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Kenyan President William Ruto claimes Wednesday (26 June) he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters burn one sided of parlaiment and several people were shot dead.
It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.
The government wants to collect fund to recover debt, but Kenyans said the bill as millions struggle to get by. The chaos on Tuesday led the government to deploy the military, and Ruto called protesters’ actions “treasonous.”
The president now says the bill caused “widespread dissatisfaction” and he has listened to the people and “conceded.”
It’s a major setback for Ruto, who came to power vowing to help Kenyans cope with rising costs but has seen much of the country unite in opposition to his latest attempt at reforms.
“It is necessary for us to have a conversation as a nation on how to do we manage the affairs of the country together,” the president said.
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