First Independent Mena Newspaper
Kenyan President William Ruto is facing intensifying public outrage as citizens rally under the slogan “WANTAM” — a campaign demanding he ‘be a one-term President’’. Discontent began shortly after his 2022 election victory, fuelled by tax hikes seen as a betrayal of promises to support the working class. Protests erupted last year, culminating in violent […]
A strike by aviation workers at Kenya’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi left hundreds of passengers stranded. The industrial action was sparked by opposition to a proposed 30-year lease of the airport to India’s Adani Group. Workers, concerned about potential job losses and lack of transparency, protested outside the airport, causing significant flight […]