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System failure? Gen Z hit reboot and reset to politics without politicians

A youth during Gen Z anniversary protest on Kisii-Migori highway, on June 25, 2025. [Sammy Omingo, Standard] 

In deciphering the disconnect between rulers and ruled, was June 25 our latest “Zero O’clock” moment?  Remember, our leaders loves the sound of their own voices, while playing tone-deaf but trigger-happy when the people speak in ways they don’t like. 

Remember the popular view before the protests that our leaders had a year to change things, to reset and reboot, but hadn’t. 

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