'The so-called international community and powerful global/Western
institutions like the International Monetary Fund (IMF) regularly induce
governments to take on huge debts, and then begin to impose from abroad
drastic societal reform measures on the population.'
By Tyler Durden: The Kenyan capital of Nairobi has descended into violence and mayhem
as large street protests by Kenyans outraged at new tax policies and a
harsh 'Eco-Austerity' program imposed by the government have resulted in the parliament building being set on fire.Legislators are evacuating after the anti-tax protesters initially breached parliament. They quickly overwhelmed police soon after the lawmakers voted to pass a bill which introduces new nationwide taxes,
including an eco-levy which raises the price of basic goods such as
diapers, as part of efforts to curb waste management and be more
environmentally friendly.
The new taxes were tucked away in Kenya’s Finance Bill 2024, and directly impacts imports, prices, and sales of diapers,
batteries/dry cells, smartphones, earphones, clocks, radios, TV sets,
cameras... staplers, printers, calculators, photocopying machines,
keyboards, mice, projectors and LCD monitors.