Fighting Brutality and Impunity (FBI) Movement leader Patrick Osoi has called for a citizen-driven push for accountability, urging Kenyans to reclaim ownership of governance rather than relying on individual political figures, while sharply criticizing systemic failures in law enforcement and state responsiveness.
Speaking on Radio Generation on Monday, Osoi emphasized that true change cannot be anchored on personalities but must be collectively owned by citizens.
“The leader you’re looking for is you; the change you’re looking for is you,” he said, warning that “the business of thinking that change can be an individual is deceptive politics.”
Osoi argued that Kenya’s political discourse has been overly fixated on individuals, including President William Ruto, instead of addressing structural governance failures.
“We cannot be discussing issues of William Ruto, who might not necessarily be the major problem of this nation,” he said, adding that constitutional mechanisms already exist to hold leaders accountable if properly applied.
He further challenged Members of Parliament to utilize provisions within the Constitution to effect change, questioning their commitment.
“There are provisions of our Constitution that can allow a Member of Parliament to kick the President out of the seat,” he stated, suggesting that political rhetoric without action undermines public trust.
The activist also took aim at what he described as a culture of impunity within security agencies, citing his own alleged experience with arrest and interrogation.
“It is only in this country that you will be lied to that somebody is investigating something that you can see,” he said. “When I got to DCI headquarters, I asked, ‘What are you investigating?’… he couldn’t answer me.”
Osoi claimed that arrests are sometimes conducted without clear evidence or due process, contrasting this with practices in other countries.
“By the time you are arrested, you can be sure that we have the evidence and everything tabled for you,” he said, arguing that such standards are lacking locally.
On cases of missing persons, he stressed that the government bears full responsibility. “It is the responsibility of the government in any eventualities of any person missing… to look for that person,” he said, criticizing what he termed delayed or insufficient responses.
Osoi added that Kenyans are not lacking leadership options but rather effective governance. “Kenyans are not suffering from wanting an individual… they are suffering from specific reasons,” he said, pointing to inefficiencies in public services such as healthcare and education.
He maintained that the solution lies in enforcing the 2010 Constitution, noting, “We don’t need a manifesto… it is so clear on the things that Kenyans expect the government to do.”
