Wetangula, Cheruiyot call for Gachagua's arrest over chaos during Gen Z protests

Led by National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula, Majority Leader Aaron Cheruyot, and President Ruto’s aide Farouk Kibet, the leaders condemned the violence, terming it “planned terrorism” by the opposition. 

"Anybody can picket or demonstrate or present a petition to any office. Now that what happened on Wednesday, I wanted to hear the bishops on whether they saw the mayhem that occurred and whether it was the right thing," Wetangula stated. 

They urged the ODPP and judiciary to act swiftly, blaming the opposition for anarchy, destruction of property, and loss of lives.

"Last year, there were demonstrations in Liverpool. Within 3 weeks, all those who destroyed property were jailed. 2 weeks ago, there were protests in Los Angeles, as we speak today, all those who destroyed public property are in jail," Cheruiyot pointed out. 

This follows accusations by Kenya Kwanza leaders that Gachagua has been inciting violence by urging the youth to protest in the streets.

On his part, the former Deputy President blamed his former boss, President William Ruto, for using excessive force against unarmed protesters, terming that the country has been turned into a police state. 

“In the strongest terms possible, I condemn the use of excessive force and live bullets by the Police on peaceful and unarmed Gen-Z protesters witnessed yesterday across the country,” Gachagua said in a statement on June 26, 2025.