East African nation of 56 million at high risk of debt distress, where a Gen Z uprising in 2024 forced Kenya's government to withdraw IMF-linked austerity legislation.
Kenya's fifth president since 2022, facing recurring Gen Z protests over fiscal austerity, an open ICC crimes-against-humanity case, and a debt crisis central to East African politics.
A new finance law with bread VAT and phone-activation duty revives the 2024 grievance; for the first time Ruto signs before June 25, the date that has met him with protests every year