Murkomen: How government misread the Gen Z revolt 'First, the scale of the protests, honestly, took everybody by surprise. It was largely unexpected, unanticipated or not planned for.' Politics 3 hours ago
Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has acknowledged that the government misread the scale and nature of the 2024 Gen Z protests, failing to recognise early enough that opposition to the Finance Bill could evolve from a budget dispute into a national security and governance crisis.
Speaking during a lecture at the National Defence College in Karen, Nairobi, Mr Murkomen said the government failed to anticipate the speed and scale of the protests and did not adequately communicate with citizens about the controversial Finance Bill.
Photo credit: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group For Mr Murkomen, the episode demonstrated why national security cannot be separated from governance, public participation and citizen engagement.
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