Former State House chief of staff Nzioka Waita now says that it is time for Gen Z to find a leader among themselves.
Waita, in a statement on Wednesday, said the group should know consider picking leaders who will be key in shepherding them towards the change they desire.
"Common sense must prevail. It’s time for the leaderless to look into themselves and find men and women ready to step up and drive the change that they wish to see within the confines of our constitutional order," he said.
"GenZ’s please know that there are vultures on either end of this quagmire."
Waita also cautioned against opportunists who might exploit Gen Z's efforts for their gain.
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He noted that while some individuals would thrive even in a collapsed government, others might want to see the country reach its breaking point to acknowledge its failure.
The former State House Chief of Staff urged Kenyan youths not to let either of these factions prevail in their pursuit of change.
"I find people shy away from sharing difficult truths because it’s not vogue to hold a contrarian view. Thankfully I’ve seen enough not to care about popularity," he said.
"GenZ’s please know that there are vultures on either end of this quagmire. There are those who will thrive in the chaos that follows a collapsed Government and there’s another bunch who would rather see bodies pile up before they accept that Kenya has reached an inflection point. We must not let either side win."
His remarks come as Gen Z prepares for another wave of protests on Thursday.
It has now been a month since the bi-weekly protests began.
During the last protests on Tuesday, at least one person was reported dead, and many others were injured in clashes with the police.
On Wednesday night, however, police announced that protests would not be allowed in the Nairobi CBD.
