Kenya's Gen Z risk death to protest economy, police killings

Gen Z protests and the widening gap between the rich and poor

We have constantly elected timid leaders who have spoken a good game about areas of reforms but quickly taper to the whims of forces of patronage, cronyism and ethnic exclusion.

Kenya's Gen Z risk death to protest economy, police killings

Banners and bandanas at the ready, young Kenyans faced one last job before taking to the streets last week to mark the death of more than 60 fellow protesters in anti-government demos a year ago: write their own eulogies — just in case.

Hundreds Mourn High School Student Killed by Police During Anti-Government Protests in Kenya – Media Talk Africa

Tragedy Strikes in Molo: Community Mourns High School Student Killed in Anti-Government Protests In a heartbreaking display of grief and outrage, hundreds of mo

MUOKI MBUNGA - Echoes of Mau Mau in Kenya’s Gen Z Movement - The Elephant

On Tuesday, June 25, 2024, Kenya witnessed the largest street demonstrations in the country’s history. Hundreds of thousands of youthful protestors (mostly Generation Z but with a significant number of millennials) marched in towns and cities across 34 of the 47 counties in Kenya. From Kisumu to Kirinyaga, Mombasa to Marsabit, and Nakuru to Nairobi, multitudes of young Kenyans who had been mobilising for weeks on social media came out to express…