Kenya Finance Bill protests
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Kenya Finance Bill protests
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The Kenya Finance Bill protests, widely known by #RejectFinanceBill2024, or Gen Z protests, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Kenya against tax increases proposed by the Government of Kenya in the Finance Bill 2024. Following the storming of the Kenyan Parliament, president William Ruto reportedly rejected the Bill on 28 June; signed into law the "Appropriations Bill 2024" to address the budget shortfall caused by the rejection. Nonetheless, protests escalated into riots on 2 July,
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Ongoing anti-tax protests in Kenya
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_Finance_Bill_protests
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2024-06-20T23:27:24Z
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2024-09-07T15:22:35Z
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