Kenya: Protesters Storm Parliament, Set Fire; Anger Against Ruto’s Tax Hike | Firstpost Africa

Kenya: Protesters Storm Parliament, Set Fire; Anger Against Ruto’s Tax Hike | Firstpost Africa
Amidst nationwide protests and anger, Kenya’s parliament approved a contentious finance bill that aims to raise an additional $2.7 billion in taxes. As the parliament debated the bill, young protesters hit the streets across the nation. Many stormed the Parliament building as they breached the barricades and entered the compound. Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm the legislature, killing at least 10 and injuring dozens. Protests have taken across Kenya this week, demanding to scrap the Finance Bill 2024, in which the government has introduced several new tax hikes. The government argues that the tax hikes are necessary to fill state coffers and reduce debt. However, critics worry that the move will exacerbate the crisis.
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[@ilyasosman2859]

"If he is not flying, he is lying"

[@mensreus]

not funny

[@Henrydanger96]

Ruto the lying high flier

[@jimg1056]

​@@mensreusNot meant to be

[@BruceJ999]

​@@mensreusVery funny😂

[@periclesmerilus-vu5qd]

¹]]]pp]]]]9​@@Henrydanger96

[@jeepythekhapilamanoffwar6064]

We love you Kenya brother's and sisters 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦 fight for your country

[@oumaphilip-g4c]

FUCK AND KEEPOF KENY FIGHT FOR YOUR COUNTY

[@GloriaJimene-vo1hs]

pero pensé k eran libres entonse por están en Haití y su pais con desorden

[@Simbaboyke]

RUTTO MUST GO

[@truth7796]

Wet dreams

[@oumaphilip-g4c]

GO WHERE

[@oumaphilip-g4c]

YOU SUPPORT THE PEOPLE WHO BROKE IN TO PEOPLES PROPERTIES IN THE NAME OF PROTEST

[@ZihabakeTheoneste]

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[@donhayes9254]

Much respect to the Kenyan people! Power to the people!!

[@theraptor1625]

Once upon a puppet. He should be charged with treason.

[@goldroberta4776]

It's not about the voting anymore, its the people of Kenya. Ruto must go

[@AlphayoLugallah]

What a shame on Kenya 🇰🇪 government, sending their police 🚔 officers to Haiti 🇭🇹 while their country is on chaos, wonder if Kenya 🇰🇪 police 🚔 will manage the gangs of Haiti. Forward ever mpaka kieleweke

[@anathimaliwa]

That Haitian voodoo is strong. Someone sending payback for getting in their business.

[@chrisony9341]

The same thing is happening in my country Ghana. The president is very corrupt and has packed the judiciary with his people, nepotism is the order of the day. No jobs and even you need a job, you have to pay ¢15,000 almost equivalent to $1,000 or more before you could get a job from corrupt government officials

[@GloriaJimene-vo1hs]

eso digoyo no entiendo

[@MansukhShah12]

Power to the people.A few cannot control many unless we give them the power

[@raismtukufu9926]

Imagine 290 mps against 58 million people and forcing bitter pills to our throats

[@abeidpechy852]

Wamezoea kuua unarmed kenyans wanadhani Haiti itakua the same

[@moureenachieng5100]

Ruto should resign,, politicians are living luxurious life while we are suffering

[@Stream_A937]

That's what's up. So evil

[@daveondiekaaron2204]

POWER BELONGS TO THE PEOPLE.. ✨💪

[@Shesh452]

Proud Kenya. Ruto is a thief and the worst mistake Kenyans ever made.

[@mueninzioka1187]

This guy is sick to the core!!!!

[@Merab1.]

Ruto MUST GO .

[@brianwaweru5831]

Kenyans were interrupting a criminals meeting in parliament and they were shot at and killed

[@AllinOne-dg3dk]

i can understand the protesters! LETS GO KENYA!

[@HonestAmelia-xn6ki]

💪💪💪💪💪🔥🔥🔥from GHANA...

[@kgraham5820]

👏👏👏👏👏 LET THE RICH TAX THEMSELVES!!! NOT the poor!!!

