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According to reports, Police in Nairobi arrested and assaulted paramedics during live coverage on CNN. The paramedics, who had identified themselves, were apprehended amidst ongoing protests against the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
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‘7 Days of Rage’: Kenya’s Gen Z Protesters Declare #TotalShutDown Over Tax Hikes

Kenya’s Generation Z has declared a week-long protest to express their undying determination to oppose the Finance Bill 2024 despite passing its second...

Kenya Police Freed Journalist Arrested For Reposting Senator Orwoba's Number On X
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Kenyan Police Release Journalist Arrested for Sharing Senator Orwoba’s Number on X

The Kamkunji Police Division in Kenya has released a Nairobi-based journalist, Edgar Wabwire, who was arrested for reposting the number of a House...

Outrage As Kenya Police Shoots Protester, Rex Kanyike During Anti-Finance Bill Protest
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Outrage As Kenya Police Shoots Protester, Rex Kanyike During Anti-Finance Bill Protest

Nairobi Police have shot a protester following the nationwide Anti-Finance protest led by Gen Z on Thursday night while heading home. The now-deceased...

Kenya's Finance Bill Passes Second Reading Despite Public Outcry
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Kenya’s Finance Bill Passes Second Reading Amidst Nationwide Protest

The contentious Finance Bill has passed a second reading in Kenya’s Parliament on Thursday amidst nationwide protest, leading to the arrest of over...

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Public Pressure Makes Kenyan Govt. Drop Proposed Taxes On Bread, FX, More

Kenya’s government has amended the controversial Finance Bill 2024 and retracted several proposed tax hikes. This was in response to widespread opposition and...

Kenyan Youth Set For Another Protest Over Finance Tax Bill
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Young Kenyans Set For Another Protest Over Finance Tax Bill

In a protest dubbed “occupy parliament”, young Kenyans are set for another protest against the Finance Bill, which has called for more taxation...

Kenyan Women British Soldiers Rape
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Kenyan Women Accuse British Soldiers Of Decades Of Rape, Sexual Violence And Abandonment

Kenyan women have accused soldiers from the British Army Training Unit Kenya (BATUK) of rape, sexual violence, and abandoning their mixed-race children without...

Kenya to Acquire Sh4bn Surface-to-Air Missile Defence System from NATO-Aligned Israel
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Kenya to Acquire $31M Surface-to-Air Missile Defence System from NATO-Aligned Israel

Kenya is set to acquire a $31m advanced Spyder Air Defence System from Israel. According to the controversial Finance Act set to come...

Kenyan Lawyers in a Protest Resists Ruto's threats to Judges
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Kenya Enlists Evangelical Pastors for Haiti Peace Mission

Kenya’s President, William Ruto, has enlisted pastors to guide the country’s police deployment to Haiti to address gang violence and instability. Ruto consulted...

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Kenyan President Defends Cost of Private Jet for U.S. Trip

Kenyan President William Ruto defended the cost of hiring a private jet for his trip to the United States, stating it was $76,000,...

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Kenyan Climber Kirui Cheruiyot’s Body to Remain on Mt. Everest, Family Announces

Following the tragic death of Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui on May 22, 2024, near the summit of Mt. Everest, his family has decided to...

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Biden Praises Kenyan President Ruto During State Visit At White House 

President Joe Biden praised Kenyan President William Ruto for “his bold leadership” during a state visit at the White House on Thursday. This...