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Namibia: Double whammy for the Kenyan president’s tax plans – News

Namibia: Double whammy for the Kenyan president’s tax plans – News

Africa Links 24 with BBC
Published on 2024-08-08 07:16:09

Kenya’s President William Ruto must be feeling punch-drunk – after suffering another blow to his plans to raise taxes for his cash-strapped, debt-burdened government.

After the recent widespread anti-tax protests – that saw parliament set alight – he bowed to public pressure and withdrew his finance bill for the coming year.

But then last week the appeals court torpedoed his tax plans from last year.

Three judges unanimously ruled the 2023 legislation that had raised taxes…

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