Kenya protests: Gen Z shows the power of digital activism - driving change from screens to the streets

By Job Mwaura, Postdoctoral Researcher, Wits Centre for Journalism, University of the Witwatersrand

Nationwide demonstrations have erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans.

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