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Kenya President Ruto declines to sign Finance Bill into law

President William Ruto addresses the Nation from State House in Nairobi, Kenya on May 3, 2024. PHOTO | BONFACE BOGITA | NMG

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By  Daily Nation

Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday bowed to pressure from Kenyans after several protests and has declined declined to sign the Finance Bill 2024 to law.

The move follows Tuesday's deadly protests that saw demonstrators breach Parliament premises for the first time in Kenya's history.

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