Kasmuel McOure has broken his silence after a section of Kenyans branded him a “sell-out” after he appeared to support MPs move to impeach Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua in his speech at the Bomas of Kenya on Friday, October 4.

The political activist, who gained fame during recent Gen Z protests against the Kenya Kwanza Government, received even more backlash after he failed to address the attack on Morara Kebaso at the same venue when he rose to speak to the crowd.

In his speech, Kasmuel did not show any sympathy to call out the violence meted on his fellow youthful activist, he went straight to highlight why DP Gachagua should be impeached, appearing to side with MPs.

But in a rejoinder, Kasmuel says that contrary to what some might believe, a revolution is not a popularity contest.

“I went to the streets because I was sick and tired of the miserable lives my people and I were living. We went to the streets because we had nothing to lose but our miserable lives,” Kasmuel wrote on X. “I don’t need anyone’s approval to do what’s right for our country.”

‘Internet has never liked me anyway’

Kasmuel reiterated that he will continue to fight for the betterment of Kenyans’ social and material conditions, as well as for the stability of the country.

“If this will cost me popularity, so be it. The Internet has never liked me anyway. If it will cost me work, so be it. Our youth are languishing in unemployment. If it will cost me my life, I’ve said it time without number, so be it. I shall do my honest part, speak truth to power at any opportunity I get, while advocating for a stable Kenya for all of us to thrive.”

He also had a message for those castigating him. “If you don’t like the way I agitate for change, go out and be the change you want to see.”