- As the government votes on a contentious budget measure on Thursday, violent altercations between demonstrators and police started in Nairobi, Kenya.
- A CNN crew on the area reported chaotic scenes when police used tear gas on demonstrators, leaving one journalist injured after being struck by a canister.
- Since Thursday morning, Parliament has been closed off and the surrounding roads are blocked as legislators discuss the Finance Bill inside. Proposed tax increases have stoked anger in the East African country, which has battled with growing living expenses.
- In Nairobi’s city center, police are using water cannons and tear gas to disperse peaceful protestors.
- Anger has not decreased despite a partial backtracking by the administration on the law. Anger has not decreased despite a partial backtracking by the administration on the law. Festo Lang/NBC
- Protesters as young as 18 who claim to be fighting for their future have been seen by CNN.
- “Look at the tears the children of Kenya are crying, President Ruto. Observe the tears shed by Kenyan ladies,” a young guy said to CNN’s Larry Madowo.
- Since Tuesday, the contentious measure has been the subject of protests and criticism, forcing the government to revise it in response to hundreds of protestors who staged a demonstration outside the nation’s parliament building.

Source:
CNN