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Kenya’s U-Turn Over Tax Hikes After 22 Die In Violent Protests

June 26, 2024 admin

Nineteen people were killed in the capital Nairobi, a state-funded rights watchdog said. Nairobi: Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation. The…

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Kenya violence: Indian nationals advised to exercise ‘utmost caution’

June 26, 2024 admin

Protesters scatter as Kenya police sprays water cannon at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya on June 25, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The Indian High Commission in Kenya on June 25 advised Indian nationals to exercise “utmost caution” in view of prevailing “tense” situation…

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Kenyan President Vows “Full Response” As Anti-Tax Protests Intensify

June 25, 2024 admin

Kenya Protests: The military has been deployed to support police as protests intensified across country. Nairobi: Kenya’s President William Ruto vowed to take a tough line against “violence and anarchy” on Tuesday, after protests against his government’s proposed tax hikes turned deadly and demonstrators ransacked parliament. The youth-led protests, which have steadily grown over the…

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One killed in Kenya as protesters breach parliament

June 25, 2024 admin

Kenyan police shot dead one protester near parliament on June 25, a rights group said, with AFP journalists seeing three people lying motionless on the ground as crowds opposed to proposed tax hikes breached barricades to enter the parliamentary complex where a fire erupted. The rallies, led by the youth, began last week, and caught…

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