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Ruto can't govern a generation that he refuses to understand

Youths light candles in honour of victims of the Gen Z protests, in Nakuru, on June 25, 2025. [Caroline Chebet, Standard]

President William Ruto must speak Gen Z’s language if he wants to rule peacefully and legitimately in their time. The nationwide Gen Z-led protests we saw ON Wednesday should serve as a wake-up call for Dr Ruto and his administration.

The demonstrations, organised to commemorate the tragic events of June 25, 2024, when scores of young protesters were killed during the anti–Finance Bill demos, are not isolated acts of dissent.

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