Kenya Protests: Police Abduct Activists as Pres. Ruto Rejects Tax Bill Linked to Foreign Debt Crisis
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Publicado 2024-06-27
Anti-government protests in Kenya are continuing after President William Ruto made a dramatic reversal Wednesday, announcing he would not sign the finance bill that sparked a nationwide uprising, and would instead send the bill back to Parliament. At least 23 people were killed and dozens more injured when police fired live rounds, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters who stormed Kenya's Parliament building. We speak to a writer and activist based in Nairobi who asked to remain anonymous out of fear for her safety. She says many in the youth-led movement have been "abducted" during the police crackdown on demonstrations, which are now calling for Parliament to be dissolved and new elections to be held. We also hear from Mamka Anyona, a Kenyan international finance and development expert, who breaks down the financial crisis that led to the mass unrest. The contested finance bill deploys a tax hike in an attempt to repay $80 billion in foreign loans, largely from the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. But critics say mismanagement and corruption have led to high inflation and unemployment, and characterize both the bill and the loans themselves as undemocratic decisions reached without constituent approval. "It has all ended up creating this tinderbox," Anyona says.
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Honestly our entire continent needs new leadership. We can't just live in fear of what these thieves will do. We have to confront their corruption head on. Salute to the brave citizens of Kenya ! You are heroes
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Ruto is a ferocious criminal. He must be arrested and put in jail immediately for the rest of his life.
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Ruto wants an under ground Road from State house to his home town..who to pay?? Kenyans have exposed him badly...The has traveled in more than 100 countries ever since he came into Power..His Motorcade of 450 Motor cycles around him?...Who is paying all this...?? My tax money...??Expenditures are way too too expensive for the Kenya...?? RUTO MUST GO..
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We made it to my most favorite news channel. Thank you for making known what is happening in Kenya. Kenyans are genuinely tired.
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Kenya needs to take care of its self first before trying to help haïti 🇭🇹
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Ecuador is suffering the same situation right this very moment under a usa born and educated president with a fiercely fascist neoliberal rules! The corruption is absolutely horrible, no infrastructure to show the amount of debt that in the last 7 years under neoliberal pro usa governments who has destroyed all the great infrastructures done by a solicalist Govenrment from 2007-2017!
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Ruto, where is the money going? No education for children and teens. No jobs for the young people. If you owe for a hospital, you cant leave until it is paid. If you die in the hospital, your family must pay the entire bill before the mortuary can get the body.
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Yes ruto must go home we are tired with this kind of government
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Ruto, you are paying the price for invading Haiti. You should have known better. You were motivated by greed. You and your viscious and corrupted government will go. The beautiful Kenyan people deserve better.
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I didn't realize the Kenyans speak such proper English (very sophisticated accent), we probably sound like a bunch of heathens LOL to them!
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Justice for 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹 William Ruto gets what he deserves for sendind mercenaries troop in Haiti🇭🇹🇭🇹in exchange with the USA to pay his debt. Ruto don’t mess with Haiti🇭🇹🇭🇹,the worst is yet to come. Haiti🇭🇹🇭🇹is NOT for sale❌❌❌
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Thank you Lorna Dias. Thank you Anonymous. Thank you Mamka Anyona. Thank you Amy and Nermeen.
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This world is falling completely apart! It's really about to explode right before our eyes! 😮
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Protect Kenya
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Ruto must go. We need new , competent leadership.
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He should do the right thing and resign as he has betrayed his people.
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RUTO MUST GO 😢
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Incompetent and greedy Ruto, you can't solve your own problems, how can you help Haiti?
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When small fish want to play with big fish, it's the people whom suffer every time.
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Kenya - 10+ Trillion Debt?? --EXCELLENT IN CORRUPTION --NO Job services, --NO Government services, -NO Medical services, -NO Elderly services, --NO School services, --NO Road infrastructure, -NO Turmac roads or broken roads, --NO Sewer services, --NO Water services, -NO Electricity services.
