NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Thousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the...
NAIROBI , Kenya — Thousands of mostly young people demonstrated Thursday in Kenya ’s capital and across the country against new tax proposals by the administration of President William Ruto in its annual budget legislation .
The new taxes would include a 2.75% levy on income for the national medical insurance plan, as well as increased taxes on vegetable oil and fuel, which would increase the cost of production and trickle down to the consumer.Proposals to introduce a 16% value-added tax on bread and a new annual tax on motor vehicles were removed from the legislation Tuesday after a meeting between Ruto and ruling party members.
The 19-year-old who has never voted said the new taxes have made her get involved in politics for the first time for the sake of her parents who do not have the energy to join protests. The president was attending a university event in the southeastern town of Garissa where anti-government protesters lined the street leading to the event venue.
“We are a democratic country. Those who want to demonstrate it is their right, no problem. But decisions have to be made by institutions," Ruto said Wednesday. Ukraine has waged a highly effective asymmetric-warfare campaign against the Black Sea Fleet, destroying and damaging a number of Russian warships.Ramin Setoodeh, the author of a new Donald Trump book about the behind-the-scenes environment of The Apprentice, made headlines this week with his claims that the former president showed symptoms of cognitive decline during their interviews.
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