Police officers arrest a protestor at the Kenya National Archives in Nairobi, Kenya on June 18, 2024 for taking part in the Occupy Parliament Protests against the 2024 Finance Bill. Activist Hanifa Farsafi is arrested at the Kenya National Archives in Nairobi, Kenya on June 18, 2024 for taking part in the Occupy Parliament Protests against the 2024 Finance Bill. Kenyans still reeling from the heavy taxation under the Finance Act 2023, which introduced the controversial housing levy, want the entire Finance Bill 2024 overhauled. When, for example, a wave of dissent recently broke on social media over a new round unpopular taxes in the Finance Bill, Ndii came out fighting. Read: Kenya tax plan to hurt business, economic recoveryA 29-year-old protester identified as Rex Kanyike was shot dead in Nairobi.

Source: Daily Nation June 23, 2024 06:45 UTC