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A finance bill was the trigger, but the backdrop is government debt and blinkered interventions from western institutions, says Kenyan political analyst Nanjala Nyabola

Since the early 2000s, Kenya has come up with legislative changes and thrown a tremendous amount of funding at a range of reforms to improve the relationship between police and citizens. Specifically, these reforms have been aimed at addressing impunity and human rights abuses.

Kenya has an affordable housing problem

President’s decision to drop finance bill after deadly violence leaves protesters divided over how to achieve broader goals

High Court rules in favour of a petition demanding a halt to the use of potentially deadly weaponry by police.

The generation of Kenyans born between 1997 and 2012 – the Gen-Zs – have borne the brunt of the country’s slow economic growth. If a country has slow economic growth, it typically experiences higher unemployment rates, reduced income levels and decreased investments. It leads to an overall lower living standard.

Edith Wanjiku holds onto one of the few photos she’s left with of her teenage son Ibrahim Kamau

A strong undercurrent driving the unprecedented anti-tax protests in Kenya is outrage over theft of public resources coupled with the extravagant lifestyles of public servants.

In Kenya, police clash with protesters who continue to gather, a day after President William Ruto withdrew his unpopular tax bill. Two people are killed in the latest unrest.

Kenya faces protests and unrest over tax proposals despite President Ruto's reversal, sparking demands for change.

Protests continue across Kenya despite the government’s dramatic U-turn on legislation that would have raised taxes.