Kenya's Ruto says finance bill to be withdrawn after anti-tax protest deaths • FRANCE 24 English

Kenyan President William Ruto said Wednesday that a bill containing contentious tax hikes would "be withdrawn", dramatically reversing course after more than 20 people died and parliament was ransacked by protesters opposed to the legislation.
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Our trip to statehouse Nairobi and all other state lodges has been called off

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Congrats To the youth of Kenya🙌🏾

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Wow that's great kudos to the youth of Kenya how I wish is Nigeria.

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Nothing has been called off

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Youth of Africa rise

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The bill shall automatically be law, you are lying to us😂😂😂

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Lies, he has no authority to with a bill on accent stage. If not signed it automtically comes into effect in 14 days from the day it was passed.