{"id":15415,"date":"2024-06-24T12:05:47","date_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15415"},"modified":"2024-06-24T12:05:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T12:05:48","slug":"nandi-senator-calls-on-nis-to-investigate-funding-behind-anti-finance-bill-2024-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15415","title":{"rendered":"Nandi Senator Calls on NIS to Investigate Funding Behind Anti-Finance Bill 2024 Protests."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"675\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-17-at-21.41.46.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-17-at-21.41.46.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-17-at-21.41.46-480x320.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 675px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has urged the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to investigate the financial backing of the escalating protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Speaking at a church service on Sunday, Cherargei claimed that the protests, predominantly led by Generation Z, are being funded by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We have discovered that some NGOs are sending money to this young generation to conduct the protests. I want the NIS to close down these channels that NGOs are using to destabilise the government,&#8221; he stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cherargei emphasized the need for the government to engage with young Kenyans to find a way forward on the bill, ensuring their voices are heard in policy-making. He assured that all beneficial ideas would be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Government leaders have recently raised concerns about the funding of ongoing protests, which have disrupted daily activities and caused casualties. On Saturday, Government Spokesperson Isaac Mwaura suggested that foreign entities might be financing the demonstrations in retaliation for President William Ruto&#8217;s stance on the Russia-Ukraine war and his push to reduce reliance on the US dollar for international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our president has made significant international statements, rallying Africa together against climate change, which might not sit well with some people,&#8221; Mwaura added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since the protests began last week, various Kenyans have shown support for the demonstrators. Videos circulating online depict medics and lawyers providing free services, while others distribute water, food, and essential supplies. Fundraisers have also been organized to address emergencies arising from the protests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Demonstrations are expected to continue throughout the week as protestors demand the complete withdrawal of the Finance Bill 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nandi Senator Samson Cherargei has urged the National Intelligence Service (NIS) to investigate the financial backing of the escalating protests against the Finance Bill 2024. Speaking at a church service on Sunday, Cherargei claimed that the protests, predominantly led by Generation Z, are being funded by Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs). &#8220;We have discovered that some NGOs [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15416,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,3,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15415","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business","category-news","category-political-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/WhatsApp-Image-2021-11-17-at-21.41.46.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15415","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15415"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15415\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15417,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15415\/revisions\/15417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15416"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15415"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15415"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15415"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}