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Kenya: MPs face attacks, threats for supporting Finance Bill

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Members of Parliament – mostly from the ruling Kenya Kwanza coalition – who voted for the controversial Finance Bill, which sparked protests across the country, are living in fear after angry protesters attacked them, vandalised their homes and targeted their businesses.

Protesters chant slogans as they use urban furniture as a barricade to clash with Kenya Police officers during an anti-government demonstration in downtown Nairobi, on July 2, 2024.

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