Viral Kenyan mortician Ann Mwangangi has expressed deep concern after young Kenyans began sending her money as symbolic ‘deposits’ to book morgue space ahead of the Gen Z Memorial March protests commemorating victims of the 2024 demonstrations.
As the nation remembered those who lost their lives during last year’s anti-Finance Bill protests, Ann’s heartfelt message struck a chord across social media. She reflected on the disturbing trend where youths jokingly discussed death and made eulogies on her social media wall, revealing a generation grappling with hopelessness and despair.
“Looking at my page with paused eulogies and attempted morgue deposits ahead of today’s protests, this is not just any other protest. This is a show of hopelessness and a generation pushed to the edge with nothing to lose,” Ann wrote. “A space where even death doesn’t scare us… does it mean we died a long time ago on the inside? That’s where we at.”
Ann’s plea to the government was clear and poignant: create employment, restore dignity and hope, and give young people a future to believe in. “It’s just simple… create employment, restore dignity and hope, give us a reason to believe in our motherland, give us a future because at this point we are sunk too deep. God help us,” she added.
The humor behind the ‘deposit’ gesture, while unsettling, underscores the deeper frustrations of Kenya’s youth, many of whom feel abandoned by the system amid escalating tensions and growing fatalities linked to protests.
Ann’s message has resonated widely, capturing the anguish of a generation yearning for change and stability.
