Kenya’s youth population has rejected President William Ruto’s move to reshuffle his cabinet, viewing it as an inadequate response to their demands for change.<\/p>\n
Despite the president’s attempt to reconstitute his team, young Kenyans remain unsatisfied and are threatening to relaunch street protests unless he resigns.<\/p>\n
The youths’ persistence reflects their deep-seated frustration with the government’s handling of various issues affecting the country, and their determination to push for meaningful reform.<\/p>\n
By vowing to take to the streets again, the youths aim to maintain pressure on the president and ensure that their voices are heard.<\/p>\n
President Ruto has been scrambling to contain the fallout of deadly protests against proposed tax hikes after last month\u2019s peaceful rallies snowballed into violence and tapped into widespread anger against his government.<\/p>\n
Organised online and led largely by young, Gen-Z Kenyans, the protests have plunged Ruto\u2019s administration into the most serious crisis of his two-year presidency, forcing him to abandon the finance bill containing the tax hikes.<\/p>\n
In the latest move to defuse tensions, Ruto on Thursday dismissed all cabinet ministers, including the Attorney-General, except for Foreign Minister Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.<\/p>\n
A 25-year-old Hyrence Mwangi said, \u201cWe will be back on the streets until Ruto goes. He has wasted two years in office traveling and telling lies.\u201d<\/p>\n
The crisis led US-based Moody\u2019s to downgrade Kenya\u2019s debt rating further into junk territory, warning of a negative outlook, which will make borrowing even more expensive for the cash-strapped government.<\/p>\n
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Ruto said on Thursday that he would \u201cimmediately engage in extensive consultations across different sectors and political formations, with the aim of setting up a broad-based government\u201d, without elaborating further.<\/p>\n
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The protest which was initially peaceful sharply escalated when police fired at crowds who stormed parliament, ransacking and partly set the complex ablaze.<\/p>\n
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While large-scale street protests have subsided, anger against the government has not, particularly towards the police, with rights groups claiming that 39 people were killed in the demonstrations.<\/p>\n
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However, the announcement, while welcomed by some, did not appease some young Kenyans frustrated with Ruto\u2019s failure to deliver on his 2022 election promise to create jobs and boost their fortunes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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