SALASYA EXPLAINS TO RUTO WHY YOUTHS ARE NOT GETTING MARRIED

A day after President William Ruto urged Kenyan youths aged 25 and above to embrace marriage, setting aside a lifestyle he described as aimless club-hopping.

36-year-old first-term parliamentarian Peter Salasya, who remains unmarried took to social media to explain why youths are choosing to remain single. “You leave us alone, we are not in a hurry. The day you will make life easy for young people of Kenya, they will get married because life is so hard out here,” Salasya responded. 

The remarks were made on November 29, 2025, at the wedding of Moses Mudavadi, son of Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi, to Qillian Saiya, daughter of former Kakamega Senator Naomi Masitsa Shiyonga.

Addressing the gathering, President Ruto said, “Those of you who are above the age of 25, get married. Wacha kuzunguka hapa unatoka kwa klabu hii unaingia klabu hii unatoka kwa klabu hii unaenda hiyo ingine.”