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Kenya has seen three weeks of unrest in which protesters stormed into parliament on June 25 after a finance bill that increased taxes was passed. More than 30 people died in the protests, which have morphed into calls for the president to resign. read more
 "Police chief resigns amid outrage over protest crackdown")
Protesters scatter as Kenya police spray a water canon at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi, Kenya Tuesday, June. 25, 2024. File Photo- Reuters
A day after President William Ruto on Thursday dismissed all of his Cabinet ministers, Kenya’s police chief Japhet Koome resigned on Friday following intense criticism of officers’ conduct during recent anti-government protests that left at least 39 people dead.
The office of President William Ruto announced Koome’s resignation the day after Ruto sacked nearly his entire cabinet, bowing to the demands of protesters.
Deputy Inspector-General Douglas Kanja has been appointed acting police chief with immediate effect, the presidency said.
On Thursday, the president also dismissed the attorney general and said ministries would be run by their permanent secretaries. He said the move affects all ministers but excluded prime cabinet secretary and foreign minister Musalia Mudavadi and Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua.
Kenya has seen three weeks of unrest in which protesters stormed into parliament on June 25 after a finance bill that increased taxes was passed. More than 30 people died in the protests, which have morphed into calls for the president to resign.
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