Details Emerge as Mercy Tarus Clashes with Morara Kebaso

Human rights defender Mercy Tarus has launched a scathing attack on activist Morara Kebaso in a series of posts on X platform. 

It all started on Wednesday morning, September 18, when Tarus put up a post accusing Kebaso of not being genuine about the Gen Z movement. 

The 24-year-old claimed she held meetings with Kebaso and his team, and concluded that they were 'clueless' about what's next for the movement.

Tarus also accused Kebaso of fishing ideas from other revolutionaries and also took issue with the activist for using her slogan, Kenya ni Home, for his civic education campaign. 

"They come out and speak boldly yet in those meetings they can't answer simple questions like what is your source of income, what is your plan, etc. They go around fishing for ideas in the name of meeting fellow revolutionaries then suddenly they come out with other people's plans and ideas and then rush to execute them so that they seem like your own. You cannot keep coming to me for advice and your fake commitment to the 'movement' then you go out to use my initiative's name, and slogan and plan to execute a vision you do not understand," she wrote on X.

In a subsequent post, Tarus insinuated that Kebaso was being funded to sabotage the revolution, claiming that he had been slowly moving away from the true cause of the movement. 

"It is slowly shifting from civic education and engagement to political rallies. This is what we call taking advantage of the movement. You cannot claim to be conducting any civic education and engagement by consolidating people around you like the same politicians for your selfish gains," she further stated.

Tarus clarified that she has no problem with Kebaso's call for accountability and better governance, however, asking him not to drag her name into his campaigns.

"I know this path more than you, that is why you come to me. Your team is clueless and they don't know what is next because I keep telling you you need a plan. You need substance over hype. But in your indecisiveness, don't drag my name, my slogan, and my initiative. Be creative. Come up with your own. You're so scared of structure and accountability that is why you want something that already exists so that we can share blame?" She added.

Kebaso is yet to respond to Tarus' accusations at the time of publishing this article.

Kebaso gained popularity through his viral video series, "Vampire Diaries," which highlights government inefficiencies and abandoned projects.