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A tale of Kenya: Leaders display opulence, locals struggle with bills

Youth protest against Finance Bill 2024 along a street in Nairobi on June 23, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

As young Kenyans choked on tear gas last Tuesday, a luxury jet remained parked at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Hours after President William Ruto disembarked from a Kenya Airways (KQ) Dreamliner to the reception of government functionaries, the said aircraft would jet in from Paris, France.

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