Thousands of Kenyan anti-tax protesters stormed parliament buildings in Nairobi
Crowds have entered parliament buildings in Nairobi, during protests against proposed tax rises.
Local media are reporting a number of people have been shot and dozens other have been arrested.
MPs have approved the measures proposed by the government of President William Ruto.
Opponents say the proposals will further increase the cost of living.
But Ruto says the rises are necessary to increase revenue and reduce borrowing.
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Thank you for stripping ruto bare in front of the international community. He is killing us because we are tired of funding his extravagance, looting and unconstitutional offices.
@joecc1738
8 күн бұрын
and IMF
@carlosdesire5855
8 күн бұрын
They saying Haitians put voodoo on you all for sticking nose in our business
@faithkerubo8357
8 күн бұрын
I'm also happy...he's very popular in the west and unpopular at home
@ucheuchema1081
7 күн бұрын
Finally!!!
Rutto has been telling us that our country is broke,while he is always flying around the world hired jets
tommorow we will be back on streets until they drop the bill.
As a Kenyan our members of parliament, the president and his deputy, have decided to give themselves such high allowance instead of thinking on how the common Kenyan will survive with these new taxes. They are self-centered and thieves. How is a Kenyan MP paid more than a UK MP, a Kenyan MP always has the latest car model, the allowances they have are already outrageous, leave alone the money they receive every time they go to parliament (Technically called a sitting allowance). It’s highway robbery. We are tired, we aren’t scared and we wont allow to be neither puppets nor slave to these people. We the people will change the country, by force or by fire.
@ucheuchema1081
7 күн бұрын
Finally!!!!!!!!!
@suskagusip1036
7 күн бұрын
That's what you call People Power. Watch EDSA people Power. Son in power now but we 99% support him against China. Good luck and God bless. Majority of these corrupt leaders forgot that it was the people that put them in Power and the People have the power to get rid of that Power.
Down with the tyrant Ruto. Down with the murderer of protesters. Down with snake. Down with his IMF friends and Finance Bill
@halimaissack4719
8 күн бұрын
Long live kenya and it's people ❤
@carlosdesire5855
8 күн бұрын
@@halimaissack4719 you president belong need to be in Haiti he try to fix A 200 year old problems when he can't fix A 7 year old problems good luck
@tracysauvage1351
8 күн бұрын
Dont know what's going on... From Ireland 🇮🇪 Have been watching Gaza so lost track of everything else. Understandable .... Can you let me know what's happening.
@tracysauvage1351
8 күн бұрын
@@carlosdesire5855Haiti... Well I saw the US and Israel have been supplying weapons to the different factions... I'm pretty sure your next on the list of US "liberation" of a country... Just like Libya and Iraq... Better sort yourselves out before they have an excuse to invade...oh I mean LIBERATE. From Ireland 🇮🇪
@elkiq95
7 күн бұрын
@@tracysauvage1351 Ruto is been in power as president for only 2 years. 2yrs and he has borrowed money as much as his predecessor did in 7rs. That's not all. His taxes are the only thing bigger than his ego. The anger has been boiling for months. We tried to tolerate him out of respect but every time he gave a speech he did not even respect himself. This bill for the government expenditure 2024/25 is the one that broke the camel back. Enough with his arrogance and ignorance.
Ruto must go
@ssekibalahassan1612
8 күн бұрын
Y
They are slowing down internet speeds countrywide...We also cant access our twitter and instagram accounts
@ephantuswanderi723
8 күн бұрын
It's like all online platforms
@bonfacewachira3297
8 күн бұрын
Twitter is down 😮
@daleki_the_great
8 күн бұрын
use vpn
Wishing for safety and success. A luta continua Kenya.
Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪🇰🇪☀️☀️☀️☀️🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸 May God hear your cry! Free Kenya Free Palestians
@alibinali_
6 күн бұрын
Free 🇰🇪 Free 🇨🇩
Now we are heading to statehouse.
Black zelensky AKA Ruto should leave our country
@baloz8974
8 күн бұрын
The youths shukran concrete in one place to demonstrate their anger
@ethownzbh
8 күн бұрын
Russia bot spotted. Ruto has far more in common with Putin than Zelensky.
@saldussapnai3464
8 күн бұрын
Dont disrespect Zelensky!
