Kenyan president dismisses all ministers after weeks of protests over taxation and poor governance

Kenya's Police Boss Resigns Amid Rising Social Unrest

Kenya's Police Boss Resigns Amid Rising Social Unrest In a move aimed at addressing growing public dissent, Kenya's police chief resigned on Friday. This follows President William Ruto's attempts to quell protests over a proposed tax hike, which have since evolved into calls for his own resignation.The protests intensified on June 25 when demonstrators stormed parliament after the passage of the tax bill, forcing lawmakers to escape through an …

Kenya’s William Ruto Dismisses Cabinet After Weeks of Chaotic Protests, Promises 'Lean and Efficient' Government

The fortunes of Kenya and its President William Ruto have wavered extremely in the last weeks – with the African country becoming the US main African reference, getting the status of ‘major non-NATO ally’, trusted to send policemen under the United Nations banner to tackle the security crisis in Haiti.

Kenya police boss resigns in latest fallout from deadly protests

By Evelyne Musambi

Kenya police chief quits after deadly protests

NAIROBI: Kenya’s police chief has quit following criticism over dozens of deaths during anti-government protests, the latest head to roll as President William Ruto struggles to contain the worst crisis of his near two-year rule. Ruto has “accepted the resignation” of inspector general of police Japhet Koome, who has served in the role since November 2022, the presidency said, adding his deputy Douglas Kanja has been named acting chief.

Following the protests with numerous deaths in Kenya, the country's chief of police has resigned.

Kenya's top cop steps down after violent protests left 39 dead

Resignation comes amid scrutiny over abductions, killings, and torture linked to crackdown on protests over now shelved finance bill - Anadolu Ajansı