Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police. President William Ruto called the events treasonous and vowed to quash the unrest. t was the most direct assault on the government in decades.
Part of Kenya ’s parliament building was on fire Tuesday as thousands of protesters opposing a new finance bill entered and legislators fled.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. 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.
Protesters had demanded that legislators vote against a finance bill imposing new taxes on East Africa’s economic hub, where frustrations over the high cost of living have simmered. Youth who had voted Ruto into power with cheers for his promises of economic relief have taken to the streets to object to the pain of reforms.
Internet service in the country noticeably slowed in what NetBlocks called a “major disruption,” and at least one broadcaster issued a statement saying that “we have received threats from the authorities to shut us down.” Opposition to the finance bill has united a large part of the country, with some explicitly rejecting the tribal divisions that have torn Kenya apart in the past. Some who had passionately supported Ruto felt betrayed.
Protesters tried to storm the State House in the western city of Nakuru, a witness said. There were clashes in the western lakeside city of Kisumu. The governor of Mombasa, Kenya’s second largest city, joined protesters outside his office and expressed his support for them.
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