UDA MP Forced to Apologize on Citizen TV Interview After He Packed Ruto's Gen Z Leg Shoot Orders

Usually it takes a lot for a politician to admit they were wrong, especially on live television.

But that is exactly what Belgut MP Nelson Koech has found himself doing during this morning''s sit-down interview on Citizen TV.

In a moment of rare public contrition, the lawmaker has walked back the inflammatory remarks he made during the height of the Gen Z-led protests.

A comments that many saw as an endorsement of police brutality.

During the interview, Koech has appeared visibly sobered, describing himself as totally embarrassed by his previous stance.

He has attributed the comments to the heat of the moment, a phrase often used in politics to describe the adrenaline-fueled rhetoric that happens when tensions are high.

However, for the Kenyan public, the apology has felt like a necessary reckoning.

The backdrop to this is the intense civil unrest that shook the Ruto administration in 2024. 

At the peak of the demonstrations, the government’s response was under a microscope.

While official narratives suggested police were instructed to use proportional force including controversial directives regarding shooting to disable rather than kill, many leaders in the ruling UDA coalition took a much harder line in public forums.

Koech’s apology marks a significant shift in the ruling party’s communication strategy.

Moving from defiance to accountability isn’t just about saving face, it’s a response to a more vigilant and demanding electorate.

The MP's admission that he should have been more careful, serves as a reminder of the power of words.

In a digital age where every statement is archived, the shelf life of a heat of the moment comment is permanent.

By choosing to apologize on a national platform, Koech is attempting to bridge the gap between the state and a disillusioned youth population.