Tax & Spend
Kenya Risks Return to Deadly Protests With $1 Billion Tax Plan
Demonstrators protest against tax hikes amid clouds of tear gas in Nairobi, in June, 2024.
Photographer: Kabir Dhanji/AFP/Getty ImagesKenya’s government plans to introduce tax measures to help raise nearly $1 billion, risking a return to protests stoked by similar proposals two years ago.
The tax measures would yield 120.3 billion shillings ($931 million), according to budget estimates presented to lawmakers by the Treasury in its Finance Bill 2026.