https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/kenya-protests-president-ruto-tax-bill-withdraw-rcna158975
The controversial tax plans had been a key part of Ruto's attempt to right Kenya's economy. He won power in 2022 by promising poorer Kenyans cheaper fertilizer and relief from economic pain

https://abcnews.go.com/International/kenyan-president-withdraws-controversial-tax-bill-amid-deadly/story?id=111439752
Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday afternoon from the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, that he is withdrawing the contentious 2024 Finance Bill.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/26/world/africa/kenya-protests-taxes.html
A day after at least 23 people were killed in demonstrations against a tax increase, President William Ruto withdrew the law that he said was necessary to avoid defaulting on the country's debt.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/kenya-protests-2024-finance-bill-president-ruto-drops-support-for-tax-hikes/
Kenya's president deploys military to crack down on tax protests 01:29. Johannesburg — Human rights groups say at least 22 protesters were killed and scores more wounded on the streets of Kenya

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-protesters-injured-cost-of-living-1826e4fa4da75bb73fc192246561e9db
Police in Kenya open fire amid protests against new taxes. At least 2 are killed and 26 wounded ... had called for three days of nationwide protests aimed at forcing the president to repeal a finance law imposing new taxes. President William Ruto had vowed that no protests would take place, saying he would take opposition leader Raila Odinga

https://apnews.com/article/kenya-protests-economy-politics-ruto-odinga-tax-99b50b509e636ea94346328578092efc
By CARA ANNA. Published 8:34 AM PDT, July 14, 2023. NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Christian and Muslim leaders in Kenya are urging President William Ruto to repeal a finance bill whose new taxes have sparked protests and police killings of civilians, warning that Kenyans face a level of hopelessness that "can easily inspire insurrection.".

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-67694865
This is because Mr Ruto has introduced a raft of new taxes, and raised old ones, since he was elected president in August 2022, making him unpopular with many Kenyans who believe he has betrayed

https://peoplesdispatch.org/2023/07/14/understanding-mass-protests-and-violent-repression-in-kenya-william-rutos-tax-hikes/
Six more protesters were killed and over 300 arrested on Wednesday, July 12, in a crackdown on a fresh round of country-wide protests in Kenya against the IMF-backed tax hikes that are worsening the already unfolding cost of living crisis.. At least six others were killed earlier on July 7, when the protests first broke out against the new taxes, introduced as part of President William Ruto

https://www.npr.org/2023/07/20/1189066564/kenya-hit-by-a-wave-of-protests-over-the-cost-of-living-and-taxes
Kenya, one of Africa's most stable and prosperous economies, is reeling from the impact of a series of violent protests against the cost of living and tax rises. Protesters stand on the road

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/africa/kenyans-protest-tax-hikes-intl/index.html
Some demonstrators were reportedly killed in clashes with Kenya's security forces on Wednesday after protests flared for the second time in a week over a raft of unpopular tax hikes proposed by

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/07/19/kenya-protests-cost-living-ruto/
The protests began after President William Ruto's government passed a finance bill last month imposing new taxes designed to raise an additional $1.4 billion annually.

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyas-ruto-says-further-tax-hike-protests-will-not-be-allowed-2023-07-14/
Kenyan President William Ruto vowed on Friday that protests planned next week would not be allowed following two rounds of demonstrations that have left at least 15 people dead.

https://www.dw.com/en/kenya-ruto-issues-warning-against-rallies-over-tax-hike/a-66238135
Odinga calls for protests against law that raises tax. Ruto beat Odinga in August 2022 election. Ruto pledged to be a champion for the poor, but his critics say the tax hikes would hurt already

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/14/kenyas-ruto-says-tax-hike-protests-will-not-be-permitted
14 Jul 2023. Kenyan President William Ruto says the government will not allow planned opposition protests to take place next week after two rounds of deadly demonstrations. More than 300 people

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/more-tax-pain-in-ruto-s-ambitious-sh16trn-plan-to-grow-economy-4564798
President Ruto's plan relies on the taxman raising revenue collection from 16.5 per cent of GDP in the 2022/2023 fiscal year to 19.7 per cent in 2027/2028, and cutting the budget deficit to 2.9 per cent in 2028 from 5.6 per cent in 2023. The State expects to bridge the gap between revenue and expenditure — and thus cut reliance on debt

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/no-reprieve-for-overburdened-kenyans-as-president-ruto-plans-more-taxes-4534228
No reprieve for overburdened Kenyans as President Ruto plans more taxes. President William Ruto assents to the Supplementary Appropriation (No.3) at State House, Nairobi in November 2023. Plans by President William Ruto's administration to introduce additional taxes to raise more revenue has kicked up a storm.

https://www.dw.com/en/kenyas-ruto-issues-warning-to-opposition-over-protests/a-66284809
07/19/2023 July 19, 2023. The opposition in Kenya has again called for protests over the rising cost of living and tax hikes. But the government has publicly warned that it clamp down on

https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/kenyan-police-deploy-capital-ahead-expected-protests-over-tax-hikes-2023-07-12/
NAIROBI, July 12 (Reuters) - Stone-throwing demonstrators clashed with police on Wednesday and two were shot dead, officers on the scene said, in anti-tax protests in cities and towns around Kenya

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/catholic-bishops-protest-high-taxes-kra-pressure-day-after-ruto-s-state-of-the-nation-address-4430120
Catholic Bishops protest high taxes, KRA pressure day after Ruto's State of the Nation address Saturday, November 11, 2023 ... A day after President William Ruto's State of the Nation address, the clerics cautioned that the runaway cost of living is a threat to Kenya's social fabric as it had hit the poor hard, plunged households into

https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/bd/economy/kenya-out-of-debt-distress-on-painful-taxes-president-ruto--4462474
Nation Media Group. President William Ruto sought to defend the painful tax measures, claiming that they had helped to pull the country from the danger of debt default. Speaking on Tuesday when he

https://africacheck.org/fact-checks/reports/kenyan-president-william-ruto-right-nearly-60-countrys-tax-revenue-goes
Ruto, who has been looking internally for funds, warned that debt servicing could consume all of Kenya's tax revenue. He estimated that six in every 10 shillings was going towards paying loans. The tax authority's report for the 2021/22 financial year put debt service as a percentage of tax revenue at 47.9% and predicted it would rise to 55

https://theconversation.com/mass-protests-in-kenya-have-a-long-and-rich-history-but-have-been-hijacked-by-the-elites-202979
In 1992, mothers of political prisoners held an 11-month hunger strike in Nairobi to demand the release of their sons. Protests against presidential results in 2007 led to a horrific crackdown

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/-ruto-my-policies-to-cut-spending-raise-revenue-are-paying-off-4461698
Reporter. Nation Media Group. President William Ruto has defended his economic policies which he said have started to pay off, moving Kenya from the edge of debt distress. The President said the economic transformation journey, which began last year September, has seen the country move from the brink of debt distress towards economic stability.