Kenyan police opened fire on thousands of anti-tax protesters who stormed the parliament building in Nairobi on Tuesday. The protests were fueled by outrage over a proposed finance bill that would increase taxes, making life harder for the general population. The unrest, which is the most direct assault on the government in decades, resulted in several fatalities. Part of the parliament building was set on fire during the demonstrations. President Ruto has vowed to quash the unrest.
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In the most direct assault on the government in decades, thousands stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, drawing fire from police in unrest that President Ruto vowed to quash. Several people were killed. https://t.co/bmHdZleG3I
Anti-tax protesters storm Kenya’s parliament, drawing police fire https://t.co/ectbH1Slwi
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Kenya's anti-tax protests turned deadly as police fired on demonstrators trying to storm the legislature in Nairobi. https://t.co/jYMlgEGRpQ
Part of Kenya’s Parliament on fire after thousands of anti-tax protesters storm building https://t.co/rQVj8X4kgA https://t.co/dXwSS6dr4E
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