Police in Nairobi disperse protest against proposed finance bill that will raise taxes

(25 Jun 2024)
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nairobi - 25 June 2024
1. Mid of police and tear gas being deployed
2. Mid of tear gas in street UPSOUND bang
3. Wide of street
4. Zoom in to tear gas cannisters being fired
5. Wide of people on motorcycle in street amid protest, tear gas
6. Wide of protesters running through street, pan to police
7. Various of protesters running through street UPSOUND bangs
8. Helicopter in sky
9. Police deploying from truck
10. Mid of protest
11. Various of protesters and police
12. Mid of protesters
13. Close protesters holding brief case with placard on reading (English) "Reject the finance bill 2024/2025!!!!!"
14. Close of protester holding sign reading (English) "If not flying he lying"
15. Police vehicle firing water cannons at protesters
16. Protesters by police vehicle
17. Various of protest
STORYLINE:
Thousands of mostly young people demonstrated in Kenya’s capital and across the country on Tuesday against new tax proposals in the government’s annual budget legislation.
The protests brought Nairobi’s central business district to a standstill as horse-riding riot police threw tear-gas cannisters and opened water cannons on demonstrators who advanced towards parliament buildings, where lawmakers debated the finance bill.
The protesters, who began their demonstrations in a first round on Tuesday, are demanding that lawmakers vote against the legislation, which is expected to be burdensome for salaried Kenyans, entrepreneurs and consumers.
The new taxes would include a 2.75% levy on income for the national medical insurance plan, as well as increased taxes on vegetable oil and fuel.
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