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World
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Africa
7/3/2024 9:51:07 PM
The Kenyan presidency said Wednesday it had ordered a review of salary increases for public servants in an apparent move to defuse tensions after a wave of sometimes deadly anti-government protests.
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World
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Africa
7/2/2024 9:55:18 AM
Kenya was bracing on Tuesday for fresh protest action against the government after anti-tax hike demonstrations last month descended into violence that left dozens of people dead.
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World
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Africa
6/29/2024 11:28:59 AM
At least 30 people died in protests in Kenya this week sparked by a government drive to substantially raise taxes in the East African country, Human Rights Watch said Saturday.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 7:44:12 PM
Hundreds of people protested in the Kenyan capital on Thursday where isolated scuffles broke out with police firing rubber bullets and tear gas as turnout by demonstrators dropped sharply following deadly clashes earlier this week.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 2:52:10 PM
Kenyan police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators in Nairobi on Thursday, as protesters returned to the streets despite President William Ruto scrapping contentious tax hikes after deadly clashes.
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World
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Africa
6/27/2024 11:00:59 AM
Kenyan demonstrators prepared to resume protests Thursday, a day after President William Ruto made a dramatic U-turn and withdrew contentious tax hikes following deadly rallies earlier in the week.
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World
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Africa
6/26/2024 8:50:10 PM
Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes, a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead. It was the biggest assault on Kenya’s government in decades.
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World
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Africa
6/26/2024 10:41:56 AM
Kenya was in a state of shock Wednesday following unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted, as protests over proposed tax hikes turned deadly, prompting President William Ruto's government to deploy the military.
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World
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Africa
6/25/2024 9:23:37 PM
Five people were shot dead and dozens wounded in Kenya on Tuesday in mounting anti-tax hike protests, NGOs said, after police clashed with demonstrators who stormed the parliament compound in Nairobi.
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World
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Africa
6/25/2024 5:53:07 PM
Part of Kenya's parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire.
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World
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Africa
6/25/2024 11:54:13 AM
Kenyan police fired tear gas at crowds of young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, as demonstrators rallied across the country against the government's proposed tax hikes.
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World
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Africa
6/23/2024 2:10:55 PM
Kenya's President William Ruto said he was ready for "a conversation" with thousands of young protesters who held nationwide demonstrations this week to oppose proposed tax increases, a presidency official said Sunday.
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World
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Africa
6/21/2024 4:33:49 PM
Kenyan protesters called Friday for a national strike on June 25 to oppose proposed tax hikes, following this week's mass demonstrations led by mostly young people across the country.
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Paris 2024
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News
6/15/2024 5:38:37 PM
Kenyan middle-distance superstar Faith Kipyegon will chase two golds at next month's Paris Olympics after she added qualification for her 1500m speciality at trials in Nairobi on Saturday.
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World
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Africa
6/13/2024 12:28:23 PM
Kenya's finance minister is due to present Thursday the East African economic powerhouse's biggest ever budget, alongside a contentious finance bill that contains a raft of new or increased taxes.
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Sports
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Africa
6/7/2024 7:38:36 PM
Lesotho claimed a 2-0 victory over Zimbabwe away at the Johannesburg Stadium in South Africa on Friday, climbing to the top of Group C in the African qualifiers for the 2026 World Cup.
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Business
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Economy
6/6/2024 2:23:23 PM
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) hosted a delegation from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) with the aim of leveraging Egypt's expertise in establishing and operating the Instant Payment Network (IPN) and the InstaPay application, the CBE said Thursday in a statement.
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World
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Africa
5/23/2024 2:27:21 PM
US President Joe Biden is rolling out the red carpet Thursday for his Kenyan counterpart William Ruto with a diplomacy-heavy state visit and a lavish White House dinner with all the trimmings.
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Sports
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Omni sports
5/17/2024 7:36:29 PM
Kenyan long-distance runner Rodgers Kwemoi, a world junior 10,000m champion, was on Friday banned for six years for repeated athlete biological passport (ABP) violations.
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Sports
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Africa
5/15/2024 6:13:56 PM
Two of Kenya's 2026 World Cup qualifying matches have been moved to Malawi after the government closed down all major stadiums, a move that is also hitting athletics preparations ahead of the Paris Olympics.
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