Hanifa Spills Tea About Gen Z Demos

Human Rights activist cum journalist Hanifa Adan has disclosed why Gen Z demos had to come to an end.

Hanifa who was speaking during the second day of the Digital Media Africa Conference, noted that they took a step back to protect people's businesses.

"We had to protect these businesses because if they were destroyed, then it would beat the logic of why we were demonstrating," she said.

According to Hanifa, they were also demonstrating for the welfare of business owners.

"People were also being killed. That too made us step back. There were also reports of hired goons. So that's what happened," she said.

Hanifa was among the panellists who spoke on the topic of how traditional media covered the Gen Z protests.

Hanifa also asked journalists to remain credible and independent noting that journalists did well in the coverage of the Gen Z demos but on the subsequent days, the coverage went down.

"We need an independent and credible media. You may be shaken, but we need you to stay strong," Hanifa said.

"The digital media didn't do so well because of some of the headlines they were writing in their stories. The Gen Z were more interested in reading the newspapers."

Hanifa also said greeting politicians (sharing their numbers with Kenyans) enabled them to air their grievances and the issues that affected them in the community.

"The idea was borne out of the Gen Z movement. Some politicians were graceful enough to respond to the messages they received from their constituents," she said.