kenyan PROTESTS
A month ago, President William Ruto of Kenya was flying high. He received a VIP welcome in the US from President Joe Biden.
He has become a firm favourite among Western powers with a taste for African riches. Dubbed the “Flying President”, Ruto has made close to 50 trips internationally since he came into office in September 2022. The globetrotting Ruto now faces great turbulence in his own country.
The celebrity president, whose eye has been more fixed on international affairs than domestic ones, is facing the ire of young Kenyans who last week took to the streets in protest against the 2024 Finance Bill which taxes basic necessities, including bread, fuel, nappies and