@RobbieMJ
8 күн бұрын
Z is a fraud & a clown always begging @@saldussapnai3464
@BlackIndlovu402
8 күн бұрын
@@ethownzbh They are both western puppets.
Paying taxes and no accountantability
You are taking police to Haiti, when your country is on fire Big up to the youth of Kenya Nigeria is with you,we support you people ❤ GOD bless you jz
@meikakiiedits
8 күн бұрын
Ikr, diabolical
@FrededigueOgbefun-qd8ez
8 күн бұрын
GOD will help Kenya people, because what is going on in Africa is still like the slavery, African can go to west, but they can come here,who did this to us,,,
@FrededigueOgbefun-qd8ez
8 күн бұрын
London to Kenya do you know how much Europe us to come here,but, African us more,,,, GOD bless Kenya
@ianm8218
8 күн бұрын
The government has the audacity
Zakayo amezima internet, only tyrants and dictators do this kinds of things, he's police thugs have killed 10 unarmed protesters Ruto must go!!!!!??
Kenyas are tired of being told to look for job in Gulf countries while politicians loot ..we are not Nigerians..we will not run away from our country 😮😮😮
Kenia sending troops in Haiti while Kenia is heading Haitian way😂😂😂
@SamuelObierojr
8 күн бұрын
It's Kenya, not Kenia😀😀
@LouAgoro_254
8 күн бұрын
Ruto the American and IMF puppet must go,we don't want America in our country
@ivanivanov-qi1el
8 күн бұрын
@@SamuelObierojr sorry mate. I dont mean to offend someone. In my language it's pronounced that way.
@SamuelObierojr
8 күн бұрын
@@ivanivanov-qi1el Ooh, nice
@SamuelObierojr
8 күн бұрын
@@ivanivanov-qi1el We have a rogue president, bro. He's now sending our brothers to go and die in Haiti. Haitians are our African brothers, no need to kill them too. They have the same political problem we're facing here in Kenya 🇰🇪
Ruto is a dictator
@user7up-ef5gq
8 күн бұрын
You KNEW what you were getting from the start… why did you vote him in?? Odinga, Kalonzo, even Kenyatta would have been 20x better than him… even with their flaws.
@tracysauvage1351
8 күн бұрын
@@user7up-ef5gqplease don't give the US an excuse to divide and turn your country into chaos... Work together. Work together for Kenya... For Africa... Look at the root cause of this mess. Stop borrowing from the world bank. From Ireland. 🇮🇪
@user7up-ef5gq
7 күн бұрын
@@tracysauvage1351 I have NO idea what you’re talking about.. But, the US is already in chaos and has been divided since 1776. And, NOBODY can save Africa, but Africans and the diaspora, ONLY, us, NOT Ireland, or the world bank. This is why WE need to work together and STOP the tribalism, and HATE for Black Americans, we’re NOT the enemy. You guys know who they are… don’t let THEM divide us, my African, brothers and sisters. Be strong!! 💪🏾
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@CorncropTv
8 күн бұрын
I hope no Kenyans fall for this obvious scam lol. If you do, you've been warned.
@kongoqueen5143
8 күн бұрын
U are not our sister u are a Arab invaders not African
@artisthusnatalal3099
8 күн бұрын
Stop embarrassing your country 😠
It's true well done to the protestors. Where is a jobless citizen expected to find funds to pay Kshs.300/- monthly tax from?
Great journalistic strategy by Al Jazeera. Use the footage from local media and have your correspondent commenting from 300 km away - safe from the teargas and potential harm.
Like the capitol riot but this time with real men
They have swuitched off tv stations amd internet
This should get their attention.
So ironic today is the day that Kenya troops are expected to depart Haiti
@joecc1738
8 күн бұрын
ruto is a curse
@amoskesh1223
8 күн бұрын
@@joecc1738shame on Ruto .. how can you give our officers 20 dollars to go to Haiti
Those are the same police they are sending to Haiti
*** Sri Lanka 2.0 *** 10+ Trillion Debt?? --Great At Corruption -No Job services, -No Government services, -No Medical services, -No Elderly services, -No School services, -No Road infrastructure, -No Turmac roads or broken roads, -No Sewer services, -No Water services, -No Electricity services.
