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Kenya anti-tax protests turn violent as government votes on controversial bill
CNN via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoViolent clashes between police and protestors have broken out in Nairobi, Kenya on Thursday as a...
Probe begins into police conduct during Kenya's anti-government protests
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 48 minutes agoAn investigation began Friday in Kenya into police conduct during protests against a government plan...
More teachers for Wales if Starmer is PM - Gething
BBC via AOL· 2 hours agoFirst Minister Vaughan Gething and launched Welsh Labour's manifesto in north Wales with Labour's Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves [BBC]...
Government borrowing in May is highest since Covid
BBC via Yahoo Finance· 2 hours ago[Getty Images] Government borrowing in May hit the highest since the Covid crisis but was lower than the UK's fiscal watchdog had forecast. Borrowing...
Kenya Protesters Push Ruto to Take Extra $1.6 Billion Budget Hit
Bloomberg· 1 day agoHave a confidential tip for our reporters? Kenya’s National Treasury warned that withdrawing...
Thousands in Kenya demonstrate against proposed new taxes
San Francisco Chronicle· 7 hours agoThousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country...
Private Schools Threaten to Cut Low-Income Pupil Aid Over Labour's Tax Plan
Bloomberg· 2 days agoSome schools say they’ll have to cut bursary programs that help low-income families should the party...
At least 200 injured, 100 arrested in Kenya tax protests: Rights groups
Al Jazeera· 2 hours agoAt least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in nationwide protests...
Kenyan Lawmakers Double Down on Taxes Despite Street Protests
Bloomberg via Yahoo News· 20 hours ago(Bloomberg) -- Lawmakers aligned to President William Ruto overwhelmingly agreed to keep...
Kenyan government scraps elements of controversial tax bill amid protests - ABC17NEWS
ABC17 NEWS· 3 days agoAmong the scrapped tax hikes was a proposed 16% value-added tax (VAT) on bread, as well as proposed taxes on motor vehicles, vegetable oil and mobile money transfers, according to Kuria Kimani ...