The Abuja School
Introduction:
The end of June was dominated by stories of violent protests by Kenyan youths against plans to increase tax on the people in the face of excruciating pains of inflation. The President of the Republic and the legislature were determined to pass the finance bill in spite of strong expression of disapproval by the civil society. At a point, the President threatened to arrest and deal ruthlessly with those opposed to the finance bill. But the youths and leaders of the civil society were unyielding. In the process of violently putting down the protests, about 19 persons were reportedly shot dead. The parliament still passed the bill. But the president in a supposed act of penitence refused to sign the bill and withdrew proposals for the increase in taxes. He is now calling for discussion with the leaders of the civil society to end the protests. But they are unrelenting. Some of them are demanding that the President resigns from office for his
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