How cabinet reinstatements triggered today's youth demos

Anti-riot police officers patrol Kisii Town ahead of planned anti-government protests on July 23, 2024. [Sammy Omingo, Standard]

The move to reinstate six out of the eleven members of the cabinet seems to be a huge trigger in today's anti-government protests.

The Standard has been speaking to enraged Gen Zs who have expressed disappointment in the President's move.

"We are on the streets today because we think the President is taking us for a ride. We have come out to oppose his administration, we thought that he had done an honorable thing to send everyone packing. Little did we know that he was keeping some cards under the table. We feel hoodwinked," stated Branice Undisa, a Gen Z.