Kenyan protesters have breached parliament barricades and entered the complex where lawmakers were debating tax hike proposals that have sparked widespread anger in the country.
The protesters had demanded that legislators vote against the controversial bill imposing new taxes on a country where frustrations over the high cost of living have simmered for years.
On Tuesday, June 25, hundreds of protesters broke through barriers erected by the police outside parliament in the capital Nairobi, with police firing live rounds and leaving “many wounded”, according to Amnesty International Kenya.
The protesters entered parliament shortly after legislators voted to pass the bill. Lawmakers fled through a tunnel, but protesters reportedly allowed opposition legislators who voted against the bill to walk out of the besieged building.
While there, the protesters vandalized several government properties and set fire to a section of the parliament.
Reports coming in that following the passage of a national budget opposed by protesters, young Kenyan activists have breached the Parliament & set parts of it on fire. Security chiefs are demanding a "state of emergency". pic.twitter.com/0cb2G5reKp
— Bright Simons (@BBSimons) June 25, 2024
Protesters in #Kenya break into parliament in #Nairobi, fire reportedly starts in building.
— Sputnik Africa (@sputnik_africa) June 25, 2024
Last week, a protest against tax hikes was organized in the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, which prompted police to use tear gas to disperse demonstrators. pic.twitter.com/hxPEpJM9s4
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