William Ruto faces furious young Kenyans in X Spaces debate

In a historic move, President Ruto hosts an online forum for young people to air their complaints.

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For the first time he apologised for the police brutality witnessed during the recent protests and the abductions of the alleged organisers.

Last week, the president was forced to withdraw his controversial finance bill because of the demonstrations that have rocked his presidency.

The protests were organised via X Spaces, a feature that allows users to host live audio conversations with others on the platform formerly known as Twitter.

Mr Ruto’s X Space session, dubbed #EngageThePresident, started more than an hour late. Technical difficulties cut into what was supposed to be a three-hour debate.

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