By Dylan GAMBA NAIROBI, June 26, 2024 (AFP) – Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would “be withdrawn”, dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people were killed in clashes with police and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the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 initially peaceful demonstrations were sparked last week by the 2024 finance bill — which politicians passed Tuesday afternoon — and took Ruto’s administration by surprise […]
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Protests as Ruto declared winner of disputed Kenya vote
by Hillary ORINDE with Nick PERRY in Kisumu and Simon VALMARY in Eldoret Agence France-Presse NAIROBI, Kenya (AFP) — William Ruto was declared the winner of Kenya’s close-fought presidential poll on a day of high drama Monday, with violent protests in his defeated rival’s strongholds, claims of rigging and a split in the commission that oversaw the vote. As tensions ran high after his narrow victory in the August 9 race against Raila Odinga, the […]





