Kenya's Ruto ready for 'conversation' with protesters

Protesters march while chanting anti-government slogans during a demonstration against tax hikes as members of the Parliament vote the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 20, 2024. PHOTO | AFP

What you need to know:

  • Organised on social media and led largely by Gen-Z Kenyans who have livestreamed the demonstrations, the protests have caught Ruto's government off-guard, as discontent mounts over his economic policies.