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Kenya’s President William Ruto. The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is expected to grow even more after deadly protests forced the rejection of a finance bill that President William Ruto said was needed to raise revenue. | Photo Credit: AP The ballooning debt in East Africa’s economic hub of Kenya is…
It is the most serious crisis to confront President William Ruto since he took office in 2022 Crowds in Kenya’s capital Nairobi lobbed rocks and looted businesses as police officers fired tear gas in scattered violence during fresh anti-government protests on Tuesday following last month’s deadly demonstrations. Activists have continued to agitate online against President…
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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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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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President Joe Biden shakes hands with Kenya’s President William Ruto at the end of a news conference in the East Room of the White House on May 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Joe Biden rolled out the red carpet on May 23 for his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto, unveiling plans during a…
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