'Anguka nayo': Party anthem rallying Kenyan protesters

Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz members, Allan "Manazz" Mojo (R) and Tony "Kantel" Otieno pose during an interview at their music studio in Nairobi, on August 15, 2024. [AFP]

"We knew it was a banger," drawled rapper Allan "Manazz" Mojo, one-half of young Kenyan rap duo Wadagliz whose viral song has become the unlikely beat of anti-government demonstrations that have shaken the East African country.

With its upbeat rhythm and catchy chorus, "Anguka Nayo" -- literally "fall with it" in Swahili, but better understood by Kenyans as "roll with it" -- does not sound like a protest rallying cry.