Kenya – Kenyan protesters breached parliament barricades on Tuesday and entered the complex where lawmakers were debating contentious tax hike proposals that have sparked widespread anger, AFP journalists saw, as police fired live bullets.
BREAKING: Protesters storm Parliament Buildings pic.twitter.com/ywke8bv4lV
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) June 25, 2024
Hundreds of protesters broke through barriers erected by the police outside parliament in the capital Nairobi, with police firing live rounds and leaving “many wounded”, according to Amnesty International Kenya.
“Why are you beating us?” Female protesters cry out after they were assaulted by police officers outside Parliament Buildings pic.twitter.com/AyCrulNYHE
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) June 25, 2024
Dear International Community,
I am writing to draw urgent attention to the alarming situation unfolding in Kenya. The police forces in our country are resorting to excessive violence against peaceful protestors who are simply exercising their fundamental rights.
A peaceful… pic.twitter.com/gG0GAwLQK1
— EDGAR 🇰🇪 (@edgarwabwire_) June 25, 2024
Supreme Court staff and lawyers helping demonstrators with water. #RejectFinanceBill2024 pic.twitter.com/t7VJp25MHi
— Cyprian, Is Nyakundi (@C_NyaKundiH) June 25, 2024
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