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<\/figure>\n\n\nLawmakers were evacuated as police went up against protesters, escaping to the nearby government building of Bunge Towers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Earlier on Tuesday, Auma Obama, the half-sister of former United States President Barack Obama, was teargassed by police during an interview with CNN live on air, while protesting against the bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI can\u2019t even see anymore, we\u2019re being teargassed,\u201d Obama said in dramatic footage captured by a CNN team on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Obama, a Kenyan-British activist, was speaking to CNN\u2019s Larry Madowo alongside a group of young protesters when the group was teargassed in Nairobi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kenya is in the grip of nationwide protests against proposed tax hikes, culminating in a planned \u201ctotal shutdown\u201d of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\u2019m here because look at what\u2019s happening. Young Kenyans are demonstrating for their rights. They are demonstrating with flags and banners,\u201d Auma Obama said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Bodies of protesters were seen lying on the ground as the Kenyan police fired live rounds at demonstrators in Nairobi on Tuesday. The Finance Bill 2024 has sparked nationwide protests mainly by the Gen z. The parliament ceremonial mace was also removed from Kenya\u2019s parliament as protesters stormed the assembly during anti-tax protests which turned…<\/p>\n