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

(25 Jun 2024)
RESTRICTION SUMMARY:
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nairobi - 25 June 2024
1. Various of police and tear gas being fired
2. Various of people running, tear gas being fired, UPSOUND bangs
3. Various of protesters with placards
4. Various of police and protesters
5. Various of protesters, water cannon
AP video shot by: Jackson Njehia and Idi Ali Juma
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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Kenya is having a tea party.

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