[@RongFlacko-ns1mm]

Ruto must go

[@sheriderk4228]

Kenya is for God

[@Wan_jikuh]

The protesters got angry because of police brutality. Lives have been lost. Sad.

[@user-qk2mg3cy2r]

Dear lord Jesus have a mercy on Kenyans nation in the mighty name of Jesus christ

[@bernardkwarah4061]

Kenyans act when oppressed. You are stuck on Jesus.

[@gelilagelila6736]

they are killing their own people 😢

[@raismtukufu9926]

Ruto should be charged with treason

[@bolugeorge4380]

A very big traitor

[@stephenholmes1036]

10 dead, taxing the poorest all his promises lies

[@oumaphilip-g4c]

ARE YOU A KENYAN

[@elishamgoja8291]

Ruto is very arrogant.

[@salomenewsome4188]

He has blood all over his hands

[@youngmum3115]

He is a blood sucker

[@marymasika3736]

It is not only Nairobi BUT country wide..be clear

[@kuyahkudey3217]

Ruto messed with Haiti and look what happened to him‼‼

[@dennismensah4108]

One of the stupid decisions by Ruto

[@youngmum3115]

Who might be the advisor of this guy

[@lavincentscott7118]

This is not a Kenya problem this African problem you can’t buy and sell amongst each other with 54 different currencies .. divided and conquered = 💯 no growth

[@louisawuah9892]

Shut up

[@jamesnganga6387]

Ruto must Goooooo👊👊👊👊🇰🇪

[@SkipKiplinger]

It does not matter who is in govt, the banks have the power when people exchange their valuable labour for valueless cash.

[@allamsdantekenechi1355]

Puppet Ruto must Go!!

[@alexanderkwatemba3670]

Kenya is a bright minded country People si si sio washenzi

[@United-Bantu-People]

SHIKAMOO KENYA,SHIKAMOO jirani

[@williamsenior717]

Increasing taxes on basic necessities like bread, cooking oil on poor people to please the world bank and IMF is inconceivable , they should have increased taxes on things that don't directly affect lives of the poorest.

[@gladysmweti7053]

Tax collector. Must come down ... Zakayo

[@labolabo8875]

Our president is a tourist, he only visit Kenya

[@United-Bantu-People]

SHIKAMOO KENYA,kutoka kwa jirani

[@samsonjumaayaa6893]

Marahabaa jirani mwema

[@ChumanaSusi]

Tunajikamua tuu tukijitahidi kumgoa huyu mwizi na rais bandia hapa kenya abaye ana kicha cha kutupatia ahadi za urongo kila siku akifungua hicho kinywa cha muuwaji chake

[@jasonaisaican795]

Kenya leaders gotta go!!

[@kevinwakhisi7001]

Is that an AI reading the news or am i just overthinking this

[@user-hq6tg9nn9c]

Def AI no facial bloody expression...

[@nyar_Oyugis]

😂😂😂😂

[@monicaandiego]

😅😅😅

[@HonestAmelia-xn6ki]

Can see dat too

[@IsaacMurua-jm7tz]

Now not about the bill ruto must go

[@tesfayekenea8533]

So sad, dear Kenya! I've been hoping Kenya would teach a lesson of democracy to my region, the Horn Of Africa! Alas, the demagogue has it wrong!

[@Matikomitinidawa]

The of revolution is sweeping Africa as a continent from Burkina Faso

[@elkiq95]

We are fighting for democracy. Keep calm. We can control the situation.

[@MabawaVocal]

Relax this is what you should do,don't let leaders allow foreigners to colonised you

[@eldios831]

It's our salvation....Sad for who....peace does not mean the absence of turmoil....only france can beat us when demonstrating our rights

[@tesfayekenea8533]

@@eldios831 So, ur salvation lies in turmoil? Anyways, sad for me, Rutho & the harmed!

