Undercurrents of public displeasure with the government are evident

President William Ruto and deputy president Rigathi Gachagua. [PCS]

From June to August, Gen-Zs, blending with the slightly older Millennials, dominated local and international news.

They competed with Gaza and Ukraine as assorted analysts struggled to explain what had happened. Government officials were apparently not prepared for the uprisings, probably because they lacked capacity to understand signs that were visibly there. This incapacity was connected to displays of arrogance of power, seeming glorification of ignorance and incompetence, and show of disdain for 'people'.