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No stones, just phones: Digital Maandamano

A police officer pleads with demonstrators in the Nairobi CBD. [Kanyiri Wahito, Standard]

Like a well-oiled machine, with precision and highly coordinated teams, this week the youth took the nation by storm, hitting the streets to protest the Finance Bill.

Contrary to the popular belief that they are soft, entitled, snowflakes, lazy and lack a deep understanding of current affairs, the lethal combination of millennials and Generation Z has been astonishing. The writing was on the wall; you can no longer have the cake and eat it too.

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