Ruto Accuses Ford Foundation of Sponsoring Kenyan Protests

President William Ruto has accused the Ford Foundation of sponsoring protests and violence in Kenya, without providing evidence.

Speaking in Nakuru County on Monday, Ruto called on the American foundation to cease its alleged activities or leave the country. The accusations come amid widespread anti-government protests in Kenya.

Our youth are not available for retrogressive assignments. Those sponsoring them to cause violence and mayhem must be ashamed of themselves. We ask the Ford Foundation to explain to Kenyans its role in the recent protests. We will call out all those who are bent on rolling back… pic.twitter.com/5IcnwQw6e5
— William Samoei Ruto, PhD (@WilliamsRuto) July 15, 2024

This comes after Ruto linked the current political crisis in the country that resulted in the youth-led demonstrations by the Generation Z Movement to interference from foreign forces.

He claimed that the unnamed foreign individuals were responsible for sponsoring chaos witnessed during the Protests to destabilize his government.

During the Gen Z protests around the country, people’s businesses and properties were destroyed by looters. The Protests later evolved into a clamor for Ruto’s resignation where demonstrators demanded that government take responsibility for alleged police brutality.