Kenyans again took to the streets of Nairobi destroying CCTV cameras, setting fire to tyres and blocking roads to protest against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is being tabled in parliament.
Kenyans again took to the streets of Nairobi destroying CCTV cameras, setting fire to tyres and blocking roads to protest against proposed tax hikes in a finance bill that is being tabled in parliament. Earlier they clashed with police, which in turn used tear gas to disperse the crowd. More than 200 protesters were arrested on Tuesday in similar protests.
Meanwhile, some major tax proposals in the bill were dropped after a Tuesday morning meeting between ruling party lawmakers and Kenyan President William Ruto. The chairperson of the finance committee, Kuria Kimani, said the proposal to introduce a 16% value-added tax on bread had been dropped.
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Other levies that had prompted debate and have been amended included a proposed 2.5% motor vehicle annual tax that was to be placed on insurance. A proposed tax on goods that degrade the environment will also be amended to apply only to imported goods to encourage local manufacturing. Ruto last month defended the proposed taxes, saying the country must be financially self-sustaining.
