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SHOCKING: Kenya police arrest demonstrators as hundreds protest new tax hikes | Mind Blowing Facts

Kenyan President William Ruto came to power on a promise to revive the economy but his policies have sparked widespread discontent (Credit: AFP)

Kenyan police fired tear gas and arrested at least a dozen demonstrators Tuesday as hundreds of people gathered near parliament to protest tax hikes, according to AFP journalists at the scene.

The East African economic powerhouse has struggled with a cost-of-living crisis, which critics say will only worsen under the levies laid out in a bill due to be debated in parliament on Tuesday afternoon.

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