Lawrence Macharia, widely known as MC Gogo, a prominent Kenyan MC and influencer, has spoken out against the violence that marred protests in Nairobi on June 17, 2025.<\/p>\n
Renowned for his electrifying stage presence and significant social media influence, Gogo used his platform to denounce the chaos and call for compassion from both the protesting youth and the police. The demonstrations, which began as peaceful expressions against government policies, escalated into violence when alleged hired goons infiltrated crowds, engaging in looting and attacking civilians.<\/span><\/p>\n Visibly shaken, MC Gogo addressed the youth in a heartfelt social media post.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s heartbreaking to see our youth vandalizing and attacking fellow protesters or innocent people,\u201d he said. “I saw an elderly man robbed. How did we get here?\u201d Expressing dismay that young people, who are the backbone of the protests, were perpetrating violence, Gogo urged them not to be manipulated.<\/p>\n \u201cDon\u2019t take money to attack someone or destroy a business. They\u2019re hustling like you, with their own struggles. Someone\u2019s fighting for their future, and you harm them? That small payment for dirty work doesn\u2019t help you.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Gogo also appealed to police officers, many of whom follow him online, to exercise restraint. \u201cTo the cops: there are protocols for handling wrongs\u2014arrest and charge, don\u2019t shoot. I saw a video of someone shot, and it could\u2019ve been anyone, just minding their business. It\u2019s devastating.\u201d He further called on officers to promote humane treatment among their colleagues.<\/p>\n Kenyans on X (formerly Twitter) responded passionately to his message. Supporters praised his stance, with comments like @NairobiVibe: \u201cMC Gogo speaking facts! Youth and police need to hear this. Let\u2019s unite for peace,\u201d and @KenyaRising: \u201cRespect to Gogo for calling out both sides. We need humanity now. #OneKenya.\u201d<\/p>\n However, critics questioned his timing and sincerity. @TruthKE commented: \u201cGogo\u2019s preaching peace, but where was he when protests started? Too late now,\u201d while @CitySkeptic added: \u201cSounds good, but influencers like him thrive on attention. Is this genuine?\u201d<\/p>\n MC Gogo concluded his message with a plea for unity: \u201cWe\u2019re all human, one country, one people.<\/span> Let\u2019s live peacefully.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Lawrence Macharia, widely known as MC Gogo, a prominent Kenyan MC and influencer, has spoken out against the violence that marred protests in Nairobi on June 17, 2025. Renowned for his electrifying stage presence and significant social media influence, Gogo used his platform to denounce the chaos and call for compassion from both the protesting […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6073,"featured_media":216934,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[310],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-227540","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227540","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=227540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":227541,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/227540\/revisions\/227541"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/216934"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=227540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=227540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=227540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n