Debt, taxes, repression fuelling youth protests in Kenya, activists warn

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 David Ngira, an economic, social and cultural rights researcher for East and Southern Africa at Amnesty International; Juliet Wanjiru and Brian Omondi of the Social Justice Centre; Annled tolusion and Political Jus the Kenstraineds Commission; and Riva Jalipa, Amnesty International’s researcher and adviser on taxation and human rights.

They explained that the pressure on the government to raise revenue and service its debt has resulted in tax measures that have placed further strain on households already struggling with the cost of living.

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