{"id":88925,"date":"2024-06-26T00:01:10","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/?p=88925"},"modified":"2024-06-26T06:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T14:39:39","slug":"protests-kenya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cogwriter.com\/news\/prophecy\/protests-kenya\/","title":{"rendered":"ABC: Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Kenya tax protester in Nairobi<\/em>
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Kenyans have been protesting a new tax bill in Nairobi and elsewhere:<\/p>\n

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Multiple deaths reported as police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya<\/span><\/h2>\n

The protesters are rallying against proposed tax hikes.<\/span><\/p>\n

June 25, 2024<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Police allegedly fired live ammunition at anti-government protesters in\u00a0Kenya<\/a>‘s capital on Tuesday, as thousands of people demonstrated against proposed tax hikes in the East African nation.<\/p>\n

At least five people were shot dead during Tuesday’s\u00a0clashes between police and protesters<\/a>\u00a0in Nairobi, according to Amnesty International. Another 31 people were injured, the organization said. There were also 52 arrests, per Amnesty International.<\/p>\n

Images and videos circulating online purportedly show several protesters with bullet wounds in the Kenyan capital. …<\/p>\n

Scores of protesters were seen breaching the complex housing Kenya’s Parliament, where lawmakers had just voted to approve a contentious finance bill that raises some taxes. A section of the building was set on fire, forcing lawmakers to evacuate. …<\/p>\n

The demonstrations have also been taking place nationwide, including in Kenyan President William Ruto’s hometown of Eldoret.<\/p>\n

At least 12 people have been allegedly abducted or have forcibly disappeared in connection to the ongoing protests, according to Kenya’s Police Reforms Working Group. The abductions reportedly occurred over the past five days, intensifying on Monday. In a statement posted on X, Kenyan Chief Justice Martha Koome said the reports of protesters being abducted are of “deep concern” and a “direct assault on the rule of law.” https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/kenya-tax-protests-nairobi\/story?id=111399590<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Tax protests were a factor that led to the formation of the United States of America centuries ago.<\/p>\n

Here is an update on the number of deaths and a change related to that bill:<\/p>\n

At least 22 people were killed during anti-government protests in Kenya on Tuesday, according to a doctors’ association. Protesters have called for peaceful protests to continue on Thursday. DW has more.<\/p>\n