SPARK MY DREAM!!
Hello my name is Mariah Wanjiku, a 4th year student from The University of Nairobi pursuing Accounting.
Today I look back at how my life has been and all the things I and my family have gone through in the streets and I just want to thank God it was not easy.
This Is What It Means to Be Kenyan Right Now #sirininumbers
Being Kenyan right now
means eating teargas like breakfast.
Means your lungs burn,
but your spirit don’t.
It means leaving the house with a goodbye
that feels a little too heavy.
Like maybe today,
you don’t come back.
It means knowing a Subaru can pull up anytime,
no number plates, no warning
and just like that,
you vanish.
It means tweeting with your hands shaking,
speaking truth with your face half covered,
marching even when your legs are screaming “no,”
but your heart says, “ kaende kaende”
Because how long can we stay quiet?
How long can we clap for thieves
and pray our kids grow up free
in a country that chokes us
just for asking “why?”
They want us scared.
But we’ve seen too much.
We’ve buried too many.
We’ve paid the price already
in hunger, in shame, in silence.
So we rise.
Teargas in our eyes,
but vision never clearer.
Gunshots in the air,
but hearts steady.
They can beat us,
they can drag us,
they can call us names
but they can’t kill all of us.
Because we’re not just angry.
We’re tired.
We’re fed up.
We’re awake.
This isn’t just protest
this is heartbreak turned into fire.
This is love for a country
that keeps breaking us,
but we refuse to let go.
This is what it means to be Kenyan right now
It means fear is real,
but courage is louder.
Here's a quick round-up of the protests in Kenya against police brutality: 🧵
Thousands of people are taking part in demonstrations across the country.
https://t.co/TI6TjZ0ill
If we don’t make it back, tell them we marched with love.
Tell them we raised our voices because silence was violence
Tell them we believed Kenya could be better 🇰🇪❤️ #SiriNiNumbers
BREAKING: Kenyan authorities have ordered TV and radio stations to stop broadcasting ongoing protests live.
They have started shutting them down, violating Kenyan law and the constitution
I was the child they said might not make it.
But look—I did more than survive.
I bloomed. 🌺
Born in Africa, raised by resilience,
shaped by prayers, stories, and sun-drenched dreams.
And even now, I still rise.
🖤 #DayOfTheAfricanChild#IAmHer#StillRising#AfricanExcellence
One of the Coolest things you will see on the internet today.
One love for Gen Z and imagine they don't even know each other. Pure love. Tribeless. Leaderless.