The light on my Samsung Galaxy A6 is flashing. My friend Jackie is calling. She is on her way to pick me up, she says. She lives in Karen. I know I have at least 25 minutes before she gets to my house. 

It is 25th June 2024. Five days earlier, Rex Masai was shot dead during the anti-Finance Bill protests. Today, Parliament is voting on the Finance Bill. I am pacing around my room, trying to convince my body that this is just another Tuesday morning while trying to mark a couple of things off my maandamano check-list. Toothpaste. Antihistamines. Water bottle. Loose money. Bandana. Power bank. National ID. Protest location.