Interior Cabinet Secretary Kipchumba Murkomen has admitted that the government "mismanaged" the 2024 Gen Z protests, failing to anticipate the scale and evolution of the demonstrations against the Finance Bill into a national security crisis.

• The protests, initially focused on tax increases, rapidly expanded into broader dissatisfaction, leading to clashes and breaches of Parliament.
• Key figures involved include Interior CS Kipchumba Murkomen, President William Ruto, and the protesting Gen Z youth.
• The government's miscalculation stemmed from treating the issue as a purely budgetary matter rather than a multifaceted governance and security concern, and a failure in public participation and communication.