[@dunna1663]

Next is state House

[@youngmum3115]

#rejectfinancebill2024 .....We lead the leaders

[@millymack1370]

Ruta has to go

[@rodgersmuyechi5102]

We are tired of ruto he must go no surrender

[@AliHassan-hb1bn]

Kenya needs to liberate itself from brutish colony wich is present in Kenya to this day.

[@victorapeke5065]

Proud of kenya youths. They r fighting for their rights. Ooh Africa leaders.

[@tonnyndundahse69]

Where is Palki, she is the one who analyses such news well, honestly Alison should be tasked with other things

[@princecharles421]

Definitely we miss her

[@bolugeorge4380]

She is in maternity leave

[@Simbaboyke]

Zakayo Ashuke Tumechoka

[@Blablagerman]

I read Obama half sister Obama... Mr Obama was only once in Kenya, and Mr Obama also said he would deliver a "blunt message" to African leaders about gay rights and discrimination. Esp. the first is very important to survive for the Kenyan ppl (that was a joke!). He also said then, Kenya means a lot to him. that was 2015. And what has happenend since then? Kenyan soldiers or police are 12,000 kilometers (12hrs by plane nonstop) away in Haiti , whereas the Dominicans, who are on the same island 'Hispanola' built a huge and 392km long effective borderwall to Haiti to get rid of the trouble

[@bolugeorge4380]

Forget about Obama because he did not do anything for Kenya in particular and nothing for Africa in general .

[@alexanderkwatemba3670]

No négociation ruto must go

[@bensonngichabe946]

We will fight 💪💪

[@drew.2030]

Ruto should Step Down if He really Is the President of Kenya . The President seat should not be for one person it is for the people Final . #ImpeachRuto #RutoMustGo #DoneWithCorruption #HumanRights #WeareKenyans

[@marymasika3736]

Anonymous gave a warning last week(?)

[@dwall3329]

New York`s Future !

[@user-hq6tg9nn9c]

What u mean New York's Future... Nothing in common here...or is there?...

[@christopheremusugut3461]

Talking Talking all the time n forcing people what they don't, is a major impact on this demonstration plis we call upon Zakayo to come down if not, the entire country will vote against him as vote of NO confidence with him.

[@nemoruwa991]

Ruto must step down

[@kaylacookies5314]

Omgg this is crazzy😮!

[@mauriceshilabula4574]

RUTO SHOULD NEVER BE TRUSTED

[@sylvialyall6757]

your calm reporting voice is so irritating. Like you are enjoying reporting on this news. uff go away.

[@snwboi4evr]

Should she be angry?

[@princecharles421]

I don’t like her we love pulki but nowadays I don’t see reporting the news she’s very at war news

[@bolugeorge4380]

​@@princecharles421She is in maternity leave

[@princecharles421]

@@bolugeorge4380 alright

[@princecharles421]

Please management of First post bring back pulki

[@Henrydanger96]

Ruto the lying high flier

[@elijahthomas7855]

the worst thing is to look back and say we should have thought better '

[@EKAALJAMES]

M7 must go

[@African-Princessdoreen]

U raise tax, but our salaries are dormant

[@rodgersmuyechi5102]

Biden should tell as what they discussed with ruto,did Biden tell ruto to come and overtax as ?how did Biden help ruto when he called him to white house,we can say Biden and ruto are the problem of Kenya people

[@johnsononyereibe9215]

A president who act before thinking, he did the right thing after many lives were lost.

[@CliffOgada]

Alumni wa ICC is calling kenyans who voted him criminals.

[@AllanKimani-hw3pu]

President Ruto,Kenya is in your hands right now.we had Moi and the Kenyatta's. Our children's offspring are up in arms for your punitive tax regime which is unbearable to them as it was to us then.We were fearful then but our grandchildren cannot have it any more.They are daring you now to put to experience what they know and not what you want them to know. Prudent use of their graddies must be seen.This is their beef,not wastageby applying budgets to officers that adds no value in their lives but prestige to none entities. This is a storm you'll never be able to quell if you don't listen to.

[@astreljean2178]

Good jobs guys

[@rasticmellow4485]

Haitian juju at work.

