Young protestors use social media and smartphones as tools to mobilise their anti-government protests as they face overtaxation.
As protests escalate in Kenya in response to government plans to introduce sweeping tax hikes, young Kenyans turn to social media to mobilise.
Kenyan parliament is likely to pass the bill with some amendments as it is heading for a third reading next week. “This level of organisation is extraordinary. This level of planning that these young people have; the use of technological tools has been exceptional,” said CNN correspondent Larry MadowoAmong the scenes of peaceful protestors chanting and holding up signs, and the Kenyan police firing tear gas canisters and pressure hoses at the crowds, smartphones are a consistent sight as Gen Z protestors livestream their activism to the world.
Despite widespread and unrelenting protests in the streets of Kenya, parliament has sailed through the second reading of the proposed Finance Bill 2024, receiving 204 votes in favour against 115 against it.
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