Tiaty MP William Kamket
Fiery exchanges erupted in the National Assembly on Monday after Tiaty MP William Kamket described himself as “a peace-loving Kenyan” and attempted to go further by declaring himself “the Prince of Peace.”
His remarks were quickly shut down by Speaker Moses Wetang’ula, who asked him to withdraw the statement.
During the parliamentary sitting on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, Kamket repeatedly insisted on his peaceful nature before eventually backing down under pressure from the Speaker.
“Call yourself a peace-loving Member; you are not a Prince of Peace,” Speaker Wetang’ula interjected, prompting Kamket to concede, “Mr Speaker, I am a peace-loving Kenyan.”
Kamket used his floor time to lash out at individuals he accused of mobilising youth for protests scheduled for June 25. While affirming the right to peaceful demonstration, he warned that lawlessness would not be tolerated.
“If any Kenyan is demonstrating peacefully, they will go home. But anybody who comes with the intention of destroying property or disturbing the peace shall be met with the full force of the law,” Kamket said.
He warned that those “bringing our children to the streets” would not escape the rule of law, regardless of their political status.
In his impassioned speech, Kamket described last year’s June 25 protests as “an attempted civilian coup” allegedly led by a senior former government official.
“Mr Speaker, it is on record, and it shall remain on record, that the events of June 25 last year were nothing other than an attempted civilian coup,” he said.
He added that this year’s planned commemorations were “activities aimed at overthrowing a constitutionally elected government” and declared that such efforts “shall not be tolerated by all peace-loving Kenyans.”
The Tiaty MP also turned his criticism toward the media, particularly the print press, accusing it of fueling unrest among the youth by publishing what he termed misleading and inflammatory content.
“The real inciters to hatred in this country are the media—especially the print media,” Kamket claimed.
“They have been inciting our youth by introducing issues that are foreign to them and painting leaders in a bad light.”
Speaker Wetang’ula reminded Kamket that some media outlets had labelled him a “warmonger” and advised him to stay within the limits of parliamentary discourse.
Undeterred, Kamket doubled down on his remarks, stating: “Those people are inciters. They are the worst inciters this country has seen, and we shall call them for who they are.”
The exchanges come amid heightened tensions ahead of Wednesday’s planned nationwide demonstrations.
The June 25 protests, largely driven by young people demanding justice, have sparked intense national debate and drawn both support and criticism across the political spectrum.
