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Kenya's President backs down on tax hikes after protests

Lukas Lottersberger
June 27, 2024

Kenyan President William Ruto has made a dramatic U-turn and withdrawn a new finance bill that sparked violent demonstrations. On Tuesday, thousands of protesters stormed the country's parliament in Nairobi over the proposed tax increases.

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