NAIROBI, Kenya — David Maraga is now taking direct aim at President William Ruto’s administration—this time over claims that the Gen Z protests were a coup attempt.
Spoiler: he’s not buying it.
“We are yet to see any evidence in that regard,” Maraga said on Citizen TV, firmly debunking what he called a dangerous and misleading narrative.
Instead, what he witnessed were police officers “marching with hired goons side by side.” His question to the president? “How do you terrorize the country with bare hands?”
In classic Maraga fashion—measured but cutting—the former CJ drew a sharp contrast between government propaganda and what’s playing out on the streets: young Kenyans, unarmed and angry, being met with force instead of listening ears.
And he’s not holding back. “These are not terrorists,” he said. “These are young Kenyans whose only crime is expressing their views and demanding their constitutional rights.”
His real fear? That Kenya’s justice system is being weaponized—used to silence dissent, not uphold the law. And the result? A country sliding dangerously into state-sponsored violence, as evidenced by the killing of 12-year-old Bridget Njoki, shot in her own home.
“That tells you how indiscriminate the shootings were,” Maraga said. “Unless we take action, our country is going to the dogs.”
It’s not just the police under fire. Maraga pointed fingers at President Ruto, Interior CS Kithure Kindiki, and Transport CS Kipchumba Murkomen, accusing them of issuing unconstitutional orders and inflaming an already tense situation.
“The President and the Interior CS have no power to order the shooting of people,” he declared. “They are supposed to protect them.”
And on the supposed “coup” narrative? Maraga dismissed it as pure distraction—“mechanisms meant to cause fear” and discourage legal demonstrations.
“If I were president,” he said, “and people wanted to march to State House, I’d walk out and ask them what they want.”
Maraga is not just critiquing—he’s mobilizing. Declaring his 2027 presidential bid, he’s promising to steer Kenya back to constitutionalism, dignity, and a leadership style that listens first and shoots never.
And in case anyone missed it: he’s calling for Ruto to resign.
“If Parliament were doing its work, the President would not be in office today,” Maraga said. But, he added, “Parliament is captured.”
Still, his message to Gen Z is crystal clear: Don’t stop. Don’t sit back. Get registered. Get organized. And come 2027—vote.
