Political activist and Inject Party leader Morara Kebaso has clarified that he is not a state project, as he has been accused by several people.
Speaking on Nation FM, Morara said that this is a tag usually placed on persons emerging in the political circles in the country.
He went on to say that it is a strategy used to invalidate young people, including himself so that they don’t get support from the people.
The activist said the current government and the opposition both know that the young can bring about the needed change, and therefore, resort to the project narrative to discredit them
“This thing about projects is about invalidating the youth and the reason there is that push is to make sure they don’t gather support. The one thing government and opposition are in agreement is that the youth are dangerous and given space, they will overhaul the system, send the government and opposition home,” Morara said.
He cited the case of former Chief Justice David Maraga, who has been holding engagement meetings with youths across the country as another person who has been branded the same state project tag.
“Everybody has been called a project. I don’t know whether there is any upcoming leader who has not been called a project. They even call Maraga, a man of great honour and discipline a project. He is incapable of even being a project in my own view,” he added.
Morara also noted that he has never been to State House, not even for a national function, and the last time he was with President William Ruto was when he still served as Deputy President.
“I have never met William Ruto. I have never ever been to State House, not even for a national event. I have never. The last time I saw William Ruto was in 2018.”
Asked whether he would support any other candidate, Morara said he would without expecting anything in return, as long as their ideologies align.
The activist is one of the young persons who have been vocal against the Kenya Kwanza administration and calling on the youths to unite to form the next government.
by BRIAN ORUTA
