Gen Zs are lazy and idle, they only smoke bhang! Chief tells Murkomen

Paul Gaitho, the Chief of Uthiru Location in Kabete Subcounty/MINA

A local administrator has sparked debate after accusing young people of being lazy and urging the government to reinstate corporal punishment in schools.

Paul Gaitho, the Chief of Uthiru Location in Kabete Subcounty, made the remarks while addressing Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen during the Kiambu county chapter of Jukwaa la Usalama meetings.

Gaitho claimed that the current generation of youth, popularly referred to as Gen Z, is wasting away due to idleness and drug abuse.

“I'm Paul Gaitho, Chief Uthiru location, Kabete Subcounty. Mine is on service delivery, and the main challenge probably came up with a person, I don’t know who he was that removed corporal punishment in schools because currently tunaskia Wantam, tunaskia Gen Z.

“If you interact with these people and they see this is a Kenyan flag and this is a court of arms, you are government provide for us. These people are lazy, they smoke a lot of bhang, they are idlers and they tend to see as if this is heaven,” he said in a video seen by The Star.

The chief argued that removing corporal punishment from schools was a mistake that has contributed to indiscipline among students and the wider youth population.

Gaitho noted that this has seen the young people resort to fighting the National Government Administration officers whenever they are doing their jobs.

He insisted that corporal punishment should be allowed in schools to save the future generation.

“Philosophically, one has to eat from his sweat. They gang up and fight us as chiefs in service delivery, policy dissemination, and being examples to be emulated. Let’s return corporal punishment in schools so that we have a future generation,” he added.

Gaitho insisted that a tougher approach was necessary to shape the behavior of young people and ensure they become responsible citizens.

During his address, he also faulted parents of focusing too much on their jobs at the expense of raising the children who end up getting into drugs.

He added that some have died as a result.