Lupita Nyong'o Sends Message to Government Amid Anti-Finance Bill Protest
- Lupita Nyong'o has praised Kenyan youth for their historic protest against the Finance Bill 2024
- The Mexican-Kenyan actress expressed condolences to the families of those killed in the protests
- She urged the Kenyan government to listen to and address the protesters' concerns about governance
Mexican-American actress Lupita Nyong'o has praised Kenyan youth for exercising their constitutional right to demonstrate against the Finance Bill 2024.
Actress Lupita Nyong'o mourns lives lost in violent protests against Finance Bill 2024. Photo: Lupita Nyong'o. Source: UGC
Lupita took to social media to react to the Tuesday, June 25, protest, which made history.
Angry protesters overpowered anti-riot police officers and entered parliament, which led to the officers using live bullets and killing many.
In her statement, Lupita expressed condolences to the protesters who were killed and commended the Gen Z protesters.
"I salute the Kenyan youth and I am grateful to them for coming together in an extraordinary way to stand up against the problematic Finance Bill 2024 as well as to defend and promote the democratic rights of the Kenyan people. I am extremely saddened that lives have been lost in the process and my thoughts are with the victims' families," she wrote.
She also urged the government to listen to people's grievances.
"May the government of Kenya aim to peacefully unify the nation by hearing and addressing the concerns about bad governance that are rightfully being raised," she said.
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