Kenya’s Youth Protesters Are Ready to Govern
The Kenya Left Alliance played a role in organizing the country’s recent rebellion against regressive tax reforms and police brutality. Now it’s launching a bid for power in the 2027 elections.
Youth protests flared up again in 2025 following the death of 30-year-old Albert Omondi Ojwang in police custody. The protests, which drew attention to police vio- lence, also attracted it: Kenyan security agencies were widely condemned for their excessive use of force. (Michel Lunanga / Getty Images)
On June 25, 2024, Kenya entered a new political era. Sparked by opposition to the Finance Bill, a package of regressive taxes pushed by President William Ruto’s government, protests began in Nairobi and quickly spread nationwide, escalating into a mass rebellion against austerity and elite impunity. Ruto soon withdrew the bill. In June 2025, the […]
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