Kenya's President William Ruto who has said the Kenya Revenue Authority has stayed within revenue targets, and that the state would not continue borrowing for recurrent expenditures such as salaries. PHOTO | JOSEPH KANYI | NMG
Kenya’s President William Ruto has had a bad week after a court declared his appointment of 50 chief administrative secretaries (CASs) unconstitutional, another court extended a freeze on the enforcement of new taxes and the opposition joined forces with civil society groups to foment a new round of civil disobedience in the country.
On Friday, protesters took to the streets in Nairobi, Mombasa and a number of other upcountry towns to voice their grievances about punitive taxes and the high cost of living, putting the pressure on the government to prevent an escalation into widespread social unrest.
