Published 06/25/2024 12:45:00 p.m.

Kenya protesters 'shot dead' and fires started in parliament after controversial tax bill passes

Auma Obama, sister of former US President Barack Obama, was teargassed by police during a live CNN interview while protesting Kenya's finance bill.
Kenya faces countrywide protests due to proposed tax increases, with plans for a complete shutdown.
Amnesty International Kenya is investigating the disappearance of up to 12 individuals ahead of the protests.

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BBC News

Kenya police fire tear gas at anti-tax protests

Businesses have been shut in the capital as protesters call for the finance bill to be dropped.

06/25/2024 10:03:41 a.m.·United Kingdom

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The Hindu

One killed in Kenya as protesters breach parliament

Kenyan police shoot dead protester amid violent protests against proposed tax hikes, sparking nationwide rallies and escalating tensions.

06/25/2024 1:36:30 p.m.·India

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CTV News

Part of Kenya's parliament is on fire as thousands of protesters enter. Several bodies are seen

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. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire.

06/25/2024 2:26:00 p.m.·Canada

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CBC News

Protesters killed as thousands of Kenyans protesting new taxes storm parliament

Police fired on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya's legislature on Tuesday and at least five protesters were shot dead, with sections of the parliament building set ablaze as lawmakers inside passed a bill to raise taxes.

06/25/2024 1:39:00 p.m.·Canada

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NDTV

Fire Breaks Out In Kenya Parliament Complex, 1 Protester Shot Dead

Kenyan protesters breached parliament barricades on Tuesday and entered the complex where lawmakers were debating contentious tax hike proposals that have sparked widespread anger, AFP journalists saw, as police fired live bullets. 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.(Excep…

06/25/2024 12:32:38 p.m.·New Delhi, India

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Associated Press News

Kenya’s parliament building ablaze as thousands of protesters enter, police open 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.

06/25/2024 11:24:50 a.m.·United States

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