insert_link Africa ‘Shaken to the core’: Kenya shocked as protests turn deadly By Dylan GAMBA, Rose TROUP BUCHANAN Kenya was in a state of shock Wednesday following unprecedented scenes that left parts of parliament ablaze and gutted, as protests over proposed tax hikes turned deadly, prompting President William Ruto's government to deploy the military. "Deaths, mayhem", read the front-page headline on the Standard newspaper, while the Daily Nation described the situation as "Pandemonium", saying: "The […] today26 June, 2024
insert_link Africa One killed in Kenya rallies as protesters breach parliament Kenyan police shot dead one protester near the country's parliament Tuesday, a rights watchdog said, as hundreds of demonstrators angry over tax hikes breached barricades and entered the partly ablaze government complex. AFP journalists saw three people lying motionless on the ground near the compound, where police fired live rounds and left "many wounded", according to Amnesty International Kenya. Police fired at crowds massing outside the parliament […] today25 June, 2024
