We marched
Full of energy
Chanted slogans
Reject the finance bill!
Ruto must go!
Our homeland or death!
Better must come!
Clear on what we wanted
What we had was our voice
But the state used force, snipers
Killed young innocent people
Who were not armed
Who couldn’t defend themselves
Their bodies fell beside us
As we marched to parliament
As we demanded for accountability
For representation of our voices
Their bodies lay lifeless on the ground
How I wish their parents knew
Maybe they would have hugged them today
They would have held them a little bit longer
How I wish that we all knew
As we demonstrated we would have shielded them
How heinous it is
A gross violation of human rights
Does gross violation even explain it better?
What word can I use for it?
A word that can express how angry and bitter I am
The killer state decided to rob them of their lives
Did Ruto say he wanted to talk
Now we see what he meant?
His hand man Kindiki threatened us
The day before
So the right to life and to protest no longer applies in this country
A country where dictatorship is thriving
The west is happy
That their puppet Ruto is dealing with us as he should
Then they will stand and utter the word ‘human rights’
I hope someday they pay for all the damage and pain endured in this neocolonial state
Salute comrades!
You sacrificed yourselves for the struggle!
But today we will not type rest in peace
How can we?
When you were murdered in broad daylight
What peace when this killer state will still continue to murder other people
And when it’s still in power
May your blood water more seeds for the revolution
May we remember you, chant your names
And may we fight now more than ever for this country with all we have
You comrades showed us the way
Courage was written all over your faces
And that is how we will remember you
This Kenya Kwisha regime will pay
The killer state will fall, soon
This is the only justice we owe you
A change of the system
A revolution
Salute comrades!
