Purity paradox: How Gen Z risks undermining its own revolution

Protestors waving the Kenyan Flag confront anti-riot police officers along Moi Avenue on June 25, 2024.

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Gen Z in Kenya is fired up. We are marching, posting, tweeting, and organising. From corruption to climate, our generation is calling out injustice like never before. But in our quest for perfection, we may be sabotaging the power we so desperately seek.

We've created a culture where one wrong word, one flawed ally, can lead to online exile. We talk of justice yet wield moral purity like a sword. If every misstep is unforgivable, who is left to fight alongside us?

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