Police open fire on Kenya protesters in Nairobi- in pictures
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Protesters gather in Nairobi. AFP -
Protesters hold banners and chant anti-government slogans in front of police officers. AFP -
Police use a water cannon to disperse protesters. EPA -
Protesters attempt to prevent police from using a water cannon. AFP -
A police vehicle burns in front of parliament. Getty images -
Smoke and tear gas drifts across the streets of Nairobi. AFP -
Kenyan President William Ruto gives a speech after protests against tax hikes, at State House in Nairobi. EPA -
Protestors breach the Parliament building. EPA -
Demonstrators broke into the parliament building in Nairobi. EPA -
Protesters stormed the Kenyan parliament building in protest against a proposed new law to raise taxes. AFP -
Armed Kenyan officers walk past flames and smoke coming out of a burning building, part of the Parliament building. EPA -
Police officers and security personnel protect the Kenyan Parliament as protesters try to storm the building during a nationwide strike to protest against tax hikes. AFP -
People exit from the windows of a burning building. EPA -
The demonstration against Kenya's proposed finance bill in Nairobi on June 25 was initially peaceful. Reuters -
A number of protesters have been shot dead. Reuters -
Police used tear gas and water cannon in an attempt to disperse the demonstrators. AFP -
Running battles took place on Kenya's streets after police had opened fire on the crowds. AFP -
Protesters scatter as Kenyan police spray water on the crowd. AP -
President William Ruto was attending an African Union retreat and was not in the capital on Tuesday. AP -
A police officer fires tear gas at demonstrators, many of whom fear the new law will exacerbate the cost-of-living crisis. EPA
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