Kenyan youth force the president, politicians to back down

nairobi, kenya — Many Kenyan towns and cities have returned to an uneasy calm after weeks of protests of tax increases during which dozens of people were reportedly killed. Youth organizers successfully pressured the government to drop the tax plans. The success has been largely credited to nontribal youth, in contrast to previous demonstrations that were easily labeled as tribal demands by the political and security establishments. On Friday, Kenyans buried Rex Massai at his home in Athi River, some 30 kilometers east of Nairobi.