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On 25 June 2024, thousands of protesters stormed the Kenyan Parliament Building in Nairobi in response to the passing of the Kenya Finance Bill 2024, part of a larger series of protests against the proposed tax increases. The protest escalated when the protesters set part of the building on fire. [4] Nineteen people died in Nairobi during the ...
Police opened fire on demonstrators trying to storm Kenya’s parliament – leaving a number of people dead and dozens more injured – after a controversial tax bill was passed.. Protesters ...
The Kenya Finance Bill protests, widely known by #RejectFinanceBill2024, or Gen Z protests, were a series of decentralized mass protests in Kenya against tax increases proposed by the Government of Kenya in the Finance Bill 2024. [11] Following the storming of the Kenyan Parliament, president William Ruto reportedly rejected the Bill on 28 June ...
June 25, 2024 at 5:49 PM. Kenyan President William Ruto denounced protests on Tuesday that saw parliament stormed and at least five people shot dead as “treasonous” – but did not address the ...
Thousands of protesters stormed Kenya’s parliament Tuesday to protest tax proposals, burning part of the building, sending lawmakers fleeing and drawing fire from police in unrest that the ...
1°17′24″S 36°49′12″E / 1.289995°S 36.820074°E / -1.289995; 36.820074. Nairobi, Kenya. Website. www.parliament.go.ke. The Parliament of Kenya is the bicameral legislature of Kenya. [1] It is based at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi and consists of two houses. The upper house is the Senate, and the lower house is the ...
The 13th Parliament of Kenya was elected in the 2022 Kenyan general election. [1]
The Kenya Finance Bill 2024 was a piece of legislation that proposed changes to the tax system of Kenya, [1] which involves tax increases. [2] The proposed bill aims to raise 346 billion Kenyan shillings (KSh) to pay off debt and fund development projects. [2][3] It was first introduced in May 2024 and has been controversial, [4] with some ...