In 2024, there were major protests in Kenya, led by a young
generation that protested against President Ruto, his policies, and the
living conditions in the country. In this episode of
, we discuss the role young people play in these protests, how
the protests are nonetheless intergenerational, what we can learn from this for the
German context, and how colonial history and
the resistance against it continue to shape the image of protest in Kenya
to this day.

Our guests for this discussion are Anna Keppel and Cornelius Henning. Anna
is studying“Global and European Transformations”at the Middle East
Technical University in Ankara and Humboldt University in
, Berlin, and is working on a project with “Humanity in Action.”
Cornelius is studying political science at the Otto Suhr Institute in
, Berlin. Together, the two completed a voluntary social year (FSJ) in 2024 at the
Kenyan National Commission for UNESCO in Nairobi, which brought them into contact with local projects and protests at
. We speak with them
about the unique aspects of these protests and the
role that Gen Z is currently playing in democracy movements worldwide.

In October, the episode will be released again with English dubbing
.

Go directly to #EP 55 Kenya’s Gen Z: Digitally Connected, Cross-Generational in Resistance

All episodes are also available on our website.

In 2024, there were major protests in Kenya, led by a young
generation that protested against President Ruto, his policies, and the
living conditions in the country. In this episode of
, we discuss the role young people play in these protests, how
the protests are nonetheless intergenerational, what we can learn from this for the
German context, and how colonial history and
the resistance against it continue to shape the image of protest in Kenya
to this day.

Our guests for this discussion are Anna Keppel and Cornelius Henning. Anna
is studying“Global and European Transformations”at the Middle East
Technical University in Ankara and Humboldt University in
, Berlin, and is working on a project with “Humanity in Action.”
Cornelius is studying political science at the Otto Suhr Institute in
, Berlin. Together, the two completed a voluntary social year (FSJ) in 2024 at the
Kenyan National Commission for UNESCO in Nairobi, which brought them into contact with local projects and protests at
. We speak with them
about the unique aspects of these protests and the
role that Gen Z is currently playing in democracy movements worldwide.

In October, the episode will be released again with English dubbing
.

Go directly to #EP 55 Kenya’s Gen Z: Digitally Connected, Cross-Generational in Resistance

All episodes are also available on our website.