02.07.2024 17:30
The protests that started against the tax increase bill in Kenya turned into actions against President William Ruto after the withdrawal of the bill. Protesters caused material damage by throwing stones at workplaces and set vehicles on fire. As a result of the security forces using live ammunition, 39 people lost their lives and 361 people were injured.
The protests that started against the tax increase bill in Kenya turned into actions against President William Ruto after the withdrawal of the bill. Police and soldiers intervened with tear gas against the protesters throwing stones in the protests held in the capital Nairobi and different cities. Protesters set up barricades and set them on fire on the main road leading to the center of Nairobi.
STREETS TURNED INTO FIRE
Hundreds of protesters in Kenya's second largest city, Mombasa, also marched with slogans "Ruto must go". In the escalating protests, many vehicles were set on fire and protesters caused material damage by throwing stones at workplaces. Demonstrations were held in Kisumu, Nakuru, Kajiado, Mlolongo, Rongo, and protesters in the town of Migori set car tires on fire in the streets.
TAX INCREASE CANCELLED BUT ANGER DID NOT SUBSIDE
Protests began on June 18 against the bill in Kenya that included tax increase, and many people lost their lives. Kenya's President Ruto announced on June 26 that he would not sign the bill. Despite the withdrawal of the bill, the protesters who organized on social media on Tuesdays and Thursdays for three weeks and poured into the streets rejected Ruto's calls for dialogue.
39 PROTESTERS DIED FROM POLICE BULLETS
According to the statement made by the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNCHR), 39 people have lost their lives and 361 people have been injured in the protests where security forces intervened with real bullets.