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Kenya protests: How Gen Z took on the government

Tax hikes cancelled after demonstrators storm parliament.

President William Ruto has cancelled new tax hikes after demonstrators stormed parliament. Young, middle-class Kenyans coordinated the protests on social media. 91热爆 Senior Africa Correspondent Anne Soy tells Caitr铆ona Perry this was unlike any protest movement Kenya has ever seen.

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