Kenya’s Eco-Tax Revolt: A Christian Response

Posted on July 4, 2024 by Paul Schlehlein

–– Mark Christopher

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Over the course of recent weeks, a violent anti-tax protest erupted in Kenya beginning in the capital of Nairobi before spreading to other municipalities. At the time this article was written, protestors stormed the parliament building and set it ablaze. All of the Kenyan parliamentarians safely escaped through an evacuation tunnel. It has been reported that police have opened fire with live rounds. So far, 39 people have been reported killed, while dozens were injured. It has also been reported that some 50 people are missing and are thought to have been abducted by Kenyan police. The president of Kenya, William Ruto, has sought to ease tensions and bring some measure of calm to the uprising.

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Perilous Tax Protest in Kenya

Posted on June 25, 2024 by Paul Schlehlein

–– Gideon Mpeni

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This past week has been marked by shocks, frustration, and what the Kenyan citizens may term as palpable failure in nation-building, state construction, and development. When the protests, dubbed “Occupy Parliament”, began on Tuesday the 18^th of June, Wycliffe Muia reports that it all looked peaceful. However Anti-tax protesters in Kenya are in shock after a 29-year-old man was killed during the nationwide demonstrations against a new finance bill. Rex Kanyike Masai, who was protesting on Thursday in the centre of Nairobi, died of gunshot wounds, as reported by a doctor from a hospital in the capital, as per a local newspaper. Police fired tear gas and water cannons at largely peaceful protesters near parliament as lawmakers were debating proposals to bring in new taxes.

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TARIF: Israel Up In Flames

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Paul Schlehlein

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Today is Tuesday, October 10^th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by DAVID DE BRUYN and presented by Yamikani Katunga.

Israel Up In Flames

Last Saturday, October 7^th, marked the beginning of a new war in Israel. Hamas terrorists from Gaza used drones to drop bombs on border posts, neutralising the first line of defence. That was followed by over 2200 rockets that were fired into Israel, overwhelming Israel’s Iron Dome defence system, some rockets hitting Tel Aviv. The third phase of the attack was thousands of terrorists who breached the border fence and came into Israel in cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

Just five kilometres from the border, about 1000 young Israelis were attending an all-night rave. The terrorists surrounded them and opened fire, murdering over 260 young people. Others were rounded up and taken back into Gaza as hostages. Other groups of terrorists went into southern Israeli towns, and went house to house, either murdering people on site or taking more hostages.

When Israel’s first responders arrived on the scene, they too, were targeted. Policemen, firefighters and paramedics were shot at and murdered when trying to protect innocent civilians.

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TARIF: 100 Kids and A Dozen Wives – SA Unemployment – Kenyan Winner

Posted on June 9, 2023 by Paul Schlehlein

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Today is Friday, June 9th, A.D. 2023. This is The Africa Review in Five, written by Paul Schlehlein and presented by Yamikani Katunga

100+ Kids and Twelve Wives

A Ugandan villager named Musa Hasahya Kasera has finally realized the biblical principle to be true: “Whatsoever a man sows, that will he also reap” (Gal. 6:7).

At 68 years old, Kasera now has 12 wives, over one hundred children, and over 500 grandchildren. He says he can’t remember many of his kids’ names and sometimes even forgets the names of his wives. He no longer can provide for them and regrets the decision he made to take so many wives. Polygamy is legal in many African countries, including Uganda.

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