By REUTERS Kenyan President William Ruto on Friday proposed spending cuts and additional borrowing in roughly equal measure to fill...
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Riot police patrol Nairobi as Kenyan activists call for more protests
By REUTERS Riot police patrolled Kenya’s capital Nairobi on Tuesday morning as young activists called for more protests following last week’s deadly...
Kenyan police face off against protesters amid President Ruto tax climbdown
By REUTERS Kenyan police fired teargas at dozens of protesters and blocked off streets leading to the presidential palace on...
Kenya MPs pass punitive taxes as protesters, police clash
By REUTERS Kenya’s parliament approved a contentious Finance Bill on Tuesday that pushes up taxes as police and protesters clashed...
Young Kenyans plan nationwide protests over new tax hikes
By REUTERS Protesters in Kenya are set to stage nationwide demonstrations on Tuesday against new tax hikes, seeking to build...
Kenya’s anti-tax demos spread across cities and towns
By NATION AFRICA Anti-Finance Bill protests in Kenya have spread from the capital Nairobi to various parts of the country,...
President Ruto: This is my vision and mission for the African Union
By AGGREY MUTAMBO Kenya’s President William Ruto wants the African Union to do better. And this week, he, for the...
Not all about goodies: US flexes soft power as it advances rights issues in Africa
By Macharia Gaitho The basketful of goodies earned from Kenyan President William Ruto’s State Visit to the United States no...
US President Biden plans to visit Africa in 2025 if re-elected
By REUTERS US President Joe Biden said he plans to make an official visit to Africa in February, 2025 after...
Presidents Ruto, Museveni meet over Raila Odinga’s African Union job
By JUSTUS OCHIENG Former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that in politics, nothing happens by accident and that...