Opposition supporters gather in front of a burning barricade as they chant slogans against the Kenyan government during protests against the high cost of living in Nairobi, Kenya on July 19, 2023.
The second backstory, perhaps a more interesting one, is how the protests are functioning as a sorting machine for future Kenyan leadership. The 2027 candidates, and rulers of the 2030s Kenya, are being made, and unmade, in Maandamano.
