Part of Kenya's parliament building was burned Tuesday as thousands of protesters against a new finance bill entered and legislators fled, in the most direct assault on the government in decades. Journalists saw at least three bodies outside the complex where police had opened fire. Clashes spread to other cities.
In Nairobi, a regional hub for expatriates and home to a major United Nations complex, the inequality among Kenyans has sharpened along with long-held frustrations over state corruption. Opposition to the finance bill has united a large part of the country, with some explicitly rejecting the tribal divisions that had torn Kenya apart in the past. Some who had passionately supported Ruto felt betrayed. “I fell for his lies.
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