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All compromised politicians should remain locked away in social jail

Protestors breach Parliament during demos against the Finance Bill 2024 on June 25, 2024. [Collins Kweyu, Standard]

The personalisation of social accountability is one of the best things to emerge out of the protests against the Finance Bill 2024.

It started with protesters sharing the phone numbers of legislators for direct feedback from constituents. Then followed the refusal to give discredited politicians the platform to practice their usual politics of false promises and infantile mudslinging.

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