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A protester lobs back a teargas canister at police during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Tony Karumba/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — In a major turn of events, Kenyan President William Ruto announced Wednesday afternoon from the State House […]

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Crowds of Kenyans again took to the streets on Thursday in protest, clashing with police in Nairobi as nationwide demonstrations continue over a controversial tax bill. The controversial bill — known as the Finance Bill 2024 — has sparked discontent across the East African nation since first being presented […]

Tents of mountaineers are pictured at Everest base camp in the Mount Everest region of Solukhumbu district on April 18, 2024. (Purnima Shrestha/AFP via Getty Images) (LONDON) — Kenyan mountaineer Joshua Cheruiyot Kirui, who went missing with his guide on Wednesday morning on Mount Everest, has been found dead, officials announced Thursday. Kirui’s body was […]