Kenyan annual Finance Bill sparks unrest • FRANCE 24 English

The Kenyan government published its annual Finance Bill on Saturday - it wants to raise an additional 2.2 billion euros in taxes in the financial year that starts in July. The tax hikes are part of a series of financial measures introduced by President William Ruto to fund its extensive infrastructure and social programmes. More information with FRANCE 24 correspondent Olivia Bizot.
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  • @luciaowino935
    @luciaowino9359 күн бұрын

    Stop the looting - that should sort the problem greatly

  • @MutuaCK

    @MutuaCK

    9 күн бұрын

    😂

  • @shabudinjaver4672
    @shabudinjaver46729 күн бұрын

    Just stop wasting the money collected,That will solve all the problems and clear all the debt

  • @USER06584B

    @USER06584B

    8 күн бұрын

    the debt isn't in domestic currency

  • @saworieza
    @saworieza8 күн бұрын

    To fund what infrastructure... What social programs..

  • @steppa_junior_
    @steppa_junior_8 күн бұрын

    as a Kenyan all i can say is that HE MUST GO

  • @janendegwa5462
    @janendegwa546212 күн бұрын

    What social programs he should tell us where he took our health fund money first before all

  • @Newday116
    @Newday1168 күн бұрын

    We are not happy

  • @noahjenkins8408
    @noahjenkins840812 күн бұрын

    Not discussed. Say approved by parliament

  • @aheudit

    @aheudit

    11 күн бұрын

    It's already approved and even signed. Waiting for parliament charade

  • @richardnderitu6423
    @richardnderitu642310 күн бұрын

    Where's the unrest? Citizens are actively debating and criticising the bill. You know where you can find unrest.... On an island at the Pacific 😉

  • @azzurikayvo

    @azzurikayvo

    9 күн бұрын

    Wewe umeona debate wapi when Mps receive orders to pass it regardless.

  • @programminglanguagestutori9118

    @programminglanguagestutori9118

    8 күн бұрын

    wekai utari hakiri umenye uria kurathie kana no kanua paaa

  • @programminglanguagestutori9118

    @programminglanguagestutori9118

    8 күн бұрын

    Ambia zakayo ampuze uizi tax itoshe nyinyi ndio mlichagua

  • @markkithinji2666
    @markkithinji26666 күн бұрын

    Problem is no infrastructure is being built. To be honest, things seem to be just falling apart. give more taxes, get less services

  • @litfanswagacii2127
    @litfanswagacii21277 күн бұрын

    Go sit with him and ask him hard questions like, "Why are you looting poor people"?

  • @lputaa
    @lputaa7 күн бұрын

    We're very upset! Corruption

  • @callebashok3985
    @callebashok398512 күн бұрын

    True unfortunately

  • @Stephen-hu8ec
    @Stephen-hu8ec4 күн бұрын

    Kenyans are living hand to mouth..paycheck to paycheck..It's a sorry state of affairs because of high taxes despite no increase in income

  • @sirdaniel_254
    @sirdaniel_25411 күн бұрын

    I am kenyan, but this looks like : " hey, look even africans are raising their taxes"

  • @readoutloudrol5755
    @readoutloudrol57556 күн бұрын

    And why is it your business again???

  • @lonewulfmo9128
    @lonewulfmo91286 күн бұрын

    Too many tribes in small area, everyone must step in others head and grab push n fight. Too many tribes fighting for power n wealth is one of problems of Africa

  • @stephenkimani7926
    @stephenkimani792610 күн бұрын

    Kenya 's politics are hard now UDA is Kwisha what's the name of the new party. Trump will win so will the new candidate in Kenya name tribe doesn't matter. Please thank me later 🙏

  • @dorinewanyonyi116
    @dorinewanyonyi1168 күн бұрын

    And what will be the end result of maandamano 😂😂😂😂😂

  • @TheBenabana
    @TheBenabana8 күн бұрын

    Wash your Microphone!!!

  • @kindhrtdiscoveries4581
    @kindhrtdiscoveries45816 күн бұрын

    Freedom to Caledonia!!! Free to Kanak people!!! Stop colonialism and apartheid!!

  • @fred_00
    @fred_004 күн бұрын

    Kenya has always tried to be the US.

  • @nezargatere4710
    @nezargatere47107 күн бұрын

    Ruto is a thief

  • @malcomxochieng9257
    @malcomxochieng92577 күн бұрын

    Thieves

  • @e2oet706
    @e2oet70612 күн бұрын

    Which unrest stop lying on Kenyan and African nations talk about new Caledonia

  • @aheudit

    @aheudit

    11 күн бұрын

    Let me school you. Unrest doesn't always mean violence.

  • @edumizzy2141

    @edumizzy2141

    11 күн бұрын

    unrest is not violence

  • @vmutuma

    @vmutuma

    11 күн бұрын

    Unfortunately the unrest claim is true.

  • @fredrickmugambi-rj1gu

    @fredrickmugambi-rj1gu

    11 күн бұрын

    Are u a Kenyan??coz really u don't know how we are suffering

  • @Needlemover02

    @Needlemover02

    11 күн бұрын

    Weh acha, there was unrest, period.

  • @kipchumba26
    @kipchumba2611 күн бұрын

    I'm happy to pay the taxes and build my country.

  • @vand922

    @vand922

    11 күн бұрын

    The problem is not you paying taxes. Consider those people earning 500 a day and they're the majority. How are they going to survive when ruto has increased their breakfast spending to almost 150 so that they can afford chai na mkate? This government rallied on hustler slogan and now the hustlers are paying the biggest price. There's no service delivery. They stealing everything

  • @user-ok9vr5iw9d

    @user-ok9vr5iw9d

    9 күн бұрын

    Nkt.

  • @kipchumba26

    @kipchumba26

    9 күн бұрын

    @@vand922 eat alternatives. I mean there's a reason he taxed bread and not wheat. Make pancakes. Eat sweet potatoes. Make mahamri. Doesn't matter. Plus what are they stealing. You can't call someone a thief without proof yk.

  • @vand922

    @vand922

    9 күн бұрын

    @@kipchumba26 the problem with you is being tribal. Ruto is the president. There's no need of defending him while you're experiencing his leadership. If someone can't afford bread how do you expect him to cook pancakes mahamri? If you're capable of eating all you mentioned you should know that not all are capable. Kenyans are suffering and that's a fact. Tell me with all the taxes he has raised,what project has he launched or what road has he built? Ruto is the worst president Kenya has had if he continues to oppress the hustlers

  • @kipchumba26

    @kipchumba26

    9 күн бұрын

    @@vand922 I'm not tribal. I am logical. I don't vote based on tribe. The main reason I voted for Ruto is because I liked his privatization agenda. The main reason I didn't vote for Odinga is because he runs the gas business and we are being exploited in that sector hence I can't trust him. Plus he is predictable. Samia tries to export taifa gas to us and all of a sudden he creates protests and demands private meeting and the taifa gas project is killed. He is not the type of leader I can trust. We should buy gas at a fair International average price and I might consider him.