Tag: William Ruto

Kenyan President William Ruto announced on Wednesday, June 26 that he will not sign into law a contentious finance bill proposing new taxes, following a day of intense protests that ...

In many democratic countries across Africa, a pervasive and grievous mistake has taken root in the formation of national policy: the erroneous belief that securing a parliamentary majority grants the ...

Gen-Z-led protests that have caught President William Ruto's administration by surprise are still underway. President Ruto, over the weekend, expressed his willingness to engage with the demonstrators, lauding their "peaceful" ...

Kenya's President William Ruto has expressed his readiness to engage in dialogue with thousands of young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations against proposed tax increases. The protests, which began on ...

The Kenyan police deployed tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in Nairobi, as tensions escalated over proposed tax hikes.  The demonstration which occurred around parliament in the capital, ...

More than 200 protesters in Nairobi, Kenya have been detained amid escalating demonstrations against proposed tax increases outlined in a forthcoming finance bill.  The protests, spearheaded by civil society groups, ...

The United States is set to designate Kenya as key non-NATO ally. The designation, granted to close non-NATO allies with strategic working relationships with the U.S. military, follows President Joe ...

Kenya and Haiti recently entered into a reciprocal agreement, as Kenyan President William Ruto announced.  Under this agreement, police forces from Kenya will be deployed to lead a United Nations-backed ...

Kenyans are bracing themselves for tough times after legislatures approved tax hikes, that have been contested by the pro government supporters. They claimed that, the President promised to lower the cost of ...

President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has announced that he is looking forward to retiring and handing over power after being in office for 23 years. Kagame has been President of ...