#RejectFinanceBill2024 Stories

Human rights groups: Police lacked clear command during June 25 protests
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 25, 2024

Video evidence shows police retreating, leaving unattended a section of the fence around the parliament grounds that had fallen earlier.

Africans who apply for Schengen visas face high rejection rates – migration scholar explains why
The Conversation  |  Sep 21, 2024

Of the top 10 countries with high Schengen visa rejection rates in 2022, seven were from Africa. Among these were Algeria, Guinea-Bissau, Nigeria and...

You're playing with fire! - Museveni warns Uganda anti-corruption protesters
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2024

Anti-corruption protesters in Uganda have drawn inspiration from ongoing demonstrations in Kenya triggered by a public outcry against controversial ta...

Enough is enough! - Ruto tells Gen Z’s amid heated protests
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 21, 2024

“I dropped the Finance Bill, and called them to come to the table and talk to me, but they refused and asked me to go to X. I went there, but they ran...

One killed as Kenyan anti-government protests intensify again
Reuters  |  Jul 16, 2024

A Reuters reporter saw the body of one protester lying on the ground with blood oozing from a head wound. The national police spokesperson declined to...

Catholic bishops call for an end to abductions, killings during protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jul 16, 2024

"We are a country with laws that govern how law and order should be dispensed. This is illegal and criminal. It must stop."

Ruto accuses American NGO Ford Foundation of funding Kenyan protests
Barack Oduor  |  Jul 15, 2024

Today, for the first time, he explicitly criticised the Ford Foundation and accused local protest organisers of being direct beneficiaries.

Nakuru boy shot 11 times while buying medicine for ailing mother
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 08, 2024

Caroline Chepkoech, from Bondeni Estate in Nakuru East, nearly lost her son on June 27 during the protests against the Finance Bill, 2024.

Opinion: North Eastern MPs betrayed us by supporting the Finance Bill
Abdullahi Abdille Shahow  |  Jul 06, 2024

What united Kenyans to oppose the tax bill was the widespread misery, poverty, corruption, and over-taxation

Lawmakers reject proposed salary increase citing economic struggles
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jul 03, 2024

The proposal comes as protests take place countywide for President William Ruto to resign for reasons including funds wastage by his government, wanto...

The IMF is failing countries like Kenya: why, and what can be done about it
The Conversation  |  Jul 03, 2024

The tough conditions attached to IMF financing have led the citizens of Kenya and other African countries to conclude that a too powerful IMF is the c...

Rogue cop kills 19-year-old Ibrahim Wanjiku, cuts short his engineering dream
Charity Kilei  |  Jun 28, 2024

Yusuf Hassan, Member of Parliament for Kamukunji, who attended Ibrahim's burial, condemned the killing and highlighted that protests are a constitutio...

Ruto assents to Appropriations Bill to cushion govt after rejecting Finance Bill, 2024
John Mbati  |  Jun 28, 2024

"Articles 221 and 222 of the Constitution require that the Appropriations Bill be assented to by June 30 every year to guarantee the continuity of gov...

Interfaith leaders denounce police brutality against protesters
Mishi Gongo  |  Jun 27, 2024

The interreligious leaders have called for dialogue to address the countrywide anti-Finance Bill protests.

Ruto 'concedes', withdraws Finance Bill after violent protests
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Jun 26, 2024

He made the announcement in a press briefing on Wednesday, saying he had "conceded".

Ruto rejects Finance Bill after violent protests
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Jun 26, 2024

Ruto's move was unexpected given his statement on Tuesday night, in which he called actions by protesters, who invaded Parliament and caused distracti...

Uhuru urges government to embrace dialogue amidst Finance Bill unrest
Amina Wako  |  Jun 25, 2024

Uhuru’s call for dialogue and understanding comes as the country grapples with the aftermath of the demonstrations, which turned violent in some areas...

Travel advisory issued for long-distance truck drivers as protests rock major towns
Mary Wambui  |  Jun 25, 2024

The association wants its members to remain alert on what is happening to be able to make informed decisions and route assessments before embarking on...

Explainer: What the law says about the right to protest in Kenya
The Conversation  |  Jun 25, 2024

The right to protest consists of a group of rights guaranteed by both domestic and international law.

Finance Bill protests: Kindiki reads riot act to Kenyans breaking the law
Barack Oduor  |  Jun 24, 2024

The CS said the right to demonstrate is not the right to riot and that protestors must not breach public order, intimidate, harass or otherwise inconv...

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