The Orange Democratic Movement party now says that it is time the political class starts listening to the people and not their own voices.
In a statement, the party said that young people have spoken loudly and clearly to everyone and the government must do what they have demanded.
“It is time for all of us in the political class to begin to listen to what the people are saying and not to our own voices. The young people have spoken in plain language that should be clear to everyone,” the party said on Tuesday.
“Let’s not be vague, let us just do what young people are telling the government to do.”
ODM went on to say that Kenyan youths have given the country its last best chance to implement their demands.
It added that it is time the government did the implementation or it risks sinking.
“We consider this to be Kenya’s last best chance. The youth have given our country our last best chance. We either seize it and swim with it by implementing all their demands, or we ignore it and sink the country altogether,” ODM said.
The statement followed a wave of nationwide protests organised by young people across the country.
Despite having started as peaceful protests, they were infiltrated by suspected goons who resorted to chaos, looting, and damaging property across the country.
The party had also commended youths for what they termed as outstanding work in organising the anti-Finance Bill protests.
The party said that youth have earned their respect on how much they have achieved in a few days.
ODM said that these achievements include being able to raise funds in a few days to cater for hospital bills for those injured in the protests.
“We are in awe of the Kenyan youth who through their unity of purpose have stood with their fallen colleagues and raised verse sums of money in very short times to pay hospital bills for the injured,” Secretary General Edwin Sifuna said.
“As a mass movement that has been on this journey of true liberation for a long time, we know how difficult it is to achieve the things that we have seen you do. You have earned our respect as a party and we salute you.”
