Protests Hit Nairobi as Kenya Debates a Controversial Finance Bill

Protests Hit Nairobi as Kenya Debates a Controversial Finance Bill
A Kenyan activist shouts amid teargas during a protest over tax hike plans in Nairobi on June 6, 2023. Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested 11 protesters during a march in Nairobi on June 6 against a new finance bill that critics say will pile more economic hardship on ordinary people. Simon Maina/AFP via Getty Images
Dominic Kirui
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A group of activists took to the streets in Nairobi on June 6 to protest a controversial finance bill that Kenya’s president is pushing.

The bill, which seeks to introduce more taxes on Kenyans, also proposes a 3 percent housing levy for all workers in the country, to be deducted from their monthly salaries. The government intends to build affordable housing using the funds.