Abandoned by the State: The silent pain for Gen Z protest survivors

Nine months after the Gen Z revolt that re-shaped the political position of the country leading to realignments at the national executive, some of the youths that were caught up in the heat of the moment have been living a life of agony as their families await the now still-born promise by the political class.

Even after inspiring shifts in relationships between President William Ruto and his erstwhile opponent at the 2022 election, ODM leader Raila Odinga, which lead to the incorporation of the opposition into Cabinet, The Saturday Standard has established that several innocent souls have had their lives shattered.

We embarked on a journey of piecing together the disturbing story of some youths caught up in the effects of the violent protests and found a disturbing pattern in their reflections.