Kenya’s Ruto Caught Between Street Protests and the IMF
- Mass protests against slew of taxes erupted across country
- Vote on final tax bill on Tuesday, bracing for more protests
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The anti-tax protests that roiled Kenya this week had an unexpected enemy: the International Monetary Fund.
“Kenya is not IMF’s lab rat,” read one sign in Nairobi’s central business district. Another used an unprintable epithet.