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Echoes of fallout as Ruto, DP fail to present one front over tax protests

KDF officers are received with jubilation by demonstrators along Moi Avenue during demonstrations called after a nationwide deadly protest against a controversial now-withdrawn tax bill left over 20 dead in downtown Nairobi, on June 27, 2024. [AFP]

Nairobi looked like a war zone before and after the military met protesters in the city's downtown.

As the imposing armoured personnel carriers rolled into town, cheers erupted. The masses chanted "Ruto must go" and "jeshi yetu" as they escorted Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) officers on patrol, an unexpected turn of events.

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