Protesters against taxes have battled with Kenyan police in Nairobi, the nation’s capital, as the protests have expanded to other parts of the country, including Eldoret, the president’s hometown.
Anti-riot police, some of whom were mounted, shot tear gas into the streets of Nairobi to disperse protesting demonstrators.
Similar demonstrations took place in a number of the nation’s largest cities and towns, including Nyeri, Eldoret, Nakuru, and Kisumu.
Many Kenyans are clearly furious over a contentious finance measure that includes several unpopular tax proposals.
The public outrage forced the administration to remove certain controversial items, such as a 16% tax on bread and an annual 2.5% tax on autos, as soon as the protests began on Tuesday.
Nevertheless, protestors have claimed that this is not enough, and they have requested that lawmakers, who are currently debating the bill in parliament, reject it in its entirety.
“Because my parents couldn’t finance my schooling, I left college early. You want to take the little money I make and force me to forgo buying sanitary pads when I’m working hard to get them back? The 26-year-old Aristaricus Irolo told the news in the nation’s capital while clutching a pad, one of the goods that the planned tax increases would effect.