[@markojwang4809]

Who the hell is this guy? Very poor in articulating what going on

[@listenup2882]

Meanwhile in South Korea and Japan young people are studying nuclear physics and engineering. They are learning coding and building robots. Smh

[@AkampuriraJulius-rg1bi]

Kenyan have respect 📢📢📢📢📢

[@EmmanuelMuya-n4l]

that's the goodness and the badness about majority of people been educated in the country most of people in other countries they don't know about the side effect and means of some of the bills but our friends in Kenya they know what it means i salute you Kenyans muli kugwila nchito

[@majorskies7091]

looks like france

[@lilianmbeyu]

imagine buying salt from 10 bob to 25 bob,the poor kenyans we really suffer alot

[@hodgemoss]

People don’t have money for bread let alone food and you keep hiking taxes like an ashawo !

[@doncoliono1512]

We told the Kenyans not to touch our land Haiti ( la terre de Dessalines ) SAME DAY ! Same TIME …vive Haiti , vive la liberte 1804 !

[@ngabiranodeo5997]

God help Kenya amen 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@alba7875]

RUTO BELONGS TO ICC NOT KENYA!!!

[@beckymccormick6605]

Stand UP africa 📢📢📢📢📢📢📢📢✊✊✊✊✊✊✊

[@sophykim7100]

Our Ruto never listens to anyone, he is greedy, heartless and controlling

[@verysoon8007]

The same is happening in Ghana now judicial and security has been captured in Ghana by the government of Ghana

[@Isaacknderi]

Kenya's are the ones who voted

[@nemoruwa991]

Ruto power iko na mwananchi

[@abdulrahimabdulaziz6207]

In fact their economy is very good then that of Ghana may God bless them for protecting against the bills some African leaders are very wicked

[@xavierharris9065]

Taxes are a part living. As people in America know. We are tax on everything, even in death your family gets taxed. It Sucks to be poor. But you can change your Future.

[@teddyerickson2746]

That's America, this is Kenya. You're a developed country with good infrastructures and everything and your tax really matters to maintain them; your military, health organizations etc. Our country is still developing and you can't compare us with America like we can't just rise up to the level of a superpower overnight. These things takes time... We are not protesting to avoid tax, we're protesting for over-taxation, there's a big difference

[@atuhairwejoshua2605]

Whoever allowed an AI to read news please stop it’s just making the whole story boring

[@USDisdoomed]

Ruto is a 🤡 pretending to be a genius....he must step down sending snipers to eliminate unarmed peacful demonstrators but luckily the sniper thug was also faced by the angry Gen z and pay a heavy price..,Ruto must go!

[@aliciahogumo1321]

And our hashtag still remain the same #Rejectfinancebill2024 #RejectRuto2024 #Rutomustgo2024 Power to the people We are the people

[@user-su6xu7ks7m]

HATA TANZANIA VIJANA WETU WANGEKUWA KAMA WA KENYA IGA ISINGE PITISHWA .

[@dennisaba]

Who ever advised you guys to start using robots to cast African news is wrong as First Post becomes irritating. 🤣

[@Blessingslucy728]

No justice no peace!!

[@user-vj2pi6zm4h]

The MMMen, there are only some left in Africa, depuis Mandella and Zabana...

[@user-zv8vy8uc6q]

Ruto Must Go

[@carolineadhiambo3260]

God help my country kenya

[@charleskisuya196]

Ruto orchestrated 2007/8 killings, how did you expect him to change

[@Blessingslucy728]

Ruto must go.

[@lazarousmilombebanda9721]

I think even Zambia people can do this because things are not okay price are hiking everyday we need lower price let learn how Kenya has done

[@mura5615]

WHAY IS UDA PASSING THE CONTENTIOUS LAW? IS HE NOT HEARING WHAT KENYANS ARE SAYING?

[@edicodube5812]

Those ain't rubber bullets

[@silvesterfelix372]

Time to take up arms against the police force brutality

[@kibetevaristo1696]

😢😢😢, true statement, diabolical conman