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Gen-Z infected with spirit of hope, and it is proving to be contagious

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Demonstrators match along the streets of Nakuru City to protest controversial Finance Bill 2024 on June 20,2024. [Kipsang Joseph,Standard]

Something intense is happening in this country, and the youth are its couriers. Kenyan Gen-Z and Millennials were just playing dead. Then suddenly, with lightning speed, they sprang to life, coiling around their prey with deadly precision!

Paralysis is certain. The aftershocks confirm it. The anti-venom is unknown. With no ready antidote, the 'reject' phenomenon is spreading in a way that cannot be ignored.

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