Friday, June 28, 2024 - Kenyans are demanding the immediate resignation of President William Ruto, citing numerous issues that have adversely affected the nation. Despite his recent withdrawal of a finance bill that would have raised taxes to address Kenya's debt, public anger remains unabated.
A viral Twitter post, which has garnered
thousands of engagements, states: "We no longer recognize William Ruto as
the President of Kenya. We recall his presidency and urge him to immediately
resign and surrender his office to the Kenyan people.”
President Ruto's retraction of the
controversial finance bill, which was intended to increase taxes, has not
quelled the public's outrage. Many Kenyans have taken to social media to voice
their dissatisfaction.
In his statement, Ruto highlighted that
withdrawing the bill would create a significant funding gap for development
programs aimed at supporting farmers, teachers, and others. He argued that the
tax increases were necessary to service Kenya's debt of approximately 10
trillion shillings ($78 billion), which is about 70 percent of the country's
GDP.
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