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At first, there were doubts he would budge. Confronted by straight-shooting journalists in an interview that State House requested for, President William Ruto exacerbated viewers' ire by failing to demonstrate an iota of remorse after police had fatally shot demonstrators in Nairobi. Thereafter, the crescendo in the chants of "Ruto Must Go" rose higher.
Then he stepped back and, in a surprise move, declined to sign the controversial Finance Bill into an Act. The protesting Gen Zs retreated a little bit, with one huge demand fulfilled.
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