Kenyan authorities said on Wednesday that six people had died in anti-government protests. Protesters wanted to express their anger over new taxes, but the
July 13, 2023. Azonuchechi Chukwu. Six people have been killed in Kenya by police officers on Wednesday during new protests against the rising cost of living. A health worker said more than 50 schoolchildren in the capital, Nairobi, were tear-gassed. The police official, who spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the |
Kenya s interior ministry on Thursday said more than 300 people including a lawmaker had been arrested following violent anti-government protests that left seven people dead.
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A police official said officers killed six people Wednesday during new protests in Kenya against the rising cost of living, while a health worker said more than 50 schoolchildren in the capital, Nairobi, were tear-gassed. The opposition leader behind the demonstrations vowed they would continue until a new law imposing more taxes is repealed.