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'Anguka nayo': Party anthem rallying Kenyan protesters

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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.

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