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BBC OS: 2024/06/26 16:06 GMT: Kenyan president withdraws finance bill

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Kenyan president withdraws finance bill

2024/06/26 16:06 GMT

2024/06/26 16:06 GMT: Kenyan president withdraws finance bill

BBC World Service - BBC OS, Kenyan president withdraws finance bill

President Ruto of Kenya has abandoned planned tax rises after deadly protests on Tuesday.

Kenya’s President William Ruto says he will withdraw a finance bill containing controversial tax hikes after deadly protests which saw parliament set ablaze on Tuesday. At least 22 people were killed in Tuesday’s protests, according to the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNHRC). We get reaction from protesters and speak to our correspondent in Nairobi and to our Africa regional editor in the newsroom. 

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Presenter: James Reynolds.

(Photo: Nairobi one day after deadly protests against tax hikes, Kenya - 26 Jun 2024. Credit: STR/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

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