What started as a social media campaign in Kenya soon morphed into a week-long violent protest that has led to fatalities and the torching of government buildings.to a controversial finance bill on Wednesday.
The bill aims to generate an additional $2.7 billion in taxes. The government says the bill is meant to plug Kenya’s ballooning budget deficit and reduce reliance on borrowing. But Kenyans are worried. They fear the tax hikes in the proposed bill could cripple an already weakened economy and worsen the hardship forWhile finance bills in Kenya have faced opposition before, the intensity and scale of the current protests are unprecedented.
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