President of Kenya

President of Kenya withdraws financial bill that prompted fatal protests

On Tuesday, thousands of protestors flocked to the streets of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, to reject the measure, which they claimed would have put additional strain on ordinary citizens already struggling with high living costs. Kenyan President William Ruto has withdrawn a measure that provoked violent protests in Nairobi, citing Kenyans' "loud" opposition. After 22 people were reportedly killed in violent protests on Tuesday, which also resulted in the burning of part of Kenya's parliament building, Mr Ruto said that he would no longer be adopting unpopular new financial regulations that would have increased Kenyans' taxes.