President William Ruto has declined to sign the controversial Finance Bill 2024 into law, following countrywide outrage that has seen millions of young people stage demonstrations in Kenya. The President has proposed several amendments to a bill that will be sent back to Parliament before they break for recess. The House may amend the bill…
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A Kylian Mbappe penalty was cancelled out by Robert Lewandowski’s spot kick as already-eliminated Poland held France to a 1-1 draw in Dortmund on Tuesday, meaning the French finish second in Group D. Mbappe broke the deadlock in the 56th minute with his first European Championship goal and the first scored by a French player…
Bodies of protesters were seen lying on the ground as the Kenyan police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi on Tuesday. The Finance Bill 2024 has sparked nationwide protests mainly by the Gen z. The parliament ceremonial mace was also removed from Kenya’s parliament as protesters stormed the assembly during anti-tax protests which turned…
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Protesters in Kenya have reportedly been shot dead and Nairobi’s parliament set on fire after a contentious tax bill was passed. At least 10 protesters were shot dead after police fired live rounds as the compound was stormed by demonstrators following the passing of the bill. Thousands of people were protesting on Tuesday as they…
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The Finance Bill 2024 has sailed through the Committee of the Whole House stage where MPs were voting on the amendments to the Bill, now moving to the Third Reading. This comes after 195 Members of Parliament voted to pass the Bill with 106 voting to oppose the financial bill. There were three spoilt votes….
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In response to a request for a nationwide shutdown by youth protestors, Kenya prepared for a nationwide strike on Tuesday as momentum builds against the government’s proposed tax rises. President William Ruto’s administration was caught off guard by the primarily Gen-Z-led protests, despite the Kenyan leader’s declaration over the weekend that he was prepared to…
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Several social media users and content creators are missing after they were abducted in overnight operations in the country hours to anti-Finance Bill demonstrations. Officials said this was among strategies being used to defuse the planned protests against the proposed taxes. Among those taken were vocal social media and political activist Gabriel Oguda. He was…
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More than 1,300 people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced extreme high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, Saudi authorities announced Sunday. Saudi Health Minister Fahd bin Abdurrahman Al-Jalajel said that 83% of the 1,301 fatalities were unauthorized pilgrims who walked long distances in soaring…
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Substitute Niclas Fullkrug scored a late equaliser for Germany as they rescued a draw with Switzerland to top Group A. The Swiss thought they were going through to the last 16 as group winners after an early goal from Dan Ndoye until Fullkrug headed in the equaliser. There was an outburst of celebration from home…
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Eight Palestinians were killed on Sunday in an Israeli airstrike on a training college near Gaza City being used to distribute aid, Palestinian witnesses said, as Israeli tanks pushed further into the southern city of Rafah. The strike hit part of a vocational college run by the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA now providing aid…
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