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“I concede and therefore I will not sign the 2024 finance bill and it shall subsequently be withdrawn,” Ruto told a press briefing on Wednesday. “The people have spoken.” Immediately after his speech, prominent protester Hanifa Adan dismissed Ruto’s announcement as a publicity stunt. Referring to his comments the previous night, she said on X: “He made that speech trying to intimidate us and he saw it won’t work hence the PR. The bill is withdrawn but are you going to bring everyone that died back alive?”
The Kenyan leader had already rolled back some tax measures last week, prompting the treasury to warn of a gaping budget shortfall of 200 billion shillings. Roseline Odede, chair of the state-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, said “we have recorded 22 deaths”, 19 of them in Nairobi. “This is the largest number of deaths a single day protest,” she said, saying 300 people were injured across the country.
Rights watchdogs have also accused the authorities of abducting protesters. The police have not responded to AFP requests for comment.
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