Kenyan protesters broke through parliament barricades on Tuesday and entered the complex, where lawmakers were debating contentious tax hike proposals that have sparked widespread outrage.
According to Amnesty International Kenya, hundreds of protesters broke through police barriers outside parliament in Nairobi, with police firing live rounds and injuring “many” people.
A section of parliament that houses offices was also set on fire as protesters stormed the buildings, accompanied by heavy gunfire from police officers battling the defiant mob.
Several protesters according to journalists reporting from the scene had been shot fatally outside the parliament buildings.
The exact number of those shot dead was not immediately ascertained.
Protesters who have rallied against the contentious Bill, which was passed by the House on Tuesday, have been picketing for the past week, arguing that if passed, the Bill will burden an already burdened population.
BREAKING: Protesters storm Parliament Buildings pic.twitter.com/ywke8bv4lV
— Citizen TV Kenya (@citizentvkenya) June 25, 2024
