Kenya’s ‘anti-people’ Finance Bill met with widespread opposition as cost of living soars
Amid rising debt payments the Kenyan government has proposed new tax and levy regimes in the Finance Bill 2023. Unions and left forces, especially the Communist Party of Kenya, have argued that the measures will further burden workers while they are already struggling under an economic crisis
Left-wing candidate leads in Peru’s presidential election and other stories
Today we look at the preliminary results of Peru’s elections, the prosecution of communists in Kenya, the crackdown on Palestinian political leaders by Israel, and protests on the 2nd anniversary of Julian Assange’s arrest
Kenyan Court postpones trial of Communist Party members for second time
The Party has condemned the delay in the proceedings in a statement and reported that defendants have still not been informed about the charges against them
Police crackdown on communist activists amid unrest in Kenya and other stories
Today we take a look at the crackdown on communist activists in Kenya, ILO’s report on widespread job losses in the LAC region, a hunger strike by undocumented workers for pandemic aid in the US, Israel’s announcement that it will not cooperate with the ICC probe, and the withdrawal of felony charges against 3 organizers in the US.
Kenya’s aviation workers hit out against plans to privatize airport in Nairobi
Under the banner of thee Kenya Aviation Workers Union, the workers protested the plan to hand over the airport to Kenya Airways, over 50% of which is owned by non-government entities. The workers’ strike was attacked by the police who arrested union leaders
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