By REUTERS More by this AuthorAt least 200 people were injured and more than 100 arrested across Kenya in Thursday's nationwide protests against government plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes, an alliance of rights groups said. Police fired tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters in the capital Nairobi, the five rights groups, which include Amnesty International and the Kenya Medical Association, said in a joint statement late on Thursday. One person died from a gunshot wound sustained in the Nairobi protest, the Daily Nation newspaper reported. The Nairobi county police commander, Adamson Bungei, did not answer his phone to respond to the reported killing, injuries, and arrests. AdvertisementThe International Monetary Fund says, however, that the government needs to increase revenues to reduce the budget deficit and state borrowing.

Source: Daily Nation June 21, 2024 06:47 UTC