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The youth in particular played a role in maintaining the protests against the Finance Bill that that would increase taxes and reduce food subsidies
Citizens unite globally against tax hikes, urging economic integrity and political accountability
Peaceful marches mostly led by Gen-Z youth against tax hikes, which have since been scrapped, turned violent, with dozens injured or killed in clashes with the police
The Kenyan government said it would reduce spending to compensate for the scrapped tax measures.
Many citizens are angry with the government as they grapple with a rising cost of living
The worst floods in 30 years took the country by surprise
The health sectors in both countries are under pressure, with professionals either leaving or striking for better pay and working conditions
Oscar Gakuo Mwangi, who studies radicalisation and counter-terrorism in Kenya, looks at the country’s preparedness to take on Haiti’s urban gangs
Largely Christian Kenya has struggled to regulate unscrupulous churches and cults