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At least one dead as Kenya protests intensify


Deadly Bangladesh protests intensify - Taipei Times

AFP reported that 39 people have been killed in the clashes so far. The Bangladeshi government has not commented on reported death toll or the ...

What are Kenya's controversial tax proposals? - BBC

Protests over an unpopular finance bill have led to the deaths of at least five people in Kenya, with part of the parliament building set ...

How Kenya's protests could transform the country - Tortoise Media

Kenya is reeling after weeks of deadly protests that have killed 41 people, severely weakening William Ruto, the country's president.

How Kenya's President Broke the Social Contract - Foreign Policy

It was the culmination of a week's violence, during which young protesters opposing new taxes and the government's excesses were abducted, ...

One person killed, over 200 injured in Kenya tax protests | Monitor

One person was killed and at least 200 people injured across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in ...

Kenya's protests are about more than taxes - Vox

What Kenya's deadly protests are really about. A proposed tax hike sparked unrest, but Kenya's real problem is a debt crisis.

A mother's pain as the first victim of Kenya's deadly protests is buried

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she's left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau.

Thursday briefing: How one controversial bill has Kenya on the brink ...

The political unrest began in response to tax hikes in the government's 2024 finance bill. At least 39 protesters were killed in the initial ...

A new breed of protest has left Kenya's president tottering

The security forces responded with live fire, killing at least 23 people. Kenya now stands in uncharted territory. Not only was Parliament ...

Ruto must take responsibility for protests' gross human rights violations

We believe that the massacre that happened in Githurai was fueled by an inciteful, and insensitive address President William Ruto gave yesterday ...

Kenya protests show citizens don't trust government with their tax ...

Protesters waving placards on a city street with a cloud of tear gas rising behind them ... Kenya protests show citizens don't trust government ...

Kenya's president vows order after protesters storm parliament, at ...

At least five people were shot dead while treating the wounded, the Kenya Medical Association and other groups said in a statement. It said more ...

Mass protest against new taxes turn violent in Kenya - Times of India

At least ten people were shot dead in Kenya's capital, a paramedic said, as protests turned into violent clashes with police. Kenyan police shot ...

Kenya president withdraws finance bill after at least 23 killed in ...

Kenyan protesters vowed on Wednesday to keep up their demonstrations against new tax hikes, a day after violent clashes outside parliament and ...

Kenya's police shoot at protesters as they storm parliament against ...

Two people died in similar protests last week in Nairobi. Human rights groups have accused the Kenyan police of heavy-handed tactics in the past ...

Nairobi City Hall set on fire in intensified anti-tax protests - Daily Nation

Witnesses reported that police opened fire on the protesters, resulting in at least one death and several injuries. The Kenya Human Rights ...

Kenya probes deadly violence that erupted during tax hike protests

Kenyan police are to investigate violence that broke out on Thursday during protests against planned tax hikes. One person was killed and ...

Finance Bill protests: One killed along Moi Avenue - The Star

At least one person was Thursday evening reportedly shot and killed during the anti-Finance Bill protest in Nairobi. ... protests intensify.

Kenya Protests: Why Ruto Pulling Finance Bill Is Unlikely to Satisfy ...

Protesters chant anti-government slogans during a demonstration against tax hikes as lawmakers debate a controversial finance bill on June 18 in ...

The Pandemic Strikes: Responding to Colombia's Mass Protests

Protests are likely to simmer at least until the May 2022 presidential election. Why does it matter? Violence has flared, with police believed ...