Kenya’s anti-tax demos spread across cities and towns

Youths demonstrate in Eldoret town

Youths demonstrate in Eldoret town, Uasin Gishu, while agitating for rejection of the Finance Bill on June 20, 2024.

Photo credit: Jared Nyataya | Nation Media Group

Anti-Finance Bill protests in Kenya have spread from the capital Nairobi to various parts of the country, as taxpayers continue to oppose President William Ruto’s plan to finance his Sh3.9 trillion Budget.

On Thursday morning, street demos returned to the streets of Nairobi after a 24-hour break, with armed police firing teargas to disperse protesters.

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