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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Protests continued in Kenya’s capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in the wake of the storming of parliament last week. Police fired tear gas at protesters in Nairobi as many businesses remained […]
Kenyan police have fired tear gas in the capital, Nairobi, to disperse anti-government protests. In the city centre many businesses have remained closed. Demonstrators have also taken to the streets of other cities including Mombasa and Kisumu. Human rights groups say since the protests against a controversial finance bill began two weeks ago 39 people […]
Kenya deployed its military in the East African country’s capital of Nairobi to quell the unrest caused by anti-tax bill protests, during which human rights groups say 30 people died. Social media users shared an image claiming to show soldiers riding on a tank in solidarity with demonstrators on the streets. But the claim is […]
Kenya’s President William Ruto says the country will have to borrow more to keep the government running following the rejection of a hugely unpopular finance bill that was going to raise more money in taxes. The president said he would withdraw the bill containing controversial tax hikes last Wednesday after deadly protests which saw parliament […]
Old footage of a large crowd marching down a road in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa has resurfaced in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed anti-government protesters in Kenya’s capital Nairobi in June 2024. The video has circulated online since September 2018, during an outbreak of deadly ethnic violence on the outskirts of Addis […]
Anti-tax protesters in Kenya abducted over the last week as part of a crackdown have been left traumatised, lawyers say. It is estimated 35 people suspected of leading the demonstrations against the finance bill, which has since been dropped, were picked up in an operation reportedly orchestrated by an intelligence police unit. Most of the […]
Despite the promised withdrawal of Kenya’s controversial tax bill, protests continued against the government of President William Ruto on Thursday, with gunfire reported in Nairobi. The situation was tense in the capital, where demonstrators announced a march to State House, Ruto’s official residence. Access roads were cordoned off over a wide area and numerous police […]
Police in Kenya fired tear gas on protesters as a fresh wave of demonstrations swept the country, despite President William Ruto’s U-turn on controversial tax plans. Fresh protests dubbed “One Million People March” began Thursday, with demonstrators calling for roads leading to the capital Nairobi to be blocked. Others threatened to occupy the State House, the president’s […]
Kenyan police on Thursday clashed with protesters in Nairobi ahead of planned protests against a controversial finance Bill, despite the president’s decision not to sign it after the plans sparked deadly chaos in Nairobi and saw protesters storming and burning part of the parliament building. Protesters who said last week that they would march to […]
Riot police have been deployed and roads blocked around key buildings in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, ahead of further protests expected on Thursday. Local TV stations have been showing empty streets in the central business district, with many security officers on patrol. It comes two days after 22 people reportedly lost their lives in protests […]
(Bloomberg) — Kenya’s sovereign dollar bonds extended losses after anti-government protests forced President William Ruto to scrap a $2.3 billion plan to balance the budget and make the country’s debt sustainable. Most Read from Bloomberg The nation’s 2031 debt security fell to its lowest price since being issued in February, pushing Kenyan bonds as a […]