before, and now people are shouting ‘two terms,’” he said.