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KENYA: New taxes risk reigniting popular discontent
KENYA: Discontent may simmer despite Ruto’s tax u-turn
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-ES287966
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Those protests initially focused on the controversial new Finance Bill 2024, which President William Ruto subsequently withdrew, but have since morphed into calls for Ruto to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288183
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This is the first major setback for the administration's fiscal consolidation efforts, which had initially made progress.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB288334
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KENYA: Ruto will continue to face tax dilemmas
Separately, the government is locked in a battle with county administrations that are demanding increased funds. Together, devolution and a resolute judiciary are complicating…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB285135
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By prioritising debt repayments over salary payments (and refraining from short-term borrowing to pay salaries), the government is signalling its commitment to servicing debts…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB278562
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Although the protests have remained relatively limited in scale and spread, they have nevertheless highlighted widespread opposition to Ruto’s economic policies and led to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB280881
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KENYA: Ruto faces deepening protest problem
KENYA: Cash crunch underscores fiscal challenges