When a politician dismissed Gen Z protesters as KFC-eating, Uber-riding city dwellers, his remarks were met with widespread condemnation and outrage. “Wale wengi umeona wakiandamana Nairobi wameshika iPhone, wanajiita Gen Z. Wanafika kwa maandamano na Uber. Wanatoka maandamano wanaingia KFC kula kuku na minofu, maji ni ile ya chupa. Hao, hawajui kukosa stima ni kitu gani…” said National Assembly Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah days after the June 25 protest last year. His comments painted Gen Z protesters as an irresponsible, urban, cool, and carefree generation—one out of touch with the harsh realities around them. Yet, ironically, these very Gen Z…