NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenya's president called the storming of parliament on Tuesday a national security threat and vowed that such unrest won't happen again “at whatever cost,' after thousands of protesters against a new finance bill pushed their wa
NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya's president called the storming of parliament on Tuesday a national security threat and vowed that such unrest won't happen again “at whatever cost," after thousands of protesters against a new finance bill pushed their way in, burning part of the building and sending legislators fleeing. It was the most direct assault on the government in decades.
But lawmakers voted to pass the bill, then fled through a tunnel as protesters outmaneuvered police and poured in. The fire was later put out. Ruto had been outside Nairobi attending an African Union retreat. He was expected to sign the finance bill into law this week. He has two weeks to act but faces calls from religious and other leaders to think again.
“I fell for his lies. Now I’m out here regretting why I voted for him,” youth Oscar Saina told The Associated Press last week
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