Kenya’s Generation Z are set to express their undying determination in opposing the Finance Bill 2024 with a new set of demonstrations planned to run for the next week.
A poster widely shared on social media platforms revealed that the youth will undertake a seven-day protest which they say is meant to show solidarity for their slain colleague and also push the government to heed the plight of Kenyans by rejecting the bill which has sailed through the second reading.
The demonstrations will also serve as a warning to Members of Parliament who voted in support of the Bill on Thursday against the will of their respective constituents and will also coarse multi agency bodies to probe incidences of police brutality meted out by protesters.
“We reject the Finance Bill in its entirety. And despite our peaceful protests, police have responded with bullets, killing two of our own, maiming many others and one person is in critical condition. We refuse to be silenced, so we’re marching on, “read a section of the poster.
Next week Thursday will mark the climax of the protests where Gen Zs have warned that they will block main rods leading to Nairobi and march to State House under the slogan #OccupyStateHouse. Being the day President William Ruto is expected to sign the Finance Bill into law, Gen Zs say they will be going to “witness Ruto sign our lives to slavery’.
