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Kenya’s slow economic growth, large educated youth population and limited job opportunities are some of the factors that gave rise to the protests.
Corruption in Kenya drains resources that could have been used for services like healthcare or education.
Kenya’s political regimes have used the police to repress opposition and sustain themselves in power.
Protests in Kenya reveal that a young, enlightened, urban population can drive a hard bargain with a state that is failing them.
Domestic and international laws obligate the Kenyan state to enable citizens to realise the right to peaceful assembly.
Kenyan activism is witnessing a shift from ethnic-based mobilisation to issue-based activism.
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