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Kenya police fire tear gas as protesters call for Ruto to quit

A protester waves a Kenyan flag amid a cloud of tear gas in Nairobi, on July 16, 2024 [Tony Karumba/AFP]

Police have fired tear gas to disperse antigovernment protesters who took to the streets of Kenya demanding that embattled President William Ruto resign.

Tuesday’s demonstrations, spanning from the capital, Nairobi to the southern coastal town of Mombasa, are the latest bout of unrest since government-planned tax hikes prompted mass anger in mid-June.

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