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What’s behind the Kenya protests?
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Protestors have taken to the streets in Kenya to decry the end of subsidies and rising taxes, as the country’s debt crisis looms. These protests were called for by the opposition parties, including former presidential candidate Raila Odinga. Odinga’s followers believe last year’s election was rigged against him, furthering mistrust in the current government led by President William Ruto. The police response to the protests has been harsh, killing at least 20 protestors this month and injuring hundreds.
In this episode:
Immaculate Akello (@iakello), Freelance Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders with Chloe K. Li and our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
In this episode:
Immaculate Akello (@iakello), Freelance Journalist
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders with Chloe K. Li and our host Malika Bilal. Khaled Soltan fact-checked this episode.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer, and Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
@AJEPodcasts on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook
Released:
Jul 24, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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