KENYAN ANTI FINANCE BILL PROTESTS
After months of expressing anger on social media, hundreds of young Kenyans gathered in Nairobi to hold a march calling on the church to speak out against the contentious finance bill proposed by President Ruto. The bill involves punitive tax measures that will pile further pressure on young Kenyans struggling with the cost of living surges, with well-paid jobs remaining out of reach. The government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, according to an alliance of rights groups and the police watchdog. President William Ruto’s cash-strapped government has proposed these tax hikes, which many fear will worsen the cost-of-living crisis. The government agreed to make concessions earlier on Tuesday after initial clashes with the police, but it will still proceed with some tax increases, defending them as necessary.
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