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NAIROBI,  Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday appointed an independent taskforce to conduct a forensic audit of the country’s public debt, aiming to reduce government spending. Addressing a televised news conference in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, Ruto announced the dissolution of 47 state agencies, the suspension …

🔴 47 State corporations dissolved 🔴 Planned CAS positions suspended 🔴 State advisors to be cut by 50% 🔴 No budget line for offices of First Lady 🔴 Budget for renovations cut by 50% 🔴 Retirement age of 60 to be implemented 🔴 No new government cars 🔴 No harambees …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | The Kenyan government is reorganizing the budget following the withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024, which sparked protests across the country in the past three weeks, President William Ruto said Thursday. Ruto, who chaired a Cabinet meeting in Nairobi, the Kenyan capital, said the National …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Violent protests erupted across Kenya on Tuesday, resulting in at least two deaths, as anti-government demonstrators continued their rallies for the third consecutive week. The unrest persisted despite President William Ruto’s withdrawal of the proposed tax measures on June 26, which had initially sparked the …

KENYA | JOB MWAURA | Nationwide demonstrations recently erupted in Kenya over a controversial tax bill. The Finance Bill 2024, initially presented to parliament in May, has sparked discontent with an increase in an array of taxes and levies for Kenyans. The mass protests, initially organised in the capital city, Nairobi, …

NAIROBI, Kenya | TASS | At least 39 people died and more than 350 were injured during anti-government protests in Kenya, according to the country’s national human rights commission. “According to our data, thirty-nine people were killed and 361 more were injured during protests across the country,” it said, adding …

Same grievances of corruption and impunity, but can the July 23 march on Uganda’s parliament succeed? ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | Shortly before 3pm on June 25, something unexpected happened in Westlands, an affluent suburb of Nairobi. Cars started making U-turns with motorists warning oncoming traffic about what lies ahead. The …

Why the Kenyan president may have opened the pandora’s box that will grievously impair his government THE LAST WORD | Andrew M. Mwenda | Many people have hailed President William Ruto of Kenya for yielding to popular pressure not to sign the controversial Finance Bill. A friend in diplomatic circles in Kampala texted …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Protests continued in Kenya on Thursday, albeit on a smaller scale, despite President William Ruto’s decision to drop tax hike proposals and his promise to institute austerity measures. Hundreds of people took to the streets of various towns across Kenya, though their numbers were notably …

NAIROBI, Kenya | Xinhua | Kenyan President William Ruto on Wednesday announced that his government had dropped tax hike proposals, which had sparked nationwide protests since June 18 when the financial bill was first made public. Speaking at a news conference in Nairobi, Ruto said his government would institute austerity …