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Several killed as Kenyan police open fire on anti-tax bill protesters

A protestor reacts next to the police during a demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bil in Nairobi, Kenya [Monicah Mwangi/Reuters]

Several people have been killed after police fired live rounds at protesters trying to storm Kenya’s legislature, where lawmakers voted to pass a contentious finance bill that would hike taxes.

Thousands of people joined the youth-led demonstration in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Tuesday to demand that lawmakers vote against the bill amid soaring tensions over a cost-of-living crisis in the country.

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