Eight Protesters Shot Dead Near Kenya Parliament, KTN Reports

(Bloomberg) -- At least eight people were killed in Kenya’s anti-government protests against controversial new taxes that demonstrators say are onerous for a largely poor nation, local broadcaster KTN reported, citing emergency services.

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Police had barricaded the parliamentary precinct against protesters for most of the day, but by afternoon, demonstrators broke through and accessed the buildings. The sound of live ammunition and tear-gas cannisters exploding rang out across the city as police tried to disperse stone-throwing protesters chanting “Ruto must go!”

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