This comes as ruling Kenya Kwanza and opposition Azimio MPs were summoned by their respective leaderships to meetings Tuesday to firm up positions on the Bill. ProtestsIt was running battles Tuesday morning as police arrested dozens of protesters on the streets of Nairobi opposing the Finance Bill 2024. The protests dubbed 'Occupy Parliament', are aimed at pressuring lawmakers not to pass the Bill. Demonstrators' plan to march to Parliament was temporarily thwarted by anti-riot police, who fired tear gas canisters on them along the Nairobi streets. The Law Society of Kenya condemned police interference on the Finance Bill protests, warning of legal action against unlawful directives.

Source: Daily Nation June 18, 2024 15:03 UTC