By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on RFI
Thousands of people demonstrated in Nairobi on Sunday at the call of a Kenyan opposition figure. The rally took place peacefully, but comes amid a tense political climate, less than a year before the presidential election, according to RFI.
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A ceremony marking the first anniversary of Raila Odinga’s death reignited divisions among his former political allies, who gathered in Migwena near Bondo. The event, which was meant to foster unity in his movement and regional base, took place amid rivalries, according to The Standard.
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William Ruto has promised a cut in income tax for Kenyans earning less than 32,333 shillings a month, a pledge several opposition figures have denounced as a campaign ploy. During a visit to Njoro, in Nakuru County, Ndindi Nyoro, Martha Karua and Fred Matiang’i also urged opposition parties to unite before the 2027 general election, Citizen reports.
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