Social Movements / ‘Kenya's Gen Z beat the tax bill. Now we’re coming for the ballot box’ Two years after Kenya’s Gen Z uprising forced President William Ruto to withdraw the Finance Bill, organiser Ahmednoor Haji explains how protesters won – and why state violence is driving young people towards the 2027 ballot box. By CIVICUS Staff, Ahmednoor Haji and Nandini Naira Archer / 25 Jun 2026