June 25
Kenya: President Ruto to Address Nation Amid Violent Finance Bill Protests That Left At Least 4 Dead
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Kenya's President William Ruto is set to address a press conference from State House on Tuesday night after day-long chaos sparked by the Finance Bill. Read more »
Kenya: Nakuru Woman Turns Up for Anti-Finance Bill Protests With Her Two Kids
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A Nakuru woman has shown up in the streets with her children in solidarity with the demonstrators largely led by Generation-z. Read more »
Kenya: SMS Traffic Drops As Schools Reopen, Reports Communication Authority of Kenya
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The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has reported a decline in Short Message Service (SMS) traffic, coinciding with the reopening of schools. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's EACC Detains Tanathi CEO Over Sh292.7 Million Procurement Fraud Allegations
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Fredrick Mwamati, CEO of Tanathi Water Works Development Agency (TAWWDA), has been detained by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) on allegations of involvement in a… Read more »
Kenya: Azimio Senators Condemn Excessive Police Force During Anti-Finance Bill Demos, Demand Release of Those Arrested
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Azimio La Umoja, has condemned the excessive use of police force against the Finance Bill 2024, insisting it's against the law. Read more »
Kenya: Protestors Set City Hall Ablaze Amid Anti-Finance Bill Chaos
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NAIROBI, Kenya, June 25 - Protestors have set City Hall, home to the Nairobi City County offices, ablaze amid escalating Anti-Finance Bill demonstrations across the country. Read more »
Kenya: Section of Kenyan Parliament On Fire As Protesters Shot
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A section of Parliament was set ablaze on Tuesday after protesters gained entry, forcing police to open fire and killing at least four demonstrators. Read more »
Kenya: Obama's Sister, Auma, Among Thousands Tear-Gassed By Police in Nairobi During Anti-Finance Bill Protests
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Auma Obama, sister of former US President Barack Obama, was among demonstrators tear-gassed by police during widespread protests in Nairobi on Tuesday. Read more »
Kenya: Several Demonstrators Shot As Many Storm Parliament Following Finance Bill Approval
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NAIROBI, Kenya, June 25 - Violent clashes erupted on Tuesday after protesters stormed Parliament in response to the approval of the controversial Finance Bill 2024, resulting in… Read more »
Kenya: LSK Condemns Escalating Police Brutality and Abductions in Kenya As Protesters Shot
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The Law Society of Kenya (LSK) has strongly denounced a wave of extrajudicial killings, police abductions, and torture, expressing grave concern over the escalating incidents. Read more »
Kenya: At Least 4 Protesters Shot Dead Outside Kenyan Parliament
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At least four protesters were shot dead Tuesday as police struggled to disperse rioters who stormed Parliament after the passage of a controversial Finance Bill that seeks to raise… Read more »
Kenya: How Gen Z Literally #Occupied Parliament
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When Generation Z dubbed their demonstration as #OccupyParliament, many did not anticipate the literal occupation of Parliament precincts, one of the most protected zones in the… Read more »
Kenya: Police Fire Live Rounds Amid Tax Protests
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Protesters stormed the Kenyan parliament that was later seen ablaze as violence escalates. The demonstrators, mostly young people, are protesting proposed tax hikes. Read more »
Kenya: Anti-Tax Protesters Enter Parliament - Reports
New Times
Kenya's parliament approved a contentious Finance Bill on Tuesday that pushes up taxes as police and protesters clashed in the streets of the capital Nairobi and other cities, The… Read more »
Kenya: Religious Leaders in Solidarity With 'Gen-Z' Led Protests Rejecting Finance Bill 2024, Condemn Use of Excessive Force By Police
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In a united front, religious leaders across Kenya have expressed their staunch opposition to the proposed Finance Bill 2024, citing its potential to impose severe economic… Read more »
Kenya: Abductions of Citizens Suspected of Involvement in Protests Violate Human Rights
AI London
The Police Reforms Working Group Kenya (PRWG-K) unequivocally condemns the recent wave of abductions of citizens suspected of involvement in the #RejectFinanceBill2024 protests. Read more »
Kenya: Listen to the People, Respect Demonstrations, Uhuru Tells Ruto
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Former President Uhuru Kenyatta has urged President William Ruto to heed the grievances of Kenyans and respect their right to demonstrate, amid ongoing protests against the Finance… Read more »
Ghana: Five Ghanaian MPs Caught in Crosshairs of Kenya's Tax Protests - Report
Accra Times
The demonstration happening in Kenya has intensified as posters started the day threatening a "total shutdown Read more »
Kenya: Two People Killed During Anti-Tax Protests - Human Rights Groups
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Police in Nairobi fired tear gas at protesters Tuesday as Kenyan lawmakers were debating a finance bill that would impose across-the-board tax hikes. Read more »
Kenya: Wetangula Directs Ichung'wah to Consult IG On Oguda's Whereabout Following Abduction Claims
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National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has directed the Majority Leader Kimani Ichungwa to consult with the Inspector General of Police Japhet Koome over the abduction of… Read more »
Kenya: KRA Begins Data Clean Up On Itax System
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The Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) has urged all registered taxpayers to update their personal details on iTax so as to facilitate a smooth ongoing data clean-up exercise of… Read more »
Kenya: 'Cops Are At My Gate,' Blogger Gabriel Oguda Warned Before Vanishing in Major Police Crackdown
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Bloggers Gabriel Oguda and Osama Otero are among content creators and influencers missing following a series of arrests by police ahead of Tuesday's anti-Finance Bill protests. Read more »
Kenya: Success of Adolescent Mother in Homa Bay Championing HIV, Early Pregnancy, GBV Eradication
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Even after giving birth at a tender age, Millicent Nyaramu from Kabondo, Homa Bay county is among thousands of adolescent mothers who went back to school through re-entry policy to… Read more »
Kenya: CJ Koome Concerned Over Abduction of Bloggers
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Chief Justice Martha Koome has voiced deep concern regarding the alarming allegations of abductions of protesters during the ongoing mass demonstrations in the country. Read more »
Kenya: Why Teddy Akumu, Johnstone Omurwa Will Not Travel to the Cosafa Cup
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Experienced players Teddy Akumu and Johnstone Omurwa have not traveled with the Emerging Stars (U23) team that set off to South Africa for the 2023 COSAFA Cup. Read more »