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- Protesters set Nairobi’s City Hall on fire during anti-Finance Bill demonstrations, which police extinguished with pink-dyed water.
- Several people were shot as police clashed with protesters marching towards Parliament, where lawmakers were voting on the controversial Finance Bill 2024.
Nairobi County’s City Hall headquarters was set ablaze by protesters during the ongoing anti-Finance Bill demonstrations on Tuesday.
Video footage obtained by Citizen Digital showed demonstrators watching the inferno and posing for photographs outside the building as the fire engulfed two rooms inside the structure.
The protesters only dispersed upon noticing a police water cannon truck heading towards the building. The police vehicle subsequently doused the flames using pink-dyed water.
Check out the video by Citizen Digital…
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In a related incident, several people were shot during a fierce clash between anti-riot police officers and protesters opposing the Finance Bill 2024 in Nairobi.
The violence erupted as protesters began marching towards Parliament, where lawmakers were voting on the controversial bill.
Police were forced to open fire in an attempt to disperse the advancing crowd, highlighting the escalating tensions and unrest surrounding the Finance Bill 2024.
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