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Litmus test for Ruto as thousands of Kenyans stage anti-tax protests

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Protestors along Kimathi Street in Nairobi during the anti-Finance Bill 2024 demonstrations on June 20, 2024. [Denish Ochieng, Standard]

President William Ruto's grip on power and quest to push through his policies is facing an ultimate test as thousands of Kenyans took to the streets to protest against the Finance Bill, 2024.

It is a protest that took place in almost all towns and major urban centers across the country as defiant protestors intensified their pushback against new tax proposals.

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