Azimio la Umoja coalition leader Kalonzo Musyoka has called on the Gen Zs to unite against the reconstituted broad-based government of President William Ruto, saying they are the substantive opposition leaders in the country.

In a press conference in Embu town on Sunday, August 18, 2024, Kalonzo said that the new administration was planning to reintroduce defeated bills in Parliament and bulldoze them with the newfound majority.

“If you want to introduce road tolls, please go and build your own roads; not the ones that Kibaki and Uhuru built,” Kalonzo remarked.

On his part, DAP-K party leader Eugene Wamalwa stated that the newly reconstituted government could be worse than the previous administration after a section of opposition leaders were co-opted into it.

“With the numbers that have been garnered now by the broad-based nusu-mkate government, these taxes will go through parliament,” Wamalwa warned.

He noted that President William Ruto was hell-bent on weakening the opposition by raiding Azimio coalition and picking some of their members to cabinet positions.

“We want to encourage the Gen Zs to have a new approach; that we have a Gen Zote approach which will include everyone,” Wamalwa added.

Kalonzo on ODM joining govt

Kalonzo reiterated that together with Jubilee party secretary general Jeremiah Kioni and Wamalwa, they would not join the Ruto-led government.

He said that as Azimio chief Raila Odinga was setting his eyes on the African Union Commission seat, they would remain as the alternative government, providing checks and balances on the Kenya-Kwanza administration.

He chided the ODM party, saying that they were riding on the deaths of the Kenyan youth who sacrificed their lives for a better country by accepting to join the government.

The Wiper Party leader also warned that the government was planning to introduce additional taxes back through parliament, increased electricity costs and road tolls.

He urged the Judiciary to stand firm against state machinations, saying it was the last line of defence for the Kenyan people.

Without a strong opposition, there will be a dictatorship; We will not join the Ruto government and we will remain loyal to the people,” Kalonzo assured.

He blamed the state for the mess in the education sector where students are yet to understand the new higher education funding model.

Last week, Ruto revoked the admission letters of all university students joining schools in September, stating that the fee requirements indicated were misleading.

He ordered that the universities craft the letters afresh with the right information and resend them to the various learners across the country.

Kalonzo says the roadside declarations by the President have left the education sector in shambles.