Gen Z demonstrations Stories

The year youth-led protests redefined political resistance in Kenya
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Dec 27, 2024

While the Finance Bill may have served as the immediate trigger, the protests were, in reality, a response to a much deeper frustration with Kenya’s g...

US demands accountability in Kenya amid wave of killings, abductions
Amina Wako  |  Nov 08, 2024

Despite reassurances from Deputy President Kithure Kindiki about improved security measures, cases of abductions and disappearances continue to increa...

HRW calls for end to criminal charges against anti-government protesters
Mary Wambui  |  Nov 06, 2024

The organisation said witnesses and survivors of the spate of abductions said abductors drove unmarked cars.

Gen Z anti-tax demos dented Kenya’s GDP growth prospect for 2025 - IMF
Alfred Onyango  |  Nov 02, 2024

Tthe IMF has lowered Kenya's GDP growth forecast for the country to 5.0 per cent.

Interior CS Kindiki says 42 people, not 61, died during Gen Z protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 26, 2024

CS Kindiki also defended the police response to the protests, insisting that there is no evidence of brutality.

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