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The task before MPs: Time to drop vacuity and attempt augustness

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Aerial view of Parliament Buildings. [Edward Kiplimo, Standard]

Today, June 25, 2024, is Day Five of the Seven Days of Rage announced following last week's initial round of Gen Z protests ostensibly focused on the Finance Bill 2024 but largely an expression of frustration directed specifically at the Ruto administration that essentially promised young people (hustlers) a different life from what it is serving them.

We do not need to go too far back into history to understand the administration's response; first as tragedy, then as farce.

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