Dear Gen Z: Rage Without Vision Is a Trap

“Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.”

– John F. Kennedy

🥁 One Year Later: The Fire Still Burns

June 25th, 2024 was a day etched in pain, blood, and awakening.

A year later, a new wave is rising.

Gen Z wants to return to the streets—this time headed to State House.

The battle cry? “Ruto Must Go.”

But before the next march begins, let’s pause.

Let’s breathe.

Let’s ask: To what end?

🕊️ We Mourn. We Remember.

Yes—you were brutalized.

You were abducted.

You were silenced.

You were targeted, arrested, and in some cases—disappeared.

You watched friends fall.

You carried placards soaked in tears.

You said the names of your fallen:

Rex. Ashley. Alvin. Kennedy. Kiratu.

And yes—Rex

The protester, the icon, the brother in a gas mask who walked into fire, who danced at the edge of death to make sure we all felt alive.

He is gone now.

But if he could speak, I think he’d say:

“Don’t waste this pain.”

🧱 But Where Are We Going?

Police brutality and abductions are evil.

But over the past few weeks—even you must admit—they have reduced.

Protests are no longer met with immediate bullets.

There’s dialogue in the air.

Some officials have resigned or been shuffled.

And the President has pulled back policies under pressure.

So why now? Why State House? Why “Ruto Must Go”?

What’s the endgame?

🧠 Rage Is Not a Roadmap

You wanted a better Kenya.

That’s still noble.

But what’s emerging now feels less like protest, and more like mob momentum.

A chant with no strategy.

A march with no message.

A storm with no steering wheel.

And history, again, is whispering warnings:

Syria started this way. It ended in ash.

Somalia overthrew one regime, and has not healed for 30 years.

Even the Arab Spring gave way to Winter in many lands.

📈 What If We Also Saw the Gains?

This might surprise some of you—but Kenya is projected to overtake Ethiopia as Africa’s 6th largest economy in 2025.

That’s not propaganda. That’s data. That’s growth.

We’ve seen:

A steadying shilling

Increased international trade

Reforms in the energy and public finance sectors

Youth-led digital jobs push

Export gains in tea, flowers, and IT services

Is this the best we can do? No.

But is this worth protecting from collapse? Absolutely.

🗳️ Protest Is Not a Replacement for Vision

Ruto may have failed in many ways.

But shouting “Ruto Must Go” without a constitutional path forward is dangerous.

Who takes over?

What happens next?

Do we risk blood for vibes?

Chaos for trendiness?

We can and must fight injustice.

But not by destroying the very country we are trying to save.

👣 The Path Forward

This is not a post to tell you not to march.

It’s a post to tell you: march with meaning.

Know what you want.

Have a roadmap.

Don’t become the thing you rose to resist.

💬 Final Word

You are the soul of this nation.

But even souls get tired. Even fire must be tended, or it burns the forest.

Let Rex rest with dignity.

Let the fallen be remembered not just with hashtags, but with progress.

Let the world say: “Kenya’s youth were angry—but they were also wise.”

Because rage without vision is not revolution.

It’s a trap.