Kenya

From World Questions by BBC World Service

December 6, 2025 · 49 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the protests in Kenya led by Gen Z, focusing on issues of unemployment, government suppression, and human rights.

Gen Z have taken to the streets of Nairobi with mass protests that rocked the Kenyan government in recent years and led to multiple deaths. Kenya is a young country where 67% of its youth is unemployed, some of them feel that the new generation is not being listened to. Jonny Dymond chairs a panel fielding questions covering the deaths of women, inequality and whether abductions and killings in Kenya are part of the concerted effort from the state to supress dissent. The panel: Silvanus Osoro, MP. Majority Party Chief Whip (KNC), National Assembly of Kenya Zaha Indimuli, Human Rights Activist, National Advocacy Lead End Femicide Ke. Canon Evans Omollo, Provost of All Saints Cathedral, Nairobi Martha Karua, former Minister of Justice, Opposition Presidential Candidate for the People’s Liberation Party. Producer: Charlie Taylor (Photo: A demonstrator shouts slogans during a protest in Nairobi. Credit: Daniel Irungu/EPA/Shutterstock)

People in this episode

Host: Jonny Dymond

Guests: Silvanus Osoro, Zaha Indimuli, Canon Evans Omollo, Martha Karua

Topics covered

youth unemployment
protests
human rights
government suppression
inequality
femicide

Keywords

Kenya
Nairobi
protests
youth
human rights
inequality
femicide
government suppression

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: National Assembly of Kenya, End Femicide Ke, People’s Liberation Party

Places: Kenya, Nairobi