Soldiers of the Kenya Defence Forces are deployed at a stadium ahead of a planned demonstration called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill left over 20 dead in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024. – Kenyans are preparing to take to the streets on Thursday for a white march the day after President William Ruto announced the withdrawal of the draft budget providing for tax increases, at the origin of a protest which foundered in murderous violence.
Police in anti-riot gear blocked access along roads leading to State House — Ruto’s office — and parliament on Thursday, AFP journalists saw.A day after the protests sharply escalated, Ruto on Wednesday made a surprise U-turn as he declined to sign the tax hikes into law and withdrew the bill. Prominent protester Hanifa Adan dismissed Ruto’s words as “PR”, pointing out that the Kenyan leader had referred to demonstrators as “criminals” just hours earlier.
Shops were largely closed in Nairobi’s central business district near parliament early Thursday, with even the few open establishments pulling down their shutters.
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