Protest in Kenya Over New Tax Hikes Turns Deadly as Demonstrators Surround Parliament

Protests outside the Kenyan parliamentary building in Nairobi devolved into violence and gunfire on Tuesday as lawmakers deliberated a bill to raise taxes. The shooting began as demonstrators flooded onto the parliamentary grounds. While exact details of the unrest are still emerging, the Kenya Medical Association and Amnesty International’s Kenya branch issued a press statement with other groups, reporting police fired on demonstrators with both live ammunition and rubber bullets. The organizations reported at least 13 people were struck with live ammunition and five died from gunshot wounds, while four others were injured by rubber bullets and three others by other crowd-control munitions. They also alleged 21 people have been abducted by both uniformed and plainclothes officers in the past day, as protests have grown in opposition to the new tax laws....