Former presidential aspirant and Roots Party leader George Wajackoyah led anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests in Dallas, USA, that sailed through the second reading in parliament last week.
Wajackoyah expressed solidarity with Kenyans at home and abroad, urging the diaspora community to voice their concerns and support the Generation Z protests.
“We want to chase away fraudsters together with our young Generation Z,” he stated.
The anti-Finance Bill 2024 protests are set to continue throughout the week. On Saturday night, ‘Ruto Must Go’ chants echoed through nightclubs in cities and major towns as Generation Z intensified their campaign against the Finance Bill 2024.
Videos on social media showed nightclubs in Nairobi, Nakuru, Eldoret, Kericho, Narok, and Naivasha erupting into anti-Finance Bill chants around midnight.
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DJs halted the music in well-coordinated night protests to lead revelers in the chants.
Clubs like Timba XO and Tamasha in Eldoret, Space Next Door, and Platinum 7D in Nakuru City were filled with loud chants against Bill and the president for 15 to 30 minutes.
Tamasha Club in Eldoret joins in the #rejecthour where clubs stopped music to chant anti-finance bill phrases. pic.twitter.com/wqyl1L8ZqY
— Moker👁 (@mokertz__) June 23, 2024
What began as an outcry on TikTok over the Finance Bill has transformed into a revolt, potentially sustaining a political movement to defend the Constitution.
The protests have spread from the streets of Nairobi to other cities and towns, reaching social places, including nightclubs.
The nightclub protest was organized on social media through a Twitter Space chat on Saturday morning.
The chants and protests followed a ‘7 Days of Rage’ poster outlining actions to be taken by protesting Kenyans before the main protest on Tuesday.
Plans included singing anti-Ruto chants and patriotic songs at midnight in all nightclubs for about 10 minutes.
Another poster, ‘Reject Hour,’ instructed all nightclubs to stop music from 11:59 PM to 12:09 AM, paving the way for ‘Reject Finance Bill’ chants.
Kenyans observed the 10-minute protest session by remaining silent, singing protest songs, or singing the national anthem.
