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Kenya finance bill protests: Was there a massacre in Githurai?
BBC News· 6 days agoWas there a massacre after Kenya's anti-tax protests? The country’s police watchdog is now...
Tear gas used to break up anti-government protests in Nairobi
Sky News via Yahoo Canada News· 3 days agoTear gas has been used to break up anti-government protests in Kenya following violent clashes over...
Kenya protests expose jet-setting Ruto's neglect of discontent at home
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 7 days agoNAIROBI (Reuters) -In the two years since he was elected, Kenya's President William Ruto has wowed...
At least 30 killed in Kenya anti-government protests: HRW
The Nation· 5 days agoAt least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to...
Police out in force as fresh protests hit Kenya – DW – 07/02/2024
Deutsche Welle· 3 days agoFresh protests have flared again in several cities in Kenya, with demonstrators facing a heavy...
Kenya appoints central bank economist as new head of debt management office
Reuters via Yahoo Canada News· 2 days agoKenya has named central bank economist Raphael Owino as the new head of its debt management office, the finance ministry said on Wednesday. Owino takes over from Haron Sirima ...
Protests continue in Kenya as some are now calling for the president to step down
AOL· 3 days agoProtests 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 ...
Kenya Prepares Spending Cuts After Scrapping $2.3 Billion Taxes
Bloomberg· 7 days agoKenya is preparing to implement spending cuts after deadly protests forced President William Ruto to...
Kenya unrest: Ruto awakened class politics that now threatens to engulf him
The Conversation· 2 days agoMany of the grievances of Kenya’s Gen-Z, young people who took to the streets in late June, have been palpable for years. The Finance Bill, which Ruto has put on hold, was the trigger for the recent protests.
Kenya's urban population is growing. The need for affordable housing is too
Los Angeles Times· 4 days agoIn the heart of the crowded Kibera neighborhood in Kenya’s capital, Jacinter Awino shares a small tin house with her husband and four children. The 33-year-old housewife and ...