What is so special about these protests is the fact that they have not been centrally coordinated by student unions but have been organized entirely bottom-up, with the help of online social media. 
Kilicho cha tofauti kuhusu maandamano haya ni ukweli kwamba hayakuratibiwa na vyama vya wanafunzi lakini yameandaliwa kwa kuanzia chini kwenda juu, kwa msaada wa vyombo vya habari vya kijamii mtandaoni.