LIVE: Kenyan citizens protest country’s proposed 2024 finance law

Kenyan citizens hold protests in Nairobi to reject the country’s proposed 2024 finance law that plans to raise $2.7 billion in additional taxes to reduce the budget deficit.

Protesters say the tax rises will hurt the economy and raise the cost of living for Kenyans who are already struggling to make ends meet.

A Kenyan parliamentary panel on Tuesday urged the government to scrap some new taxes proposed in its finance bill, including new ones on car ownership, bread, cooking oil, and financial transactions.

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