Hanifa Safia, known widely by her digital moniker, is a Kenyan grassroots activist and one of the most highly visible, courageous leaders to emerge from the historic June 2024 Gen Z anti-Finance Bill protests. When the state security apparatus unleashed terrifying, lethal force against unarmed youthful demonstrators in Nairobi, Hanifa utilized her massive following on X (formerly Twitter) to organize real-time medical responses, legal defense funds, and a massive M-Changa drive that raised tens of millions of shillings for the families of the martyrs. In March 2026, Hanifa operates as a highly sophisticated, relentless civic educator and human rights defender. Operating entirely outside of legacy political parties or compromised NGO structures, she utilizes digital spaces (X Spaces and TikTok) to aggressively audit the Kenya Kwanza administration, demanding absolute transparency in sovereign debt management and justice for victims of extrajudicial killings. She represents the ultimate, decentralized power of the modern Kenyan youth movement, proving that digital mobilization can physically terrify and force concessions from the political elite.