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Precarity inflames tensions in Kenya. Youth-led demonstrations from 2024 and 2025 rallied against government corruption, hiked living costs and police brutality. With more than two thirds under 30, commentators portray young Africans as either a threat or neoliberal dividend. But people-centred, environmental aspirations could be the proffered new wave.