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No longer tribeless: Toxic ethnicity on the rise ahead of 2027 polls

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Anti-riot police officers block protesters from accessing State House road n Mombasa on June 25, 2025.
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When young Kenyans hit the streets in June 2024 as they pushed for good governance, it felt like the country was experiencing a rebirth.

The uprising by the Generation Z was devoid of political mobilisation unlike previous anti-government protests.