Violent protests are latest sign of Kenyan president’s unpopularity 3 years into his term

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For others who want him gone only three years after he was elected, even that's a long time.

Kenya's fifth president became a remarkably unpopular leader barely two years into his presidency after proposing aggressive tax measures that many saw as a betrayal of his campaign promise to support working-class people. Ruto said new taxes were necessary to keep the government running.