IMF should work with Kenya to account for public funds, says rights group

Anti-government protests

Anti-government protesters in Karatina town, Nyeri County, on July 16, 2024. Joseph Kanyi | Nation Media Group


Advocacy group Human Rights Watch called Tuesday for greater accountability of public funds in Kenya, framing it partially as a human rights issue.

Kenyans have taken to the streets for four consecutive weeks to protest the high cost of living, corruption and misuse of the country's finances. What began as a tax protest has morphed into a demand for the end of President William Ruto's government, with demonstrators saying they do not trust it to solve the country's political and economic problems.