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‘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.

‘Kenya's Gen Z beat the tax bill. Now we’re coming for the ballot box’
First anniversary of the 2024 anti-government protests against the Finance Bill that left more than 60 people dead. Michel Lunanga/Getty.
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