Kenyan president concedes to protesters
Kenyan President William Ruto gives an address at the State House in Nairobi, Kenya, June 26, 2024. Kenyan President William Ruto said he won’t sign into law a finance bill proposing new taxes a day after protesters stormed parliament and several people were shot dead.
Kenya’s president concedes to protesters following a week of unprecedented demonstrations against a proposed finance bill. Also, outgoing Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has been selected as the next secretary-general of NATO. And, WikiLeaks founder Jullian Assange walks out of a courtroom on the US territory of Saipan a free man after pleading guilty to a single charge of publishing US military secrets. Plus, French Chilean rapper Ana Tijoux releases her newest album, “Vida.”
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