STORY: :: Kenyan police fire shots towards anti-government protesters
:: At least one person was reported to have died on Tuesday
:: Kitengela, Kenya
:: 16 July, 2024
Nationwide protests that broke out a month ago against proposed tax hikes have continued even after Ruto withdrew the legislation and fired almost all of his cabinet. Activists say they want Ruto to resign as well as systemic changes to clean up corruption and poor governance.
At least 50 people have been killed in the protests to date, according to the government-funded Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR).
In Kitengela, a town on the southern outskirts of the capital Nairobi, police opened fire on protesters who threw rocks, burned tires and chanted "Ruto must go," a Reuters reporter said.
