Kenyan president withdraws tax hikes after nationwide protests kill 23
Kenya's president says he will withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and threatened more action this week.
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![President of Kenya William Ruto addresses members of the media during a press conference at the State House in Nairobi, on June 26, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto said on June 26, 2024 that a contentious bill containing tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after unprecedented scenes saw over a dozen people killed and parliament ransacked in the capital Nairobi. (Photo by SIMON MAINA / AFP) (Photo by SIMON MAINA/AFP via Getty Images) A man in a suit speaks at a podium.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7247046.1719412674!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/2158761869.jpg)
Kenya's president says he will withdraw planned tax rises, bowing to pressure from protesters who had stormed parliament, launched demonstrations across the country and threatened more action this week.
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