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Ruto, under siege, bows to pressure, withdraws some unpopular taxes

An elderly woman chants anti-government slogans in front of Kenya police officers in downtown Nairobi, on June 18, 2024. [AFP]

A cornered President William Ruto was on Tuesday forced to withdraw some of the unpopular proposals in the Finance Bill, 2024.

Unlike last year when MPs from the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition as well as friendly parties were whipped at the State House, the lawmakers on Tuesday had to make a retreat as day-long protests against the proposals rocked the city.

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