Kenya’s Ruto Scraps $2.3 Billion Tax Bill After Deadly Protests

Published 2024-06-26
Kenyan President William Ruto said he’s withdrawn his support for a contentious tax bill and called on lawmakers to scrap it, bowing to public pressure after protests against the plan to raise $2.3 billion in new levies led to the deaths of at least 23 people. Bloomberg News' Ondiro Oganga discusses with Joumanna Bercetche on Horizons Middle East & Africa.
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All Comments (21)
  • Ruto does not care about Kenyans but to achieve US/UK/EU agendas.
  • It's not about victory my sister's It's a bout listening to the people and serving the people
  • The former president of Kenya Mr ruto must go home and leave our office for the next president to govern
  • How do you have a $2.3billion tax bill with high unemployment?
  • @Loveabounds.
    Kenya is a well developed country he knows better then to start any problems that will cause instability for Kenya
  • @jkmainasYT
    Ruto has been hanging out with Biden and now he thinks Kenya is America...we'll show him who this country belongs to
  • @ring-tone278
    He's completely Lost the Goodwill of the people and his presidency is no longer viable or tenable. He is unable to lead this country and should step down honourably, if at all he respects Kenyans and the country. There is nothing left for him.
  • @techarch8851
    Ruto is a liar. The bill needs to be rejected in parliament. If not within 14days becomes law.
  • Why are you talking about Kenyan politics issues but you are discussing with a Rwandese journalist who is in Kigali ? Don’t you found any journalist Kenyan who is located in Naïrobi ???
  • No body is talking about his lavish private Jet. Who is the friend sponsor .
  • 1:04 “We saw the united nations secretary general antonio gutteres say he’s deeply concerned about the violence and cases of battery, detentions that have been carried out by the police”. Does he also proclaim that he’s deeply concerned when the battery is done by Portuguese, American or French police?
  • @johngitau6995
    Interesting to here,a president of criminals.this should go to the Guinness book of records
  • @Dan13Speed
    It’s important that you report the news with accuracy. The Finance Bill is for $31 billion which is 4 trillion shillings.