Some Police Ruto Used During Gen-Z Demos Were Reportedly Not Kenyans, Details Out on Where They Came From

New shocking details have surfaced linking President William Ruto’s government to the alleged use of foreign forces during last year’s Gen-Z demonstrations.

According to activist Bob Njagi, one of the two Kenyan human rights defenders recently released after 38 days in detention in Uganda, some of the officers deployed to suppress the youth-led protests were not Kenyans. 

Njagi revealed this during an interview on Citizen TV’s JKL Show on Wednesday night, saying that Ugandan soldiers admitted to him that they were part of the operation in Kenya.

“One shocking revelation is that when we got there in the first week, there were some soldiers who revealed to me that they participated in the Gen-Z protests in Kenya,” Njagi said.

He claimed that the Ugandan soldiers told him they had been sent across the border and were given Kenyan police uniforms to disguise themselves as local officers. 

Their mission, according to the activist, was to help Kenyan authorities quell the protests that had shaken major cities across the country.

The Gen-Z protests, which erupted in 2024, were largely driven by young people demanding government accountability, better economic conditions, and an end to corruption and police brutality. 

The demonstrations were met with heavy police response, with reports of arrests, injuries, and several deaths.

Njagi’s claims have now raised new concerns about foreign interference and regional collaboration to silence dissent. 

He further alleged that President Ruto’s administration has been closely working with Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu to counter opposition movements in East Africa.

Interestingly, President Samia has also faced similar accusations in Tanzania, where opposition figures have claimed that Ugandan officers were brought in to suppress recent anti-government protests.

While the Kenyan government has not issued an official response to Njagi’s allegations, the revelations have sparked widespread debate online, with many Kenyans demanding transparency and an independent investigation into the matter.

If proven true, the use of foreign forces to police local protests would raise serious questions about sovereignty, human rights, and regional democracy in East Africa.