Cheat sheet for what’s happening in Kenya
1. Kenya is owning billions
2. Kenya decides to raise taxes to cover debt
3. Protesters who are taxpayers say No. The protesters tell their government to “cut spending instead of raising taxes.”
4. Government and taxpayers disagree
5. Taxpayers protest
6. Their government kills them for protesting
STATEMENT: 5 people have been shot dead while treating the injured. 31 people have been injured. 13 have been shot with live bullets, 4 with rubber bullets and 3 people have been hit with launcher canisters. 11 have minor injuries. #RejectFinanceBill2024amnestykenya.org/joint-state…
Was that bill more important than this country? More important than the lives of our young people? More important than the citizens of this country who are the sovereign? Why couldn’t it be withdrawn?!
#RejectFinanceBill2024
Government spending and waste: this is where we need to start looking at if we are serious about the country's tax/revenue/debt distress
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Productive conversations with the @MildmayUganda MIHS team on health systems strengthening. Our partnership has helped provide care for close to 100 patients with cleft within the last year @corsuhospital and @kirudduNRH Looking forward to more positive impact @SmileTrainAfric
"When we're considering approaches, it's not one-size-fits-all." Jane Ngige of #SmileTrain notes the wider context of food insecurity that make it doubly challenging for families of babies born w/ clefts & impacts maternal nutrition.
#ACPA2022#AdvancingCleftNutrition
Did you know that over 12,199 babies, like Mucaad, are estimated to be born with a cleft each year in Eastern Africa?
Smile Train is working toward our goal of giving every child with a cleft the opportunity to live the life they deserve.❤️
Communication & teamwork between a surgeon and anesthesiologist is especially essential during #cleft surgery because surgeons and anesthesiologists are both working around the same space, says Dr. @wagathuya.
@SaferSurgery#Lifebox#Cleft2022@EdinCleft2022