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Idilinaa
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The timing is crazy this happened just a day after I dropped my thread. I was wondering why there was suddenly a spike in Kenyans saying a Somali should be president
Last year’s demonstrations were about a controversial tax hike bill and after significant public pressure, the government backed down and dropped it. But this year’s protests seem different.
According to various news outlets, the demonstrations have turned deadly, and appear to be anniversary protests, not necessarily driven by a specific tax policy: This was passed on June 19th
www.france24.com
However… this is where it gets interesting: Because Ruto on June 19th signed the 2025 Finance Bill, which includes automatic tax reliefs and progressive reforms:
www.capitalfm.co.ke
From what I’ve read, it actually sounds like a positive, forward-thinking policy shift.
So what’s fueling these protests?
I honestly think this unrest is less about taxes, corruption or brutality and more about shifting political power in Kenya. Ruto has been building a multi-ethnic coalition and bringing in diverse leadership, including Somalis and some people aren't comfortable with that change.
There’s a growing discomfort among traditional power blocs, especially as the Kikuyu political dominance appears to be waning.
Kenyan's saying a Somali should be president of Kenya: ''They're those neighbours who want to see you succeed"
He talks from experience living directly with them as neighbors He says a couple of things: - ''If they have something they always want to make sure you also have something'' - He basically says Somalis will come knocking to check to see if you are ok - ''If you have a Somali boss or your...
www.somalispot.com
Last year’s demonstrations were about a controversial tax hike bill and after significant public pressure, the government backed down and dropped it. But this year’s protests seem different.
According to various news outlets, the demonstrations have turned deadly, and appear to be anniversary protests, not necessarily driven by a specific tax policy: This was passed on June 19th
Kenya protests marking anniversary of anti-government demonstrations turn deadly
Marches in Kenya to mark the anniversary of last year's anti-government demonstrations again turned violent on Wednesday, with at least 16 killed and 400 injured, according to Amnesty International Kenya.…
www.france24.com
However… this is where it gets interesting: Because Ruto on June 19th signed the 2025 Finance Bill, which includes automatic tax reliefs and progressive reforms:
Ruto mandates automatic tax reliefs as he signs Finance Bill 2025
The move seeks to ease the tax burden on salaried workers and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles that previously led to underutilization of available tax benefits. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
www.capitalfm.co.ke
From what I’ve read, it actually sounds like a positive, forward-thinking policy shift.
So what’s fueling these protests?
I honestly think this unrest is less about taxes, corruption or brutality and more about shifting political power in Kenya. Ruto has been building a multi-ethnic coalition and bringing in diverse leadership, including Somalis and some people aren't comfortable with that change.
There’s a growing discomfort among traditional power blocs, especially as the Kikuyu political dominance appears to be waning.
This happens all the time in Kenya this guy ruto is robbing the nation blind blind then you would only see 4-5 people homeless on the street but now it’s 10-15 and youth unemployment is sky high due to the over saturated job market you will see people with a degree in economics or computer science driving a taxi
The Debt crisis is getting worse the nation is stuck in the IMF neoliberal debt trap and an election year is coming up 2027 will be wild for Kenya
The Debt crisis is getting worse the nation is stuck in the IMF neoliberal debt trap and an election year is coming up 2027 will be wild for Kenya
The timing is crazy this happened just a day after I dropped my thread. I was wondering why there was suddenly a spike in Kenyans saying a Somali should be president
Kenyan's saying a Somali should be president of Kenya: ''They're those neighbours who want to see you succeed"
He talks from experience living directly with them as neighbors He says a couple of things: - ''If they have something they always want to make sure you also have something'' - He basically says Somalis will come knocking to check to see if you are ok - ''If you have a Somali boss or your...www.somalispot.com
Last year’s demonstrations were about a controversial tax hike bill and after significant public pressure, the government backed down and dropped it. But this year’s protests seem different.
According to various news outlets, the demonstrations have turned deadly, and appear to be anniversary protests, not necessarily driven by a specific tax policy: This was passed on June 19th
Kenya protests marking anniversary of anti-government demonstrations turn deadly
Marches in Kenya to mark the anniversary of last year's anti-government demonstrations again turned violent on Wednesday, with at least 16 killed and 400 injured, according to Amnesty International Kenya.…
However… this is where it gets interesting: Because Ruto signed the 2025 Finance Bill, which includes automatic tax reliefs and progressive reforms:
Ruto mandates automatic tax reliefs as he signs Finance Bill 2025
The move seeks to ease the tax burden on salaried workers and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles that previously led to underutilization of available tax benefits. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
From what I’ve read, it actually sounds like a positive, forward-thinking policy shift.
