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Why Gen Z viciously dismissed Ruto's olive branch for dialogue

Gen Zs throng Kenyatta National Hospital to donate blood and visit their peers who were injured during protests on June 30, 2024. They insisted that all of them were to give blood to save the situation, but the hospital management told them to come on a weekday. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

A leadership that cannot be trusted, emerging trend of abductions, a government not in touch with the people's needs, high cost of living and unemployment are the main reasons Gen Z has dismissed talks with President William Ruto.

Interviews The Standard had several members of the growing movement by Kenya's youngest adults reveal total distrust of institutions of this administration and the men and women behind them.

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