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Kenya's president says he won't sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Kenya's president says he won't sign the finance bill that led protesters to storm the parliament

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s president said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes that prompted thousands of protesters to storm the parliament the previous day, leaving several people killed as police opened fire. Tuesday’s chaos led authorities to deploy the military, and Kenyan President William Ruto called protesters’ actions “treasonous.” He now says the proposed …

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Part of Kenya's parliament building on fire amid massive protests over new finance bill, 10 killed | VIDEO
6 months ago

Part of Kenya's parliament building on fire amid massive protests over new finance bill, 10 killed | VIDEO

India TV News  

Nairobi: Thousands of protesters barged into the Kenyan Parliament in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday and a part of the building was seen ablaze, amid massive protests in the African country with angry protesters demanding legislators to vote against new taxes proposed in a controversial finance bill. The third round of protests took place as lawmakers vote on the finance …

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Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed force to face gangs
6 months ago

Kenyan police arrive in Haiti in U.N.-backed force to face gangs

LA Times  

Police from Kenya deplane at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday. The first U.N.-backed contingent of foreign police arrived in Haiti on Tuesday, nearly two years after the troubled Caribbean country urgently requested help to quell a surge in gang violence. World & Nation Haitian police meet Kenyan commanders ahead of U.N.-backed deployment to fight gangs …

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‘Blame the government’: Kenyans bemoan lack of support amid record flooding
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Blame the government’: Kenyans bemoan lack of support amid record flooding

Al Jazeera  

In Mathare, one of the largest informal settlements in Nairobi, residents grapple with flood damage, loss and lack of state assistance. “It’s been hard to make sense of all of this,” Obondo said, adding that everyone who was home at the time died, including Buluma’s two small grandchildren who were with her at the time. They are the ones responsible …

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Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week
1 year, 5 months ago

Kenya police are told not to report deaths during protests. A watchdog says they killed 6 this week

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Police in Kenya say they have been ordered not to report deaths during a crackdown on protests over tax increases amid the rising cost of living, but an independent watchdog said Thursday that police shot dead at least six people this week and 27 in previous weeks. Now his government is having to defend itself to donors …

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Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety
2 years, 4 months ago

Slow tallies in close Kenya presidential vote feed anxiety

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Vote-tallying in Kenya’s close presidential election isn’t moving fast enough, the electoral commission chair said Friday, while parallel counting by local media stopped or dramatically slowed amid public concerns about censorship or meddling. The head of the government-created Media Council of Kenya told The Associated Press that “no one has asked anyone to stop” their tallies, but …

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