Kenyan police fire blanks to disperse protesters hours after parliament breached

An anti-government protester waves a Kenyan flag as police fire tear gas at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi , Kenya Tuesday, June. 25, 2024. Kenyan riot police arrest a man during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi , Kenya Tuesday, June. 25, 2024. Protesters scatter as police fire tear gas at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in a finance bill in downtown Nairobi , Kenya Tuesday, June. 25, 2024.

The military was deployed overnight to support police during the “security emergency” and patrolled the central business district on Tuesday night as President William Ruto called the events treasonous and vowed to quash the unrest “at whatever cost.”More than 100 people were injured in Tuesday’s protests, according to civil society groups. It is still unclear how many people were arrested.

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