As Kenya passes a controversial tax bill Thousands of people erupted in protests. Tuesday (June 25) at 3pm local time The angry people of the country They entered the parliament and ransacked it. They even set fire to a part of Perlant. The police fired tear gas inside the parliament to quell them. When they tried to bring the protest under control, they fired shots. At least 10 protesters were killed. More than fifty others were injured. American media Sky News reported this news.
Paramedic Vivian Achista said at least 10 people have been killed so far in the capital, Nairobi. He said the police opened fire when the protesters entered the Parliament compound.
Thousands of people took to the streets on Tuesday to demand that politicians vote against the new tax bill. A footage from inside Parliament showed tables and chairs being overturned. Many of these are broken. Footage outside parliament showed flames, smoke from tear gas and dozens of armed police.
Uma Obama, half sister of former US President Barack Obama, was giving a live interview to CNN. At this time, tear gas was also fired at this Kenyan-British activist.
Protests and clashes were also reported in other Kenyan cities. Police used water cannons to quell the protests.
The cost of living in this East African country is steadily increasing. There has been public outrage among Kenyans. Later, however, a proposal to impose a tax on bread was dropped.
Today was the third and final round of discussions on the new tax proposal. Kenyan President William Ruto will now sign the bill into law. But if the President has any objection to it, he can send it back to Parliament.
Kenya’s Human Rights Commission shared a video of police firing on protesters. The organization has warned that they will be held accountable for such activities.
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