How Gen Zs saved 'Yes' MP as rioters raided Parliament

“On the fateful day, we did pass the Finance Bill and we took a bit of time to finish the other part of the bill, which is appropriation. We were inside the chambers and then all of a sudden, our colleagues from the other side of the aisle went out as some of us continued to stay inside. Within a tingle of an eye, we heard the protestors coming and everyone was escaping for safety,” he recounted.

Kosgei added; “Unfortunately, where there is an evacuation route is not friendly to wheelchair users like myself. It was getting worse and my colleague Rose Museu who was using crutches and I made a choice to face the protestors. We were at the private members lounge.”

The MP recalls as the youths stormed into the lounge, he was uncertain of what would happen.

“They (protestors) came in and saw us. They knew who I am and even knew how I had voted. But they told me that I was a good man and asked me to allow them to escort me out of the building. They said what would happen might not be good for me,” said Kosgei.

He added that the youth told him that they were not bad people and that they were only agitating for what they believed was right.

“They walked us out. They also asked me where I wanted to go and whether I needed an Uber. I showed them I wanted to stay and they heeded to me because I knew that outside parliament was not safe,” stated Kosgei.

He said that even as the youths walked him out, they continued conversing with him telling him that they knew that he was a friend to the president and vowed that they would not stop with their protests until the bill is stopped.

The MP regretted that lives were lost during the incident while condoling with families that lost their loved ones at tender age.

In a viral video, the youths can be seen wheeling the MP out of Parliament.

One is seen carrying a dummy mace and others raising Kenyan flags while chanting that they are peaceful.

“I thank you for saving my life and that of Rose Museu. When everybody was running for their lives and they were rightly so because they could not save me. I appreciate that even in the moment of anger and stress, they still had humanity in them,” stated Kosgei.