Kenya: people plan to march across country to honour those killed in 2024’s anti-government protests – live | Kenya
Welcome and Opening Summary
Hello and Welcome to our events that emerged Nairobi, Kenya, Today.
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Despite their fears that thousands of protesters will be covered by state -supported gangs and police violence, people went to the streets of Kenya a year ago after suppressing the parliament at the summit of anti -government demonstrations.
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The Kenyans planned to walk throughout the country today to honor those killed in last year’s protests. Last year, the demonstrations saw at least 60 people killed and more disappeared.
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In the early hours of Wednesday, the police prevented the big roads to the Capitals Central Business Zone, while government buildings were barricated with a razor wire.
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Last year, protests, sanitary towels, digital content, car ownership and oil and bread, such as a series of basis, such as a number of taxes came as a response, many people in the country already struggled at the cost of a life crisis.
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President William Ruto He scrapped the bill in response to backfire and restructured the cabinet to include opposition figures. However, a deep resentment against the President did not eliminate the anger of the public by the security institutions through the use of force.
KEY EVENTS
Last year, 60 people died and many disappeared, demonstrations were requested with proposed tax increases.
. Kenya Government’s 2024 Finance bill Proposed 2.7 billion dollars of tax increase In a country that is already struggling with the cost of crisis, especially in a painful life, including health towels, digital content, car ownership and oil and bread.
Kenya’s cash shortage of cash, tax increases, GDP equal to approximately 70% of 10 Tn Shill (60 billion £) was necessary to serve large public debt.
The critics of the marches began to turn their attention to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which is seen as the driving force in the back. President William Ruto’s Since the plans withdrawn.
Two weeks before the start of the protests last year, the Kenya government and the IMF admitted that the government would increase taxes, reduce subsidies and reduce the government wastes as conditions for reaching the IMF’s $ 3.9 billion loan.
Ruto withdrew the bill a day after the parliament was approved by the parliament, a day after violent protests erupted.
Welcome and Opening Summary
Hello and Welcome to our events that emerged Nairobi, Kenya, Today.
-
Despite their fears that thousands of protesters will be covered by state -supported gangs and police violence, people went to the streets of Kenya a year ago after suppressing the parliament at the summit of anti -government demonstrations.
-
The Kenyans planned to walk throughout the country today to honor those killed in last year’s protests. Last year, the demonstrations saw at least 60 people killed and more disappeared.
-
In the early hours of Wednesday, the police prevented the big roads to the Capitals Central Business Zone, while government buildings were barricated with a razor wire.
-
Last year, protests, sanitary towels, digital content, car ownership and oil and bread, such as a series of basis, such as a number of taxes came as a response, many people in the country already struggled at the cost of a life crisis.
-
President William Ruto He scrapped the bill in response to backfire and restructured the cabinet to include opposition figures. However, a deep resentment against the President did not eliminate the anger of the public by the security institutions through the use of force.
