Photographs and news agency reports showed protesters clashing in the streets of Kenyan capital Nairobi on Tuesday, as the African state passed a controversial finance bill set to raise national taxes.— which sets out to raise a swathe of levies trickling down to average consumers — with 195 in favor, 106 against, no abstentions and three spoilt votes.
CNBC could not independently confirm the events and has reached out to the Kenyan Police Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs over the Tuesday incident.Luis Tato | Afp | Getty ImagesProtesters run to take cover as a Kenya Police water cannon truck throws water Protesters run to take cover as a Kenya Police water cannon truck throws water to them while demonstrating during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes and the Finance Bill 2024 in downtown Nairobi, on June 25, 2024.A protester holds up a sign during the demonstration against a proposed government tax bill
A protester holds up a sign during a demonstration against the proposed government tax bill in the Central Business District of Nairobi.Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSimon Maina | Afp | Getty ImagesAnti-government demonstrators have called for a shutdown of the economy over revenue-raising measures they say are pushing more of the nation's 54 million people into poverty.