Inequality, corruption and police brutality in Kenya: Mehdi Hasan & Kimani Ichungβwah | Head to Head.
In 2024, thousands of young people in Kenya took to the streets to protest the countryβs deepening cost-of-living crisis and the controversial finance bill proposed by the government of President William Ruto.
Authorities responded to the protests with a brutal crackdown that killed dozens of Kenyans and injured hundreds. Meanwhile, a growing number of abductions have rocked the country – which human rights groups say the Kenyan police are responsible for.
So what lies ahead for the country and its president?
Mehdi Hasan goes head-to-head with Kimani Ichungβwah, the majority leader of the Kenyan National Assembly, on President Rutoβs rule, the governmentβs clampdown on dissent and its economic crisis.
