June 27
Kenya: Security Tightened Around Parliament, Supreme Court Ahead of Planned Protests
Capital FM
A contingent of heavily armed security agents have been deployed around Parliament buildings and its environs ahead of Thursday's planned protests by demonstrators who have… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan President Says He Won't Sign Tax-Hike Bill That Sparked Deadly Protests
VOA
In an address to the nation on Wednesday, Kenyan President William Ruto said that he's decided not to sign a bill that included a series of tax increases. Read more »
Kenya: IMF Concerned Over Violence, Loss of Life During Anti-Finance Bill Protests
Capital FM
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concern over recent protests in Kenya over the controversial Finance Bill 2024 which was returned to Parliament yesterday after… Read more »
Kenya: Police Mount Security Checks Amid Planned Demonstration Targeting State House
Capital FM
Police have mounted security checks on all roads leading to State House following reports of a planned demonstration targeting the seat of power. Read more »
Kenya: Kenya's State Agencies, Counties Face Tight Budgets As Ruto Rejects Finance Bill
Business Day Africa
Kenya's state agencies and Counties face a tough future following the withdrawal of the contested Finance Bill 2024, which had proposed increased taxes to fund government… Read more »
Kenya: CBK Approves Mogo As Digital Credit Financier
Capital FM
The Central Bank of Kenya has now approved Mogo Kenya to provide digital credit services in the country. Read more »
East Africa: Kenya's President Drops Tax Hike After Deadly Unrest
Daily Trust
Kenya's President William Ruto, on Wednesday, bowed to pressure from violent protesters and dropped the controversial tax bill which sought to raise $2.3billion in new levies in… Read more »
June 26
Kenya: Ruto Withdraws Finance Bill After Protesters Shot Dead
allAfrica
President William Ruto withdrew the controversial Finance Bill a day after more than 10 protesters were shot dead during demonstrations in the streets of Kenya. Read more »
Kenya: Ruto Pulling the Finance Bill Is Unlikely to Satisfy Angry Young Protesters - Here's Why [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
In a move that shocked observers, Kenya's President William Ruto announced on 26 June he was withdrawing his government's highly controversial finance bill. This followed two days… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Wonder Why Police Are Deployed to Haiti While Unrest Churns At Home
VOA
Four hundred Kenyan security officers arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, part of a contingent of international police forces sent to quell gang violence and restore democratic rule in… Read more »
Kenya: Calls for Intelligence Chief Haji's Resignation for 'Failing to Advise' Ruto on Protests
Capital FM
Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua has demanded the resignation of National Intelligence Service (NIS) Director General Noordin Haji, accusing him of failing to adequately advise… Read more »
Kenya: Security Forces Patrol Kenya's Capital After Anti-Finance Bill Protesters Shot Dead
VOA
Soldiers and police were deployed Wednesday on the streets of Kenya's capital, a day after protesters stormed the country's parliament as part of demonstrations against tax… Read more »
Kenya: Odinga to Ruto - Stop Killing Our Children
Nile Post
Opposition leader Raila Odinga has called on President William Ruto's administration to immediately halt what he describes as the "murders, arrests, and detention" of youths… Read more »
Kenya: Don't Sign the Finance Bill, Listen to the People - Raila to Ruto
Capital FM
Opposition Leader Raila Odinga has urged President William Ruto to delay signing the Finance Bill into law until the grievances of the young generation are addressed. Read more »
Kenya: What Next for the Finance Bill 2024 Following Ruto's Withdrawal
Capital FM
President William Ruto's historic announcement to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024 has raised questions about the next steps for Kenya's fiscal management. Read more »
Kenya: Finance Bill Withdrawal Means 'Significant Shortfall of Funding' - Ruto
RFI
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn" following massive protests in which at least 20 people died. But… Read more »
Cameroon: 'Cometh the Man, Cometh the Hour' - Komen Clinches African Title in Cameroon
Capital FM
Brian Komen grabbed Kenya's fourth gold medal on the final day of the Africa Athletics Senior Championships on Thursday evening in Douala, Cameroon. Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Promise More Rallies As President Pressured to Rethink Tax Hikes
RFI
Kenyan protest leaders on Wednesday vowed to carry on marches against controversial tax hikes, a day after 13 people were killed when police opened fire on the youth-led crowds who… Read more »
Kenya: 'People Are Taking to the Streets Because They Are Desperate'
Agenzia Fides
"It was a real popular protest, initially peaceful, even if provocateurs and thugs mingled with the demonstrators", Father Alfonso Poppi, of the Priestly Fraternity of the… Read more »
Kenya: City Hall to Bear Morgue, Hospital Expenses From Tuesday Riot As 12 Lay Dead
Capital FM
City Hall has committed to clear hospital expenses for injured protestors laying in county-run hospitals and meet morgue expenses for twelve bodies. Read more »
Kenya: Aukot Accuses President Ruto of Insensitivity Over Tuesday's Chaos
Capital FM
Thirdway Alliance party leader Ekuru Aukot has condemned the violence witnessed on Tuesday during the anti-Finance Bill protests across the country. Read more »
Kenya: U.S. Senator Chris Coons Warns Kenya Against Violence Amid Finance Bill Protests
Capital FM
United States Senator Chris Coons has voiced concerns over the violence witnessed during the anti-Finance Bill protests held on Tuesday. Read more »
Kenya: Did Ruto Lie to Kenya's Voters?
DW
Proposed tax hikes are just one factor that has prompted Kenya's nationwide protests. Citizens complain of the rising cost of living and accuse the president of making false… Read more »
Kenya: 'Not a Kenyan Issue' - Athlete Says Intersex Bill Can Inspire World
Thomson Reuters Foundation
What's the context? Olympian Margaret Wambui hopes a Kenyan bill on intersex rights will lead to change on the international stage Read more »
Kenya: Kenyan Police and Protests - Researchers On a Violent, Corrupt Security Force That's Beyond Reform [analysis]
The Conversation Africa
Kenya's police are being criticised for their violent response to protests over the past week against government proposals to raise US$2.7 billion in additional taxes. Read more »