Kenya's William Ruto faces tough choices as tax laws derailed

Most of President William Ruto's plans for the economy since coming to power are in tatters.

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After the recent widespread anti-tax protests - that saw parliament set alight - he bowed to public pressure and withdrew his finance bill for the coming year.

But then last week the appeals court torpedoed his tax plans from last year.

Three judges unanimously ruled the 2023 legislation that had raised taxes on salaries, fuel and mobile money transactions was "fundamentally flawed” and "unconstitutional” as it had not followed laid down procedures.

Both moves pose challenges for government’s ability to raise extra cash to fund the national budget and service its $78bn (£61.4bn) public debt.

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