It will take the President to stop incitement and killing of youths

Youth during the past demonstrations. [File, Standard]

During the burial of President John F Kennedy, Lyndon B Johnson famously remarked: "I would give everything I have not to be standing here today". In that moment of profound national grief, Johnson's words underscored that compromise is a critical facet in leadership.

I want the people of Kenya to pose and ask, "what would William Ruto compromise for the sanity of the nation?" Last week alone we lost 31 lives. In a country that is not under foreign invasion, we lose tens of people every fortnight and we don't hear the Commander-in-Chief grieve with the people.