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The MTRS aims to increase the tax-to-GDP ratio in Kenya from 13.5% to at least 20% from 2024 to 2027. [24] The figures from the MTRS are based on an International Monetary Fund estimate that Kenya has a potential of 25% tax-to-GDP ratio. Some of the suggestion of the MTRS are what informed the details of the Finance Bill 2024 including an ...
Kenya’s president calls protests ‘treasonous’ after police fire live rounds at demonstrators Larry Madowo, Stephanie Busari, Catherine Nicholls and Sugam Pokharel, CNN June 25, 2024 at 8:49 PM
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Protests continued in Kenya's capital and elsewhere Tuesday over a finance bill that would raise the cost of living, even after the president said he would not sign it in ...
Daily Nation is a leading English-language daily newspaper in Kenya, founded in 1958 and owned by the Aga Khan. It is part of the Nation Media Group, which also publishes other newspapers and online platforms in East Africa and beyond.
The Nation newspaper reported demonstrations in at least 23 of Kenya's 47 counties. In Nairobi's city centre, riot police fired tear gas at several dozen protesters.
In an address to the nation following the attack, President William Ruto described the incident as "treasonous" and said that the demonstrations had been "hijacked by dangerous people". He also pledged a strong response against "violence and anarchy." The Kenya Defence Forces were subsequently deployed to help restore order. [7]
Pamella Makotsi-Sittoni (born 1969) is a Kenyan journalist and an author who currently serves the Executive Editor and Managing Editor of the Daily Nation at the Nation Media Group (NMG). She was named the position in 2019, making her the first woman to hold such position in the publishing house’s history.
Kenya’s police boss resigned Friday, the latest attempt by the country's president to respond to growing concerns of police brutality in response to protests triggered by a proposed tax hike.