Kenyan President, William Ruto has declined to sign the Finance Bill, 2024.
State House sources told the Star that the Bill will be sent back to Parliament before they break for recess today.
This comes after a massive demonstration in Kenya took place on Tuesday k!lled and hundreds !njured after police opened fire with live bullets during peaceful anti-tax demonstrations. The incident occurred on Tuesday as protesters attempted to access the Parliament Buildings.
In response to the vi0lence, protesters took over the Parliament, burn!ng police cars and parts of the building.
Reports indicate that at least 12 prominent social media users were “abducted in the middle of the night” ahead of the protests.
Protesters had demanded that legislators vote against a finance bill imposing new taxes on East Africa’s economic hub, where frustrations over the high cost of living have simmered.
Youth who had voted Ruto into power with cheers for his promises of economic relief have taken to the streets to object to the pain of reforms.
