@bloombergpolitics: #Kenyan President William Ruto said he’s withdrawing a contentious #tax bill, bowing to public pressure after deadly #protests against the plan to raise $2.3 billion in new levies led to the deaths of at least 23 people. “I concede, and therefore I will not sign this Finance Bill, 2024,” Ruto said in a televised address on Wednesday. “I run a #government but I also lead people. And the people have spoken.” #worldnews #politics