So what’s fueling these protests?
I honestly think this unrest is less about taxes, corruption or brutality and more about shifting political power in Kenya. Ruto has been building a multi-ethnic coalition and bringing in diverse leadership, including Somalis and some people aren't comfortable with that change.
There’s a growing discomfort among traditional power blocs, especially as the Kikuyu political dominance appears to be waning.
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Poverty Kenya has been getting worse and worse year after year nobody can find a job and ruto is blatant with his corruption he tried to sell the Nairobi airport to a Indian billionaire back in SeptemberThe timing is crazy this happened just a day after I dropped my thread. I was wondering why there was suddenly a spike in Kenyans saying a Somali should be president
Kenyan's saying a Somali should be president of Kenya: ''They're those neighbours who want to see you succeed"
He talks from experience living directly with them as neighbors He says a couple of things: - ''If they have something they always want to make sure you also have something'' - He basically says Somalis will come knocking to check to see if you are ok - ''If you have a Somali boss or your...www.somalispot.com
Last year’s demonstrations were about a controversial tax hike bill and after significant public pressure, the government backed down and dropped it. But this year’s protests seem different.
According to various news outlets, the demonstrations have turned deadly, and appear to be anniversary protests, not necessarily driven by a specific tax policy: This was passed on June 19th
Kenya protests marking anniversary of anti-government demonstrations turn deadly
Marches in Kenya to mark the anniversary of last year's anti-government demonstrations again turned violent on Wednesday, with at least 16 killed and 400 injured, according to Amnesty International Kenya.…
However… this is where it gets interesting: Because Ruto signed the 2025 Finance Bill, which includes automatic tax reliefs and progressive reforms:
Ruto mandates automatic tax reliefs as he signs Finance Bill 2025
The move seeks to ease the tax burden on salaried workers and eliminate bureaucratic hurdles that previously led to underutilization of available tax benefits. - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke
From what I’ve read, it actually sounds like a positive, forward-thinking policy shift.
So what’s fueling these protests?
I honestly think this unrest is less about taxes, corruption or brutality and more about shifting political power in Kenya. Ruto has been building a multi-ethnic coalition and bringing in diverse leadership, including Somalis and some people aren't comfortable with that change.
There’s a growing discomfort among traditional power blocs, especially as the Kikuyu political dominance appears to be waning.
If you visit narobi you will see 10 homeless hungry people on every street and like I said in my earlier post the job market is over saturated good luck finding a job as a young graduate
Somalis live decently its the Kenyans that are really struggling the nation is stuck in the neoliberal IMF debt trap thanks to China
Idilinaa
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Most of the debt Ruto is dealing with was inherited from past administrations much of it from poorly negotiated infrastructure deals and external loans, especially from China. His controversial attempt to expand domestic revenue through taxation last year was aimed at easing Kenya’s debt burden though the implementation clearly lacked sensitivity to the public's economic strain, and it was eventually scrapped.
I completely acknowledge what you're saying about poverty, homelessness unemployment, and the difficult job market these are real issues affecting many Kenyans, and they absolutely deserve attention. But violent protests that destroy property and provoke police crackdowns aren't likely to improve things. If anything, they make the economy more fragile, especially for informal workers and small businesses.
Somalis in Kenya have faced discrimination and marginalization for decades, yet our communities tend to push for change through dialogue, community development, and political engagement. That’s how we’ve managed to live relatively decently not because things were handed to us, but because we organized and adapted.
We live decently because we actively help each other and create self-employment opportunities. We build networks, support community businesses, and uplift one another economically. We even help other Kenyans by employing them and circulating wealth. So we don’t take anything away from anyone ,we bring more. More enterprise, more investment, more opportunity. We even bring more affordable housing, residential prices are actually the lowest in Somali dominated areas.
And let’s be honest: some of the outrage around the North Eastern region gaining full citizenship rights and voting representation exposes a deep fear of sharing power. For a country that claims to be a democracy, that’s a contradiction.
The conspiracy theories being peddled about Somalis “taking over” or “controlling Nairobi” are rooted in fear of losing a historical monopoly on power, not genuine concern for national development.
At the end of the day, progress won't come from burning tires in the streets. It comes from building institutions, expanding inclusion, and reforming policy , not resisting it.
The previous regime took on unrealistic debt and finessed projects by bloating them for their own pockets. now that a president is owning up to the issues of the previous regime by paying the debt off, these rugrats are protesting, they have no accountability, if they default on those loans gg to Kenya foreign investment.
