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Kenyans promise more rallies as president pressured to rethink tax hikes

Protesters hide behind a banner as police fire tear gas at them during a protest over proposed tax hikes in Nairobi, Kenya, on 25 June, 2024. © Brian Inganga / AP

Kenyan protest leaders on Wednesday vowed to carry on marches against controversial tax hikes, a day after 13 people were killed when police opened fire on the youth-led crowds who stormed the parliament.

As security forces patrolled the streets of the capital Nairobi, supporters of the week-old protest movement took to X, using the hashtag #tutanethursday, or "see you on Thursday" in a mix of Swahili and English.

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