Filming TikToks in tear gas: Kenya's Gen-Z protesters

Nairobi: Growing up in a shanty town in Kenya s capital Nairobi, Sarah Njoroge saw her parents ban her older siblings from taking part in anti governm...

Nairobi: Growing up in a shanty town in Kenya's capital Nairobi, Sarah Njoroge saw her parents ban her older siblings from taking part in anti-government demonstrations, fearing the bloody crackdown that would follow.

But the 21-year-old spent two days last week dodging clouds of tear gas and water cannon -- smartphone in hand -- instead of attending her psychology class.

She is part of a mostly Gen-Z, hashtag-savvy crowd that has flooded streets across Kenya, bringing together thousands of youth from different social classes united in their opposition to proposed tax hikes.

Many said they wanted to challenge the cliche that their generation is apolitical as they gear up for a national strike on Tuesday.

Some have already paid a huge price -- with at least two deaths and dozens wounded, according to rights campaigners.