ICHUNG’WAH ADMITS: 97% OF FINANCE BILL PASSED - GEN Z TO MARK BLOODY ANNIVERSARY WITH NEW UPRISING

A storm is brewing on Kenya’s streets — again.

One year after the historic June 25, 2024 protests against the Finance Bill that turned deadly, Gen Z protesters are set to return in full force, this time to demand justice for victims of police brutality and call for President William Ruto’s resignation.

The protests last year saw youth storm Parliament in Nairobi in what became an explosive symbol of frustration over the proposed Finance Bill 2024. The state’s response was brutal: buildings destroyed, dozens of young lives lost — many killed by police bullets.

Yet, despite the bloodshed, the government pushed ahead. And today, Kikuyu MP Kimani Ichung’wah confirmed what many feared:

“Everything that was in the Finance Bill 2024 was eventually passed in December 2024. In fact, 97% of the proposals were passed.”

His statement, made on June 22, 2025, has poured fuel on already smoldering public anger.

The Demands: Justice, Reform, and Accountability

This year’s protests — planned for Tuesday, June 25, 2025 — will highlight several flashpoints:

Justice for Ojwang, allegedly murdered by police after last year’s protests

Justice for Boniface, recently shot at close range by police officers

An end to police brutality

“Ruto Must Go” — a now popular slogan echoing widespread calls for the President’s resignation

Organizers say the protests will be peaceful but resolute, calling it a "National Day of Remembrance and Resistance."

The Pulse of a Generation

Kenya’s Gen Z has emerged as a powerful political force, organized largely through social media and driven by deep dissatisfaction with governance, corruption, and repression.

As June 25 approaches, the country braces itself once again — not just for protests, but for a reckoning.

"They killed us and still passed the bill. This time, we are not backing down,” read one viral poster circulating on X (formerly Twitter)