While Kenyans Cry for Answers, the Government Carries On With Projects

There are moments when a country expects its government to speak,not necessarily because the government has every answer, but because citizens need to know that those at the top are listening, concerned and willing to confront difficult questions.

Yet as Kenyans raise concerns over alleged abductions, disappearances, political violence and what many describe as growing goonism, the President continues with his official engagements including Ambulances being handed over, government programmes being launched and guests continue to be invited at State House.

The above photo of a mother weeping during the protests of disappearance of their sons on August 6,2026: Below a photo of President William Ruto, Johnson Sakaja(Middle) and one security guards in uniform during their visit to statehouse on August 6,2026.

Recently, attention was drawn to security guards who were hosted at State House after their titles were elevated from watchmen to security guards.

These are legitimate functions of government, but the contrast is difficult to ignore when families across the country are searching for loved ones and demanding answers,goons are all over the country roaming.

Where is the same public voice from the highest office on the concerns that are unsettling the country? Why has there been no strong presidential address acknowledging the fears surrounding alleged abductions and disappearances, or the growing concerns over violence and the safety of ordinary Kenyans?

This is not a call for the President to personally investigate every case. Those responsibilities belong to the relevant institutions. It is a call for leadership for the President to acknowledge the anxiety in the country, reassure affected families and make it clear that allegations of abuse, unlawful detention or violence cannot simply be ignored. 

Kenya is facing one of those moments when leadership matters most. 

Families are searching for sons, fathers and loved ones who have allegedly disappeared. 

Above Photo Of An Artist entertaining Some of the Security Guards during their Statehouse Visit on August 6,2026

Some have moved from police stations to court corridors and government offices, pleading for information about the whereabouts of their relatives. 

Their demand is painfully simple: Tell us where our loved ones are. If they are alive, let them come home. If they are dead, give their families their bodies.

For some families, even that painful truth would be easier to bear than the uncertainty of not knowing. 

Yet in some cases, families have been told that their loved ones are not in government custody.

That answer should not end the conversation. It should begin another one: If they are not in State custody, then where are they? Who took them? Who knows where they are? Who is investigating? Who is responsible for finding them? 

Behind every missing person is a mother waiting for a phone call, a child waiting for a father to return, a wife staring at the door and a family living with an uncertainty that can be more painful than grief itself. 

The country cannot afford a government that is visible when there are projects to launch but silent when citizens are hurting. 

Kenyans are not asking the government to stop working,they are asking it to listen, speak and act when they are desperately seeking answers. When Kenyans cry out, they deserve to know that someone at the top is listening.