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Kenyan President William Ruto had to be whisked away by his security team after he attended the consecration of a bishop in the town of Nyahururu Sunday. Local media reported that Ruto’s security team took the decision when they realized the crowds were there to confront him. Young anti-tax protesters had blocked vehicles belonging to leaders of Ruto’s ruling Kenya Kwanza party. Meanwhile, the Kenyan leader has praised young protesters and promised to engage with them amid demonstrations over his government’s plans to raise revenues through additional taxes. David Doyle of Reuters has more.
On Africa 54: Thousands of young Kenyans on Thursday flooded the streets of the east African demanding that legislators reject a finance bill that would impose tax hikes. Plus, Sudanese refugees who fled conflict in the Northeast African nation build new lives in Uganda. All this and much more, coming up on Africa 54!
Nigeria is considering the introduction of state police across the country’s 36 states as part of measures to tackle militant attacks, mass kidnappings and banditry activities that are wracking the country. The state police are an addition to the more than 300,000-member strong national police force who have been overwhelmed by the violence. Nigerians are cautiously welcoming the move, as Timothy Obiezu reports from Abuja.
Brigadier General Amanda I. Azubuike is the product of parents from Zimbabwe and Nigeria and today serves as a decorated Deputy Commanding General at the U.S. Army Cadet Command stationed at Fort Knox, Kentucky. VOA's Grace Oyenubi has more.