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Protests against the controversially rejected Kenyan finance bill and President William Ruto continue in major cities in the country, with the National Commission on Human Rights reporting at least 39 people killed and 361 injured in the protests.
2024-07-2

President William Ruto withdraws the controversial Kenya Finance Bill 2024 following an assault on the parliament that killed multiple people.
2024-06-26

U.S. President Joe Biden announces during a state visit by Kenyan President William Ruto that he will designate Kenya a major non-NATO ally as it is expected to lead the international intervention in Haiti.
2024-05-23

Kenya's government debt surges to a record KSh 10.1 trillion (US$70.75 billion), surpassing its KSh 10 trillion debt limit, attributed to external debt and currency fluctuations. President William Ruto's response to the country's financial crisis has been met with months of civil disorder.
2023-08-15

Former Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo facilitates an agreement between opposing Kenyan political alliances Azimio la Umoja and Kenya Kwanza in order to establish a joint committee aimed at resolving their "differences" following a series of violent protests against the government of President William Ruto.
2023-07-29

Six people are killed during protests in Nairobi, Kenya, against tax increases imposed by President William Ruto's government, in which the police have employed tear gas and heightened security measures.
2023-07-12

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta lifts the lockdown imposed in Nairobi and surrounding counties, allowing bars, restaurants, schools, and religious services to reopen and revising the evening curfew to 10:00 p.m.
2021-05-1

Voters in Kenya go to the polls to elect the President, as well as members of the National Assembly and Senate.
2017-08-8

The International Criminal Court terminates the case against Kenya's Deputy President William Ruto and ends his trial, saying there is insufficient evidence he was involved in deadly violence that erupted after his country's 2007 presidential election.
2016-04-5

The Kenyan Higher Education Minister William Ruto is suspended by President Mwai Kibaki after a court ruled he must stand trial for corruption allegations.
2010-10-19