The US based Ford Foundation denies President William Ruto’s allegations that it is funding the current Gen Z protests in Kenya.
In an official statement, the NGO noted that it doesn’t sponsor such activities as alleged by Ruto.
“We do not fund or sponsor the recent protests against the finance bill and have a strictly non-partisan policy for all of our grantmaking.” Said Ms Tolu Onafowokan
Speaking in Nakuru on Monday, the Head of State, under pressure from Generation Z to reform his government, stated that if the non-governmental organization was not committed to democracy in Kenya, it should depart.
Those who are sponsoring the violence, we know them, and I want to call out those who are behind the anarchy in Kenya. Shame on them!” Ruto told residents of Keringet in Kuresoi South.
“The young people in Kenya are not available to cause violence and anarchy in their own country. If they (Ford Foundation) are not interested in democracy in Kenya, they should either style up or ship out,” he added.
“We want peace in Kenya. We have no use for anarchy, destruction of property, and loss of lives. We want to call out those behind sponsoring violence in Kenya. Shame on them. They are sponsoring violence in a democratic country. If they are going to sponsor violence and anarchy, I want them to either style up or they leave.”
The President further said: “We have no use for violence. Those sponsoring the violence we know them. Why are they funding violence? Towards what cause? We do not have a spare nation. We want peace.”
Gen Z insists that the protesters use social media for communication, operating independently without leaders or sponsors, contrary to President Ruto’s conflicting claims of support from Mt. Kenya billionaires, and now America.
The nation is still shocked after more than 40 bodies were found dumped in the Kware dumpsite despite a number of the young protesters still missing.
