Kenya Protesters Breach Parliament Barricade, Enter Compound

A Kenya Police officer kicks a tear gas canister during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024. (Photo by LUIS TATO / AFP)
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.
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.