Moses Kajwang: Why Gen Zs’ protest anniversary should be marked in Senate
Homa Bay Senator Moses Kajwang has proposed that the first anniversary of the Gen Z protest, which occurred on June 25th of last year, be marked in the Senate.
The senator made this suggestion while speaking on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday, June 10, 2025, in response to the death of Vincent Ojwang.
Kajwang emphasised that the Senate played a significant role in last year’s protests, as it was the only chamber where members stood their ground while MPs fled the parliament buildings amid the chaos.
According to Kajwang, the Senate’s resilience during the Gen Z protests should be commemorated.
He stated that on June 25th this year, the Senate should reconvene in the same location where they stood firm and did not retreat, while the rest of the parliament ran away from the Kenyan citizens protesting the Finance Bill.
Kajwang believes it is crucial for the Senate to take stock of what the Gen Z movement was demanding during those protests.
“Let’s mark the anniversary of June 25 in this parliament, because in the other house, everyone ran away. We were the only ones who were here. Let’s come back here and take stock of what we said.
“We talked of extrajudicial killings, we talked of forced disappearances, and we talked of corruption. What have we done about it?” Kajwang remarked.
The senator went further to challenge the Senate leadership, specifically Majority Leader Aaron Cheruiyot and Minority Leader Stewart Madzayo. He urged them to revisit the motion that they introduced in the Senate after the Gen Z protests last year.
Kajwang reminded the leaders that the Senate had made a number of resolutions regarding issues such as forced disappearances, tribalism, extrajudicial killings, and corruption.
He called on the senators to discuss the progress made in addressing these matters one year after the protests.
Kajwang’s on Ojwang’s death
Kajwang, who is the county senator for Albert Ojwang, also called for justice following the death of Albert, urging the Speaker of the Senate to summon the Inspector General of Police, Douglas Kanja, to provide answers.
“Tomorrow, the inspector general of police should be here; this gentleman did not die, he was killed,” Kajwang added.
He further expressed his belief that, in an organised society, Interior Minister Kipchumba Murkomen should have resigned due to the failure to address these issues.
“The minister of interior under these circumstances should have resigned; in an organised society, let’s have all of them here tomorrow,” he concluded.
