Kenya’s President William Ruto on Wednesday declined to sign a highly contentious finance bill that has sparked nationwide deadly protests, and has sent it back to parliament for amendments, Kenya’s Star newspaper and KTN News reported.
According to the Star newspaper the President has proposed a raft of amendments that members of parliament will have to consider.
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Ruto, who is facing the most serious crisis since coming to power almost two years ago, will address the nation at 1300 GMT, his office said. Kenyans have been protesting fiercely against the proposed finance bill, a bill that will additional tax imposed on Kenyans, who are mostly burdened by the already harsh economic situation