Police clash with anti-tax protesters in Kenya – in pictures
Kenya is in shock after unprecedented scenes in Nairobi left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted, as protests over proposed tax hikes turned deadly, prompting the government to deploy the military
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People protest against the government’s finance bill in Nairobi. Demonstrations and clashes started a week ago and also took place in other cities and towns across the country
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An activist is carried by supporters. The protests have been driven largely by youth-led digital activism. Young Kenyans have used platforms such as X and TikTok to oppose the bill, crowdfund, organise and mobilise protests
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Police use water cannon to try to disperse protesters
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Police confront demonstrators
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Protesters enter the parliament compound after storming the building
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Police officers attempt to intervene during the protests
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Protesters carry away an injured demonstrator
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Police in riot gear surround a demonstrator
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Police officers and security personnel take position to protect the Kenyan parliament as protesters try to storm the building. At least five people were shot dead, according to Reuters, amid chaotic scenes in which police started shooting after teargas and water cannon failed to disperse a crowd of thousands
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Protesters chant anti-government slogans as some of them climb a police water cannon truck
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People exit from the windows of a burning business mall during the protest near the parliament
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Police confront a man outside a gutted supermarket
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A protester stands in front of a water cannon truck
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Police spray protesters
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Police officers apprehend a protester
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The demonstrators oppose tax rises in a country reeling from a cost of living crisis
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Many protesters are calling for the Kenyan president, William Ruto, to step down
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Anti-riot police used teargas and water cannon to disperse demonstrators
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Demonstrators set a police vehicle on fire
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A protester holds a Kenyan flag during the demonstration
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Protesters take cover behind a tree as a police water canon sprays chemically treated water
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The government has been taken by surprise by the intensity of opposition to its tax proposals – led mostly by young Kenyans
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Protesters run for cover as a police water cannon truck advances
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Police officers fire teargas as they clash with protesters
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Demonstrators protest against the finance bill
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Protesters gesture as they carry an injured man outside the parliament
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A man stands next to a police water cannon truck covered with paint thrown by protesters
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