{"id":15802,"date":"2024-07-18T10:13:43","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15802"},"modified":"2024-07-18T10:13:44","modified_gmt":"2024-07-18T10:13:44","slug":"govt-lost-ksh-6b-in-revenue-during-demos-isaac-mwaura","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/?p=15802","title":{"rendered":"Govt Lost Ksh 6B in Revenue During Demos &#8211; Isaac Mwaura."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled-3-12.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled-3-12.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Untitled-3-12-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The ongoing demonstrations have had a significant financial impact on Kenya, with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) reporting a revenue loss of KSh 6 billion. Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura disclosed this figure in a recent press briefing, emphasizing the detrimental effects of the protests on the nation\u2019s economy and employment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;According to the Kenya Revenue Authority, the country has lost KSh 6 billion because of the demos,&#8221; Mwaura stated. &#8220;If we continue like this, we are going to destroy people&#8217;s businesses and there will be no employment for our people.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The demonstrations, which have taken place over several weeks, have seen participation from various groups voicing their discontent over a range of issues. While many protesters have demonstrated peacefully, Mwaura highlighted that some individuals have exploited the situation to engage in criminal activities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Some demonstrators have been peaceful, but there are criminals who have taken advantage of it,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This distinction is crucial as the government seeks to address the legitimate concerns of peaceful demonstrators while maintaining law and order. In response to the unrest, the government has expressed a willingness to engage in dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mwaura called for discussions to begin at the grassroots level, urging families to communicate and prevent further unrest. He asked parents to dissuade their Gen Z children from taking part in more demos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ongoing demonstrations have had a significant financial impact on Kenya, with the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) reporting a revenue loss of KSh 6 billion. Government spokesperson Isaac Mwaura disclosed this figure in a recent press briefing, emphasizing the detrimental effects of the protests on the nation\u2019s economy and employment. &#8220;According to the Kenya Revenue [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":15803,"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-15802","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\/07\/Untitled-3-12.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802","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=15802"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15804,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15802\/revisions\/15804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/15803"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15802"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15802"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.getufm.co.ke\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15802"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}