Sungu Oyoo is a writer, educator, organizer, and Pan-Africanist from Kenya. He is the Coordinator of Mwamko, a Pan-African popular pedagogy collective, the National Spokesperson for Kongamano La Mapinduzi, and a 2027 Kenyan presidential candidate for the Kenya Left Alliance.

09.20.2025

• Sungu Oyoo

Kenya’s Gen Z Protest Movement Is Preparing to Govern

In June, a series of protests led by young people and others frustrated with regressive tax reforms and police brutality swept Kenya. Its Left Alliance played a role in organizing these protests, and now it is getting ready to win electoral power.