Can't access my x account anyone with a similar issue
@catsvisitme5184
8 күн бұрын
me too. twitter is down my dear
200+ people are down and we still want him to go home
next we are going to the state house and take this ruto back to his village
@DjkelvinEzlabRadio
8 күн бұрын
Im from his village and we don't want him back.. send him to haiti.
fight the power
All those fools call Africa leaders will never av peace until the wake up to be proper and responsible
Tired of IMF policies in my country Kenya through their west puppets 😮😮😮
Slowly we are going back to moi era
Ruto can't maintain order in Kenya yet support sending Kenyan troops to Haiti
No amending the bill get rid of it completely! And we not waiting till 2027 vacate office now!! You done enough damage!!
playing stupid games win stupid prices
Ruto must Go!!!!
No looting! Just keep it real.
@lucasomolo8443
7 күн бұрын
The looting that was witnesses on some parts of the city was executed by plains clothes police officers
@user-pn3kw6ft1z
4 күн бұрын
@@lucasomolo8443 I can believe it. During widespread protests, it has been a long standing tactic for governments to insert agents, who loot and vandalize businesses. The aim is obviously to discredit the legitimate grievances of protestors. This has been done in many American protests around different issues. Most lately the pro Palestinian protests throughout the world.
He is killing the youth
we have a government which pays off the senate and the parliament together …. the executive ignores the judiciary blatantly and we are jobless moneyless and really struggling on a day to day yet someone thinks its okay to tax the little we are left with to the bone while what he is already holding he cannot show what he has done with it … we are tired that the truth... and ashamed of our political class they cant speak their mouths are full and shamelessly they point fingers at us them our protectors pointing fingers on those they protect .... now people are dead hundreds shot this country is going back to the days of Moi when police would kill as they please
Malcolm Webb and Catherine Soi are overworking. Meanwhile, RUTO MUST GO!!
Ruto is getting dangerous now. _During a nationwide address after parliament was set alight, Ruto said the events on Tuesday were a grave threat to “national security” and that the conversation around the bill had been “hijacked by dangerous people_ .” “ _It is not in order, or even conceivable, that criminals pretending to be peaceful protesters can reign terror against the people, their elected representatives, and the institutions established under our Constitution and expect to go scot-free,” the president said, adding that democratic expression and crime must be isolated from one another_ . _Kenya’s defense ministry said the military has been deployed to support the country’s police services as human rights and civil society groups criticize the heavy-handed response by the police on Tuesday_ " .
Just don't burn down public infrastructure because you're the ones who will have to pay for that, through guess what? higher taxes.
@eldios831
8 күн бұрын
We are just occupying public infrastructure...but at the same time lightning up properties of those who voted yes....we are just starting....ruto must go
@CorncropTv
8 күн бұрын
@@eldios831 🤷♂🤷♂
@homeground3001
8 күн бұрын
@@CorncropTvat this point the said infrastructure is not a concern
@user-bc2in7oe3l
8 күн бұрын
We panguza pubes za ruto zimebaki kwa mdomo yako
@kaizaodari2185
8 күн бұрын
They had budgeted for renovations anyway 🤷
ICC need to come for Ruto , we no longer trust him
I just wish Ruto will hear what the world is saying about his rotten government so that he will stop wasting money on private jets to Europe everyday..!!!
Fight for your rights
Ruto must resign
From IMF with color revolution on the side. Oh Kenya
i wish he can sit down ammend his cabinet choose at least some qualified people who can help him generate revenue other than taxing the poor..he can also tax the rich more...
Zakayo shuka
THANK YOU, AL JAZEERA, FOR SHOWING THW WORLD WHAT KENYAS ARE GOING THROUGHWE NEED BETTRE GOVERNACE AND ACCOUNTABILITY FORM THE PRESIDENT OF KENYA JUST THAT
No Ruto must stay best president ever 😊
Kenyans will soon come to terms with the involvement of the United States of America in the present political dispensation.
@faithkerubo8357
8 күн бұрын
We are aware of it actually but we don't support it
Kenyan politics mirror USA's in every way and vice versa! Kenya is doing it the true way while in the USA it's sort of soft.......
Increase the price of BREAD!!! In this economy!! Have they lost their minds😂
RUTO MUST RESIGN
Ruto the puppet
He tells us he needs help protecting tax expenditure, yet he is the first person to misuse our taxes taking expensive flights to do unnecessary things like meeting celebrities in the US. Kenyans have every right to protest.
