Thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered parliament in Nairobi and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades in Kenya.
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Police in Kenya fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday as thousands continued to rally demanding legislators vote against new taxes proposed in a controversial finance bill.
Police in Kenya opened fire on demonstrators attempting to storm the parliament, killing at least ten protesters as sections of the parliament building were set on fire.
Part of Kenya’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades.
Police earlier Tuesday fired live ammunition at the protesters in the capital, Nairobi, as thousands continued to rally and demand that legislators vote against new taxes proposed in a controversial finance bill.
Part of Kenya’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades.
A paramedic in Kenya's capital told the Reuters news agency that at least 10 people were fatally shot as police opened fire on protesters furious over proposed tax increases.
Police in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, have fired live rounds to disperse protesters as violence escalates over proposed tax hikes. The demonstrators stormed the parliament which was then set ablaze. DW has the latest.
Kenyan police have reportedly fired live rounds to disperse thousands of protesters, mostly young people, with reports that some were hit. The demonstrators are protesting proposed tax hikes amid a cost of living crisis.
Kenyan police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse young protesters in the capital Nairobi on Tuesday, AFP reporters saw, escalating tensions as demonstrators rallied across the country against…
Kenyan police are reportedly to have fired live rounds to disperse protesters, with reports that some were hit. The demonstrators, protesting proposed tax hikes, stormed the parliament which was later seen ablaze.
Protesters stormed the Kenyan parliament that was later seen ablaze as violence escalates. The demonstrators, mostly young people, are protesting proposed tax hikes.
