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Butere Girls High School students protest at Melvin Jones in Nakuru during the 63rd edition of the Kenya National Drama and Film Festival on April 10, 2025. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard]
The echoes of a play whose performance for a national audience aborted on Thursday has captivated the nation and exposed the fissures between the government its critics and the general citizenry, thrusting secondary school students in a complex and unnecessary power-play.
Cleophas Malala’s play echoes the Generation Z-led protests over proposals to hike taxes amid high living costs, widespread corruption and cronyism.
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