IMF AND WORLDBANK SHERLOCKS JUST KEEP OFF KENYA.
STOP SHOOTING OVIO OVIO
Trump supporter inspired 😮
They in need for their national. period.give it to them we need it.
It's time for Kenya 🇰🇪 to do business with Russia 🇷🇺 welcome to Kenya Putin the saviour of Afrika
@nobaso620
8 күн бұрын
Russia is just a giant gas station
@user-pn3kw6ft1z
4 күн бұрын
@@nobaso620 Yeah... Russia may seem to be a viable alternative to the west. The truth is that it does little to help the economies of developing countries. Russia is after all a poorer country itself, which happens to have nukes. Most of what Russia does in Africa is provide security and help with the military.
Bye bye 🇰🇪
@jacoblasoi9403
8 күн бұрын
@@ignatius7106So true.. We have a right to protest, demonstrate and be heard ..This is how change on our country will be through
@ignatius7106
8 күн бұрын
Pftttt...you wish..you will be so disappointed . You seem not to understand Kenya is a democracy, right to protest, civil disobedience is enshrined in its constitution.. Demonstrations happen all the time since 1992.. just doesn't make into your tv news .. when goals are achieved normal services and life resumes..
STOP WASTING WATER
Did Bill Gates have anything to do with Kenya's problems and this?
You people voted 🗳 🙄 for hem
@youngstar7561
8 күн бұрын
Won't deny it😂😂We did and now we are regretting it
@paulette..
8 күн бұрын
People can elect and remove?? It’s not that hard to think..
Ruto is the Exstential threat to the security of Kenya
Rutto has subjected Kenyans to slaves, repayments of loans we cannot see what intentions were. Kenyans are hardworking and not poor. Right now his salary is slightly above ksh 1 million, but his account is worth almost ksh 900 billion, almost Trillions,and still borrowing. Where are you Rutto taking our tax money? Why do you want to send Kenyans to work abroad? Create jobs in Kenya,revive those factories, reduce imports and capitalize on exports. Reduce production cost So as we can produce eggs and animal feeds, kenyans are agriculture people. You like YOUTHS working abroad So that you can enjoy remittances as you sit down sucking honey? It's separating families.. KENYANS WANTS TO WORK BACK HOME.period! Stop creating mass wastage of graduates and youths so as you get remittances
bit of a rampage.....lmao.
So they are in charge of the Haiti UN mission?
Ruto Must not full filled his slave masters deeds upon our people he should be forced from this position and leave Kenya
RUTO MUST GO
Gadaffi fate awaits Ruto
American GenZ hope you're watching us....Biden...If you know you know🥴
Mi ni Mkenya but mlielect hyenas to guard your goats why complain when they are eaten
@juslmao5683
8 күн бұрын
because you are so perfect? I'd rather learn from my mistakes than be delusional that I'm perfect
@ghostbrian9703
8 күн бұрын
@@juslmao5683 democracy is the rule of people by the people but the people are RETARDED, FORGETFUL AND STUPID peeps like you mlidanganywa na Ruto.. Why are then fighting me, for saying the truth.. WHAT WE NEED IS A TALK TO UNITE AFRICA BREAK THE COLONIAL BOUNDARIES AND ADAPT COMMON CURRENCY...
@bonfacewachira3297
8 күн бұрын
Did you vote in the first place
@ghostbrian9703
7 күн бұрын
@@bonfacewachira3297 im from embu niliamka 6 nilikua kwa line I'm from Embu, nilivote Raila odinga president na Lenny kivuti governor, izo zingine nilispoil nikiandika wajackoya sitawahi sahau iyo day
Ruto putin must go
@sareeyemanusqaame8723
8 күн бұрын
Shut up! Putin and Ruto aren’t on the same side on global politics Ruto is a puppet of the west
Ruto failed us through his pathological lies and empty promises. He is finished. It's time to go home before we oust him out of power just like Iddi Amin Dada of Uganda.
Rutto has been telling us that our country is broke,while he is always flying around the world hired jets
@valivy4434
8 күн бұрын
Wearing designer watches
Ruto is a dictator
Ruto must go
Rutto has been telling us that our country is broke,while he is always flying around the world hired jets
Rutto has been telling us that our country is broke,while he is always flying around the world hired jets
Ruto must go
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