Kenya police clash with protesters as tax bill unrest continues
Al Jazeera
Protesters condemn police brutality amid deadly demonstrations over withdrawn tax bill, call for president to resign.
Police have fired tear gas and water cannon at protesters across Kenya as demonstrations against a controversial finance bill continue, even after the president said he would not sign it.
In the capital city, Nairobi, riot police fired tear gas and charged at protesters on Tuesday.
Hundreds of protesters marched through Mombasa, Kenya’s second-largest city. Some carried palm fronds, blew on plastic horns and beat on drums, chanting “Ruto must go!”
There were smaller rallies in the cities of Kisumu, Nakuru and Nyeri.
The protests are the most widespread unrest since dozens of protesters were killed in clashes a week ago. They appear to signal that President William Ruto has failed to appease the youth-led protest movement, despite abandoning plans for tax rises that triggered the unrest last month.
