The German government has expressed concern about the escalation of violence during protests in Kenya. “We expressly condemn these acts of violence and call on all those involved to exercise maximum restraint,” a spokesman for the German Foreign Office said in Berlin on Wednesday. The security forces have the right and the duty to restore […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans woke up to the acrid smell of tear gas still lingering in the capital on Wednesday, a day after protesters stormed parliament amid violent demonstrations over a controversial tax plan during which at least six people have been killed. As the day began, there were no reports of violence. Police […]
(Bloomberg) — At least eight people were killed in Kenya’s anti-government protests against controversial new taxes that demonstrators say are onerous for a largely poor nation, local broadcaster KTN reported, citing emergency services. Most Read from Bloomberg Police had barricaded the parliamentary precinct against protesters for most of the day, but by afternoon, demonstrators broke […]
The News NAIROBI — Kenya’s President William Ruto on Monday, saw off 400 police officers set to deploy to Haiti as part of a UN-backed security mission. They will leave for Haiti on Tuesday, June 25. Kenya is expected to send a total of 1,000 officers to the island nation in a phased approach. Ruto handed […]
Kenya Moore has had an eventful few weeks, and now her whopping RHOA salary has been revealed. First, there’s the bad news. She reportedly owes several thousand dollars in back taxes. She’s also been suspended from Real Housewives of Atlanta for an as-yet unspecified amount of time… The good news is that her ugly, never-ending […]
Police in Kenya fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in the capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday as thousands continued to rally demanding politicians vote against new taxes proposed in a controversial finance Bill. Two people died in protests last week but there were no immediate reports of any fresh casualties on Tuesday. Medics set up emergency […]
Kenya police have fired rubber bullets to disperse protesters in the capital, Nairobi, amid ongoing anti-tax demonstrations across the country. Businesses have been shut and transport has been paralysed in the city, with the police engaging in running battles with demonstrators. The youth-led protests are calling on MPs to reject proposed tax increases. The government, […]
(Bloomberg) — Kenya’s National Assembly dropped a number of controversial tax proposals even as opposition lawmakers refused to participate in voting for the bill that’s caused street protests. Most Read from Bloomberg Proposed levies on bread, mobile-money transfers and banking services, and motor vehicles were scrapped by ruling coalition lawmakers. They also dropped a levy […]
Kenya Moore and her ex-husband, Marc Daly, have settled their divorce five years after announcing their split. According to court documents obtained by In Touch on Friday, June 21, a judge signed off on the exes’ agreement earlier this week. Moore, 53, was awarded primary custody of the pair’s 5-year-old daughter, Brooklyn. However, The Real […]
As Ben Franklin said, “In this world, nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.” Real Housewives of Atlanta star Kenya Moore recently learned the truth of that old proverb. March 14, just weeks before she was allegedly suspended from RHOA, the tax man came calling with a bill for nearly $15,000. […]
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its annual budget legislation. The protests brought Nairobi’s central business district to a standstill as horse-riding riot police threw tear-gas cannisters and opened water cannons […]
Kenyan police have clashed with anti-tax protesters in the capital, Nairobi, as demonstrations have spread to across the country, including to the president’s home town of Eldoret. Anti-riot police, some on horseback, fired tear gas to disperse crowds of protesters on the streets of Nairobu. There were similar protests in other cities and major towns […]