MPs drop punitive taxes as protests rock Nairobi

Kenyan activist Ojiro Odhiambo protests against the Finance Bill, 2024 at Kimathi Street, Nairobi on June 18, 2024. PHOTO | STEVE OTIENO | NATION MEDIA GROUP

Kenya’s National Assembly’s Finance Committee has bowed to pressure from different stakeholders and dropped a number of contentious clauses in the Finance Bill, 2024, even as Kenyans took to the streets in Nairobi on Tuesday morning to protest against the proposed laws.

The committee is today afternoon expected to table its report, with recommendations, in the House.