Did Kasmuel betray a whole generation in his latest move?

President William Ruto shares light moments with Kasmuel McOure during a past event in Uasin Gishu County. [PCS, Standard]

It is difficult to reconcile the image of the once-celebrated Gen-Z hero, who danced on the streets of Nairobi and inspired his peers with his mobilisation skills, with the man now breaking a leg on podiums alongside those he once called oppressors.

If Rex Maasai, the fallen comrade whose death became a symbol of the struggle, were to wake up today, he would likely be heartbroken to see Kasmuel Mc'Oure draped in orange regalia, sharing stages with the very forces against which they fought.