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Government begins compensation process for police brutality victims
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The government has initiated a process to compensate victims of police brutality and violence during demonstrations.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
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- June 2026
The Standard
Police arrest protestors in Nairobi during the Finance Bill 2024. [File, Standard] The government has set in motion the process of compensation for victims of police brutality and violence during demonstrations. …
Process to compensate victims of violence startsCapital News
… In Kenya, Gen Z demonstrated the power of these platforms during the opposition to the Finance Bill 2024, using social media to organise, mobilise, and influence national discourse. …
OPINION: World Social Media Day: Are We Telling Stories That Matter?The Standard
… For millions of households struggling with a punishing cost of living, the proposed tax measures rekindle painful memories of the Finance Bill 2024 that sparked unprecedented Gen Z-led protests across the country. …
Finance Bill 2026 should ease tax burden on KenyansThe Standard
Two years after the June 2024 Gen Z protests forced the government to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024, the government appears to have learned nothing and continues to deploy the same aggressive, revenue-maximising tax strategies that saw the youthful Kenyans take to the streets. …
Tone-deaf Ruto reinstates tax measures Gen Z protested in 2024The Standard
Two years after the June 2024 Gen Z protests forced the government to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024, the government appears to have learned nothing and continues to deploy the same aggressive, revenue-maximising tax strategies that saw the youthful Kenyans take to the streets. …
Tone-deaf: Ruto sneaks back tax measures Gen Z protested in 2024- May 2026
The Standard
… The demonstrations, largely led by Gen Z protesters, forced President Ruto to withdraw the Finance Bill 2024 after weeks of nationwide unrest that left several people dead and properties destroyed.Mindful of the backlash that followed previous tax measures, the government has mai …
'Stop misleading Kenyans on Finance Bill 2026,' Mbadi tells opposition leadersCitizen Digital
… Nyoro also referenced some of the discussions during the Budget Committee meetings, revealing details of a high-level meetup that followed the controversial Finance Bill 2024 protests, revealing that some leaders had proposed scrapping funds meant to absorb 46,000 Junior Secondar …
Ndindi Nyoro explains why he remained silent as Budget Committee chairCitizen Digital
… As Members of Parliament passed the Finance Bill 2024, protests erupted across Nairobi in one of the capital’s most intense demonstrations in decades. …
GenZ aspirants turn to fundraising apps in quest for money, protest, and powerCapital News
… The public participation process comes against the backdrop of memories from the controversial Finance Bill 2024, which sparked nationwide Gen Z-led protests under the “Occupy Parliament” movement. …
Public views sought on Finance Bill 2026 that Targets Mitumba, Phones in New Tax PlanCitizen Digital
… Despite President Ruto accusing "organized criminals" and "treasonous" individuals of infiltrating the protests, the agitation led to the withdrawal of the contentious Finance Bill 2024. …
Suluhu wants Ruto's help to ‘discipline’ Gen Zs agitating for good governance
Yesterday
Government begins compensation process for police brutality victims
The government has initiated a process to compensate victims of police brutality and violence during demonstrations.
16 June 2026 · The Standard →
Sunday 7 June
Opinion: How sectors leverage social media storytelling effectively
Ahead of World Social Media Day on June 30, Capital News publishes an opinion piece examining how various sectors—corporate, development, and political—use social media storytelling, beyond the media industry's well-documented struggles with disruption from digital platforms.
7 June 2026 · Capital News →
Finance Bill 2026 must balance taxation with cost of living
The Standard's editorial warns that as the government prepares the Finance Bill 2026, Kenyans are anxious about additional taxes given their struggle with rising costs of living, food prices, transport, education, and healthcare. The editorial argues that while taxation is necessary for government revenue and development, it must be balanced with citizens' and businesses' ability to survive and grow, noting that Kenyans are being asked to contribute more while many earn less.
7 June 2026 · The Standard →
Saturday 6 June
Government reintroduces tax measures Gen Z protested in 2024
The government has proposed tax measures similar to those withdrawn after June 2024 Gen Z protests, despite ongoing pressure from record-high fuel prices and increased cost of living.
6 June 2026 · The Standard →
Ruto government revives contested tax measures after 2024 protests
The government has proposed tax measures similar to those that triggered Gen Z-led protests in June 2024, despite the Finance Bill 2024 being withdrawn following public pressure. The new proposals risk further raising the cost of living amid record-high fuel prices, offering no relief to Kenyans.
6 June 2026 · The Standard →
Monday 25 May
Mbadi defends Finance Bill 2026, denies punitive taxes
Treasury Cabinet Secretary John Mbadi has accused opposition politicians of spreading propaganda about the Finance Bill 2026, insisting the proposed law does not contain punitive taxes as alleged and specifically denying claims that it introduces taxation on leasehold land.
25 May 2026 · The Standard →
Friday 22 May
Nyoro defends silence as Budget Committee chair
Kiharu MP Ndindi Nyoro has justified his silence while serving as chairperson of the National Assembly's Budget and Appropriations Committee, saying team responsibility meant he could only raise concerns internally through closed-door discussions rather than publicly oppose policies. He said his current position outside the committee structure now allows him greater freedom to openly express his views.
22 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Tuesday 19 May
GenZ political aspirants use fundraising apps to build power
Young Kenyans who organized digital protests around the 2024 Finance Bill are now turning to fundraising apps as they shift from resistance to political participation ahead of the 2027 General Election.
19 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Monday 11 May
Parliament opens Finance Bill 2026 to public input on new taxes
Parliament has invited public participation on the Finance Bill 2026, which proposes tax changes on mobile phones, mitumba imports, digital platforms and cryptocurrency transactions. The Clerk of the National Assembly set a May 25 deadline for written submissions to the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning.
11 May 2026 · Capital News →
Tuesday 5 May
Suluhu urges Ruto to crack down on Gen Z governance protests
Tanzania's President Samia Suluhu has urged Kenyan counterpart William Ruto to apply tough disciplinary measures against young people agitating for good governance, saying youth activism should be handled strictly across the East African bloc and that those breaching conduct standards will face the law.
5 May 2026 · Citizen Digital →
Wednesday 29 April
MPs flag 9 percent progress in Last Mile electricity programme
Kenya's National Assembly Committee on Energy has raised concerns over slow implementation of the Last Mile Connectivity Programme, which is only 9 per cent complete despite years of substantial public investment. MPs cited a mismatch between the government's reported national electricity connectivity rate of over 70 per cent and figures as low as 20 per cent in their constituencies, while KPLC attributed delays to disruptions from the collapse of the Finance Bill 2024.
29 April 2026 · Capital News →
Tuesday 28 April
Kenya releases draft reparations guidelines for brutality victims
The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights released draft reparations guidelines proposing compensation running into millions for those killed, injured, sexually violated, or forcibly disappeared by state forces, alongside psychosocial support. The public has a 7-day window to submit comments before adoption, offering hope to survivors who have struggled to access justice through costly court processes.
28 April 2026 · The Standard →