Kitui Central Member of Parliament (MP) Makali Mulu has urged President William Ruto to give a sober thought to the ongoing ‘Ruto Must Go!’ chants instead of simply dismissing them.
The head of state, on Saturday, April 12, responded to the chants that have seemingly become a trademark slogan for the mounting opposition to his decisions and the policies of his administration.
In reply, Ruto stated that he remains unbothered by the chants.
However, Mulu affirms that the chants are important feedback from the electorates that the President and his team must take heed of.
“When Ruto says he has heard the ‘Must Go’ statements many times and it doesn’t bother him. I think he should have reacted the same way to ‘Echoes of War’. He should have said I’ve seen this scenario many times and it doesn’t bother me. What he is telling Kenyans is that he going to focus his eye on the ball and to deliver to Kenyans,” he said.
The MP further asserted that important insight into the underlying disconnect between his regime and the people.
“The chants are serious feedback from people who voted for you. They are saying we are not happy with the way you’re doing things. So it is like they giving feedback, and as president, I would be serious, I may not be able to comment or react but I would internally interrogate them and act on issues that make sense,” he said.
The MP has further made an analogy on the difference between the current chants to those of old, noting that those directed towards the current head of state as unique.
“The ‘Must Go chants’ for Ruto is different from others. This one is becoming a national issue. It is there in universities, with young children, as we saw during the performance of the “Echoes of War’. So this must be a wake-up call to him. He needs to interrogate on these chants,” he stressed.
Mulu’s remarks follow after Ruto downplays the raging chants as a repeat of a familiar script.
Speaking on Saturday, April 12, 2025, during the burial ceremony of Raila Odinga’s bodyguard, George Odour, Ruto asserted that his administration was unbothered by the constant chants.
The commander-in-chief termed the chants as normal songs that dominate the airwaves for a specific time before fading away.
“Now you are chanting ‘Ruto Must Go,’ and I have heard similar sentiments several times. During Moi’s time, I heard people chanting, and it continued from one administration to the next. That is just a normal song; there is no problem,” Ruto stated.
“There are others who are calling me Zakayo, while others refer to me as Kasongo. I am not bothered. These are just normal names. I am focused. We must get our education right, and I am very proud of what we are doing with our education.”