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What next for tax plan after Ruto's rejection?

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Anti-riot police on guard outside Parliament on June 18, 2024. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

The controversial Finance Bill 2024 is now back in the hands of the National Assembly Finance Committee for reconsideration and subsequent repeal following weeks of protests.

This is after President William Ruto declined to sign it on Wednesday in the wake of deadly anti-tax protests that have morphed into calls for radical reforms in his administration.

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