Thousands of mostly young Kenyans protested against the tax proposals presented by President William Ruto’s administration in its annual budget legislation in June 2024. Amid the tensions, a video emerged online claiming to show opposition leader Raila Odinga seemingly urging supporters to join the rallies.
But the clip has been shared out of context: it dates back to April 2023 when Odinga called on his followers to take to the streets over Kenya’s sky-rocketing cost of living.of Odinga was posted on X on June 23, 2024 -- two days before another round of scheduled protests against the unpopular Finance Bill that threatens to introduce a raft of new taxes in Kenya, ranging from bread to sanitary pads.
However, the video shared on social media does not show Odinga inciting his followers to protest against the bill days before Ruto said it would be withdrawn.“Raila Odinga announces the return of Maandamano on Tuesday,” reads a Facebook post published by Channel 7 News TV, a local YouTube channel, on April 28, 2023.
On that day, Odinga and other top leaders from his Azimio la Umoja coalition visited an informal settlement in Nairobi to announce their plans to resume weekly protests – Maandamano in Swahili – that were a regular feature at the time. At 14’35” in the YouTube video, Odinga calls for national protests to be held on “Tuesday” – but the date he was referring to was May 2, 2023.
At the time, Odinga accused Ruto of stealing the 2022 election and failing to control the rising cost of living.After a weekend hiatus, organisers called for the demonstrations against the 2024 Finance Bill to resume on Tuesday, June 25.Candidates for the post are elected by the Assembly of Heads of State and Government for a four-year term, which can be renewed once.
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