Kenya out of debt distress on painful taxes — President Ruto

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 led the country in marking its 60th anniversary of Independence, Dr Ruto said the rollout of the tax measures contained in the Finance Tax Act 2023 over the last year were necessary sacrifices that would “make our freedom fighters proud.”